International Juried Photography Call for Entry ​ - ABANDON/ABANDONED


nyc4pa abandoned 2025

Deadline:
Entry Fee:
$35 for the first three images
Age Limit:
No Age Restrictions
Experience:
Any Experience
Open to Entries:
Worldwide
Other Requirements:
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Competition Details

The New York Center for Photographic Art (NYC4PA) presents a global call for photographers to submit their interpretations of the theme “ABANDON/ABANDONED.” This competition welcomes submissions using any 2D photographic process, encouraging a broad range of creative approaches. The theme invites exploration of two distinct yet related concepts: the imagery of things or individuals left behind, such as derelict buildings or forsaken people, and the feeling of “abandon”—a sense of unrestrained freedom, joy, and letting go. Photographers worldwide are encouraged to submit their most compelling images that capture either of these interpretations. Winners will be rewarded with a total of $4,000 in cash prizes, feature in the NYC4PA Online Gallery and a winners’ catalog, with the Grand Prize image also showcased on the NYC4PA homepage.

Additional Information

Images awarded an NYC4PA prize within the past 2 years are not eligible. Images submitted that were not selected for a prize may be submitted at any time.

Entry Fees:

$35 for the first three images. Additional images may be submitted for $10 each. There is no limit to the number of images submitted.

Payment and upload via https://client.smarterentry.com/nyc4pa

Images Preparation:

          – Jpg files about 1M work well. You may see a note in Smarter Entry to keep files under 8M. Since Smarter Entry reduces file size for juror review when you submit, there is no advantage to larger files that may slow the upload process considerably.

 Also, after a successful upload you will see your image on the right side of the screen – if it is clear to you, it will be clear to the juror, and that’s what is important.         

         – Select unique names for each image so you can identify them when we send prize winner notification. Tea Glass1 Tea Glass 2 can be difficult.        

         – We prefer shorter names.       

         – Filenames with special characters may not load properly       

         – If you are working in Photoshop, and are using the image size screen, the file size indicated at the top is the size before any compression applied in the save process. Please save the file as a JPG and then look at the file size.  It should be perfect.

  • We use a blind jury process – no signatures or watermarks on the submitted files

 

Winners Are:
Judged
Winners Announced:
Not Specified

Contest Prize / Award / Exhibition Details

EXHIBITION AND AWARDS:
There will be 10 cash prizewinners, 20 Juror Selections and 20 Honorable Mentions

CASH PRIZES:
Grand Prize: One photographer will receive $1,100. The image will be featured on the home page NYC4PA.COM.

First Prize:3 photographers will each receive $400.

Second Prize:3 photographers will each receive $325.

Third Prize:3 photographers will each receive $250.

ONLINE GALLERY, CATALOG and AWARD CERTIFICATE:

All prize winners will be included in both the online gallery and catalog and be presented with a certificate.


Usage Policy

By submitting you grant NYC4PA the right to use your image(s) for promotion and advertisement of NYC4PA as well as inclusion in the NYC4PA catalog and online gallery if the image is prize winning, juror selection or honorable mention


Theme:
Miscellaneous

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