The Portrait

Description

Theme | The Portrait
 
In her book, Portraits and Persons, writer Cynthia Freeland describes three essential elements that constitute a portrait: “(1) a recognizable physical body (2) an inner life, i.e., some sort of psychological or mental states and (3) self-presentation, or the "posing.” Praxis Gallery seeks the submission of photographs that celebrate the aesthetic and conceptual considerations involved in the creation of the portrait: revealing personal narratives or new anthologies through the artistic representation of the subject. All genres, capture types, color and black & white, traditional and non-traditional photographic and digital post-production processes are welcome for submission.

Acceptance

Thirty images will be selected by the juror for exhibition at Praxis Gallery. Photographers will be notified of their selection ten days after the deadline. Instructions for the online submission of hi-res artwork for exhibit will be included in the email acceptance notification. Accepted photographs will be posted on the Praxis website exhibition page at that time. All entrants must be 18 years of age or older. Submitted images may not have been exhibited at Praxis Gallery within the past year.

Digital Submission Format

Submissions are accepted as digital files through our online submission form. Please prepare your files as follows:

• (a) File Format. Images must be saved and submitted as Jpegs.
• (b) Image Size. Images must be 72 dpi. Image must be 1024 pixels or less on longest side. Images must be 4MB or less.
• (c) File Name. Name image file as follows: ImageTitle_by_FirstName_LastName. Example: MyPhoto_by_Amy_Johnson.jpg.
• (d) Please contact us with any digital formatting questions at info@praxisgallery.com

Exhibition Frame & Print Size

Praxis features museum quality 22”x 22” inch black frames. Selected photographers will be asked to choose one of our three standard precut white mattes: (a) 12”x12” (b) 12”x16” (c) 12x18. Selected photographers will receive instructions with their acceptance notice on sizing and submitting their high-res image file for exhibition in the show.