In Between by The Glasgow Gallery of Photography 2026 looks at the charged moments that exist just before something happens or immediately after it has passed. The exhibition leaves “in-between” open to interpretation: a pause, a transition, an unresolved gesture, a shift in place or mood, or any moment suspended between one state and another. Submissions close on August 28, 2026, and photographers may enter up to eight images for free.
Selected work will move from submission to physical presentation at The Glasgow Gallery of Photography in Scotland, where the exhibition runs from December 3 to December 20, 2026. Photographs chosen for the show will be printed and installed by the gallery, presented in an online exhibition, included in an exhibition catalogue, and documented through photographs and video once installed. The broad brief makes the call particularly relevant to conceptual, documentary, street, and fine art approaches.
There is no submission charge. Photographers selected for the exhibition pay a £38 participation fee, which covers printing, installation and de-installation of the work. Selected artists also receive a digital participation certificate and are automatically considered for the gallery’s Photographer of the Month feature. For photographers browsing Deartline’s photo contest list, this call is structured less like a conventional prize competition and more like a juried route into a physical gallery exhibition.
Prizes
In Between does not award traditional cash prizes. Its principal outcome is exhibition and presentation through The Glasgow Gallery of Photography.
- Selected photographers: Their chosen work will be professionally printed and displayed at The Glasgow Gallery of Photography during the December exhibition.
- Online presentation: Selected photographs will also appear in an online gallery on the gallery’s website.
- Exhibition catalogue: Participating work will be included in a catalogue produced for the exhibition.
- Digital certificate: Each participating photographer receives a digital certificate before the exhibition begins.
- Installation documentation: Exhibited work will be photographed in situ, with the resulting images shared with participants and through the gallery’s social channels.
- Video coverage: The exhibition and installed photographs will also be recorded for the gallery’s social media.
- Photographer of the Month: Participating artists are automatically put forward for consideration for this gallery feature.
Selected artists may also choose to offer their exhibition print for sale. The gallery normally takes a 20% commission when it handles the sale of the physical exhibition print.
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Categories or Themes
There are no separate categories. All photographic genres are considered through the single theme “In Between”.
The brief centres on moments positioned at the edge of change: the instant before an event, the residue left afterwards, or the visual tension created when an outcome is still uncertain. That can be interpreted literally or symbolically, leaving room for observed reality as well as staged, conceptual photography and more experimental approaches.
No particular subject matter is prescribed. What connects the selected work is the idea of transition, anticipation or aftermath rather than a specific photographic genre.
Dates and Entry Fees
The call closes at the end of August, followed by a short selection and confirmation period before the exhibition opens in Glasgow in December.
| Submission deadline | August 28, 2026 |
| Selected and reserve photographers notified by | September 2, 2026 |
| Participation fee deadline | September 16, 2026 |
| Exhibition | December 3–20, 2026 |
Entry costs:
- Submission: Free.
- Participation fee if selected: £38.
- Number of images: Up to 8 photographs.
The participation fee is only payable after selection and covers printing, installation and removal of the work. A discount may be available to photographers selected for both gallery exhibitions taking place in the same month.
How to Enter
Photographers should prepare between one and eight JPEG files at 300ppi, with at least 3,000 pixels on the shortest side. Files must be named using the photographer’s name in the format “Firstname-Surname1”, “Firstname-Surname2”, and so on.
All images should be sent together through Smash, WeTransfer or Dropbox by email. The submission message should include the photographer’s name, nationality or country of residence, the title “In Between”, image titles where applicable, and any website or social media links they would like associated with the work.
Only selected photographers and those placed on the reserve list are contacted.
Why Enter In Between by The Glasgow Gallery of Photography 2026?
The distinguishing feature of In Between is that selection leads to a physical exhibition rather than stopping at an online announcement. The gallery handles the printing and installation, so photographers do not need to ship framed work to Scotland. Depending on the photograph, prints are generally produced at 16 × 12, 18 × 12 or 12 × 12 inches and displayed using frames owned by the gallery.
The theme is also unusually flexible without becoming completely open-ended. “In-between” provides a curatorial thread, but it can accommodate very different photographic practices. A street photographer might find it in a gesture that has not yet resolved; a documentary photographer in a period of transition; a fine art photographer in ambiguity or transformation. That breadth allows the final exhibition to be varied while still giving the work a common point of connection.
Selected photographers receive several records of their participation beyond the wall display itself: an online gallery presence, catalogue inclusion, installation photographs, video coverage and a digital certificate. Their work also enters consideration for Photographer of the Month. Among the best photography competitions and exhibition calls listed on Deartline, In Between is particularly relevant to photographers looking for a physical gallery presentation without the logistics of producing and shipping their own exhibition print.
Rules and Copyright
This section about the rules and image rights of the In Between by The Glasgow Gallery of Photography 2026 has been generated automatically. If you are interested in participating in this contest we suggest you review the complete rules provided by the contest.
Rules
- Entrants must be the creators and copyright owners of the submitted photographs.
- Submitted work must not infringe copyright, privacy, intellectual property or other third-party rights.
- JPEG files must meet the gallery’s minimum print requirements of 3,000 pixels on the shortest side at 300ppi.
- Up to eight photographs may be submitted.
- The gallery determines the print size and paper used for work selected for exhibition.
- A model release may be requested when identifiable people appear as the principal subjects of a photograph.
- After the exhibition, prints are destroyed unless the photographer has arranged collection, donation or another permitted option with the gallery.
Copyright and Image Usage
Copyright remains entirely with the photographer before, during and after the exhibition. The gallery does not acquire ownership of submitted high-resolution files or exhibition prints and cannot commercially exploit an artist’s work without permission.
By submitting, photographers allow The Glasgow Gallery of Photography to use their images in connection with the exhibition and gallery promotion. This includes the gallery website, social media, advertising, publications and promotional materials. Photographs used by the gallery are credited to their creators.
The gallery may offer the physical exhibition print for sale when the photographer chooses that option, but it does not produce and sell multiple copies of the image without permission.
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For more information and to participate in the contest, visit: the official website.
