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OPEN CALL:
Fieldwork encourages photographers
to submit images considering the
theme The Embodied Weight of Place.
to submit images considering the
theme The Embodied Weight of Place.
From the series Dark Waters, Kristine Potter
Theme:
The Embodied Weight of Place centers on how place is not experienced neutrally. Landscapes, interiors, and built environments carry histories and mythologies that shape how they are felt and inhabited, even when those narratives are not immediately visible. Our experiences of place is conditioned by what has occurred there, by the stories that circulate around it, and by who we are within those contexts.
This theme invites work that considers how bodies move through places already charged by prior use, belief, and memory. Photographs may take form of landscapes, portraits, or scenes of everyday life. What unites them is an attention to how place presses back on those who encounter it, producing experiences that are uneven, subjective, and deeply situated.
Featured Photographer:
Potter’s work is held in public and private collections, including the High Museum of Art, the Virgina Museum of Fine Arts, and the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, the Georgia Museum of Art, Light Work, the Swiss Camera Museum, and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London among others. She is represented by Sasha Wolf Projects in New York and MiCamera in Milan. She is an Assistant Professor of Photography at Middle Tennessee State University.
From the series Manifest, Kristine Potter
Submission opens: March 29th
Submission deadline: May 6th
Participate announcement: June 3rd
Published: Fall / Winter 2026
TERMS
The second issue will consist of juried images selected through Fieldwork’s Open Call. Fieldwork encourages photographers all experience levels to apply. Up to thirty photographers will be highlighted alongside featured photographer Kristine Potter. Images are juried by founder and featured photographer.
All copyright will remain with the photographer. Fieldwork will use the final selected photographs for publication, social media, advertisement, and website uses.
Submitted images must be made by the photographer.
Up to 12 images can be submitted. First six images are $25 and $5 for each image after.
File formats accepted: jpgs
File name requirements:
Lastname_firstname_title.jpg
example: Doe_Jane_bestphoto.jpg
File size: longest edge 1500 pixels @150 dpi
(larger files will be requested when selected)
By submitting images to this open call you agree to the terms of the publication.
FAQ’s
How many images can I enter?
Up to a total of 12 submitted images.
May I submit images containing nudity or other controversial subjects?
Fieldwork will accept any images that are not blatantly exploitative or overtly offensive.
Does the photographer retain copyright if an image is selected?
Yes. All copyright remains with the photographer. Photographer grants selected images to be used by Fieldwork in publication, social media, advertising, and website purposes.
Will you accept submissions created with AI?
No. We ask that submissions be created “out in the field” whether that be digital or film photography. We understand AI has a new seat at the table in the art world, but we ask that submitted photographs be captured on film, digital, or handmade (photograms, alternative processes, etc.)