Filling the Frame

About the Open Call

“The more stuff in the picture, the better. . . . In a sense it’s more fun to add more stuff if you can, and still make the picture.” — Lee Friedlander. For FILLING THE FRAME, we invite photographers to celebrate more : layered compositions, intersecting subjects, overlapping lines, patterns, and textures that fill the space with intention. Think of street scenes bursting with energy, crowded markets, tangled forests, intricate still lifes, or abstractions that challenge our sense of visual harmony. This exhibition celebrates the art of composition under pressure—the creative act of finding beauty, coherence, and story in the midst of visual complexity. How close to chaos can you come and still make an engaging, aesthetically compelling picture? We are honored to have Dallas Crow as the juror for Filling the Frame. He will select up to 35 images in our Middlebury, Vermont Exhibition gallery and another 40 images for our Online Gallery. All 75 images will be reproduced in the exhibition catalog and remain permanently on our website, and be promoted on social media with links to photographers' URL. Banner Image: Robert Anderson

What is Offered

Selected photographers will have their images exhibited in the PhotoPlace Gallery in Middlebury, Vermont (up to 35 images) and/or in the Online Gallery (up to 40 images). All 75 selected images will be reproduced in the exhibition catalog, permanently featured on the PhotoPlace Gallery website, and promoted on social media with links to the photographers' URLs.

Requirements

Open to photographers who can submit images showcasing layered compositions, intersecting subjects, overlapping lines, patterns, and textures that fill the space with intention.

How to Apply

Upload images via the PhotoPlace Gallery submission portal. More information about submitting images can be found at https://photoplacegallery.com/juried-photo-gallery-submissions.