Photography Contest
The Center Awards 2025
Deadline |
CLOSEDTheme |
Personal, Social, and EnvironmentalTerritory |
WorldwideEligibility |
Open to allEntry Fees |
Between $35 and $55Prizes |
ExhibitionHost |
CENTERThe CENTER Awards recognize outstanding images, singular or part of a series, in three categories: Personal, Social, and Environmental.
A broad and inclusive interpretation of the themes is encouraged:.
• The Personal Awards recognize work engaging in the exploration, expression, the power of self-representation and/or underrepresented experiences..
• The Social Awards recognize work engaged in social issues. All projects exploring social topics or themes are eligible..
• The Environmental Awards recognize work focusing on the state of the ecological environment. Topics may include but are not limited to, conservation, biodiversity, ecology, climate change, or other issues concerning the natural world. All projects exploring ecological relationships, topics, or themes are eligible..
– The Personal, Social, and Environmental Awards support one artist each..
• Winners Exhibition at CENTER
• Review Santa Fe participation
• Public Project Presentation
• Publication in LENSCRATCH
• Professional Development Seminars access
• Inclusion in CENTER’s annual printed Program Guide
• Inclusion in the CENTER Winners Gallery & Archive
We are adding to our database and archive of lens-based work from the last 30 years and invite you to contribute. All applicant’s work will remain in the CENTER archive, regardless of award status.
A broad and inclusive interpretation of the themes is encouraged:.
• The Personal Awards recognize work engaging in the exploration, expression, the power of self-representation and/or underrepresented experiences..
• The Social Awards recognize work engaged in social issues. All projects exploring social topics or themes are eligible..
• The Environmental Awards recognize work focusing on the state of the ecological environment. Topics may include but are not limited to, conservation, biodiversity, ecology, climate change, or other issues concerning the natural world. All projects exploring ecological relationships, topics, or themes are eligible..
– The Personal, Social, and Environmental Awards support one artist each..
• Winners Exhibition at CENTER
• Review Santa Fe participation
• Public Project Presentation
• Publication in LENSCRATCH
• Professional Development Seminars access
• Inclusion in CENTER’s annual printed Program Guide
• Inclusion in the CENTER Winners Gallery & Archive
We are adding to our database and archive of lens-based work from the last 30 years and invite you to contribute. All applicant’s work will remain in the CENTER archive, regardless of award status.
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© Andrea Peruzzi
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