Internet Portal – At the Edge of Becoming
Opportunity Description
International Deadline: June 3, 2026 – Decagon Gallery is interested in photographs that hold a viewer at the edge of something—where a shift is imminent but not yet complete. This may appear as a physical passage, but it does not have to. What matters is not the presence of a doorway, but the presence of tension. A portal is not simply an opening. It is a condition.
Exhibition Dates: June 20 – August 20, 2026
ELIGIBILITY
Open internationally to all photographers 0ver 18. All photographic styles and processes welcome. The strongest images will resist resolution. They will not describe transition—they will embody it.
This might take the form of:
- a figure caught between visibility and disappearance
- a space that suggests entry but withholds access
- a moment suspended before or after an event
- an image that feels structurally unstable or psychologically unsettled
Literal interpretations (doors, windows, tunnels) are welcome only when the photograph itself carries this tension. A door is not a portal unless something is at stake.
We are not looking for symbols. We are looking for photographs that operate as thresholds.
AWARDS
- First Place: $500 plus a solo exhibition on the gallery’s website
- Second Place: $300
- Third Place: $200
- Inclusion in the curated online exhibition
- Permanent exhibition page on Decagon Gallery
- Feature on Decagon’s Instagram
- Inclusion in the exhibition catalog
JUROR
Douglas Stockdale is a visual artist, editor, and educator focused on the photobook as a central form of contemporary photographic practice. He is the founder and publisher of PhotoBook Journal, a respected platform for critical photobook reviews, and writes the long-running blog Singular Images. His work is held in the collections of Museo d’Art Contemporanea di Roma… see more
FEE
$25 for up to 8 images.
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Selected photographers will be announced June 15.
About:
Decagon Gallery is an online art gallery based in Brooklyn, NY that provides artists with a curated platform to showcase their work and connect with art enthusiasts worldwide. The gallery has a monthly call for entry, where artists can submit their artwork for curation and inclusion in the online gallery. Each monthly exhibition has a specific theme.
The gallery maintains a robust online presence through its website and social media, and it aims to promote itself through email marketing, social media, and collaborations with other art organizations.
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