The Glasgow Gallery of Photography is running an exhibition in January called Shape.  

Along with capturing light and shadow, photography is a great way to capture and explore shape.

Whether man made or found in nature, shapes can be found all around us and with the right composition can really make a photograph. The shape created with a silhouette, the architecture of a building or geography around us, there is so much to explore with this theme we are excited to showcase the results.

So for this exhibition we want to see how you explore the theme of shape in your work.

Shape is an open call for photographers to submit up to 8 images.

If selected participants will have:

• Their work printed and displayed in the gallery

• Their work displayed in an online gallery on our website


• Their work be included in an exhibition catalogue


• A digital certificate of participation sent out before the start of the exhibition 


• Their work will be photographed in situ once installed. These photos will be shared with participants directly via email and through our social media after the exhibition has started. 


• Their work will be videoed. These videos will be share via the gallery’s social media pages. 


• Have their work automatically put forward for a chance to be named Photographer of the Month.

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How to participate: 

Submissions are FREE.  If your work is selected there will be a participation fee of £50.00. Unless otherwise stated by the gallery, images will either be printed 16"x12, 18"x12", or 12"x12" in size depending on the image.

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Please note that the frames used belong to the gallery

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The submission deadline for this exhibition:  18th September 2026

Submission Checklist
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• Your name should be used as the files, Firstname-Surname, e.g John-Smith1, John-Smith2. This is so we know who the files belong to. 


• Files should be JPEG files only. 


• Images should be 300ppi and 3000 Pixels minimum on the shortest side.

 In your email or the message section of your submission

 please state:

  
  

• Tell us the name you wish for us to use.
 (Use the same name as file names)

• Tell us your Nationality or Country in which you reside.


• State which exhibition you are submitting to.

• Titles of your images (if applicable)


• State any social media or website links you wish for us to use.

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Send your 1 - 8 files using either Smash, Wetransfer or Dropbox (which are free to use) to our submission email address submissions@glasgowgalleryofphotography.com. Please do not send images as email attachments as this tends to compress your files. Also please send all your images at the same time, and not one image at a time.

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If you are selected to participate or on the reserve list, you will be notified by email. Those not selected will not be notified.

Good Luck!