Plural by Cambridge Photography Gallery is looking for photographic projects and series that don’t fit neatly into one box. The open call is built around a simple idea that photography can be many things at once, from straightforward documentary sequences to playful experiments with digital traces, archives, or found images. The selected work will be presented in a curated online exhibition hosted on Cambridge Photography Gallery’s website, scheduled to run from January 25 to February 10, with the submission deadline listed as January 15, 2026.
Entry to submit is free, but there is a £15 participation fee only if the work is selected. Alongside the online presentation, each selected artist is promised a digital certificate of participation and a dedicated feature on the gallery’s Instagram. For photographers browsing photo challenges online, this call stands out for its focus on projects and series, and for welcoming work that is finished, in progress, linear, fragmented, consistent, contradictory, or deliberately hybrid.
The Plural by Cambridge Photography Gallery Prizes
Selected artist participation package includes inclusion in the curated online exhibition hosted on the Cambridge Photography Gallery website, plus a digital certificate of participation.
Selected artist feature includes being featured on the gallery’s Instagram with a dedicated post for each participating artist.
Future opportunity consideration includes “guaranteed consideration” for the gallery’s first physical exhibition, which the organizers aim to present in 2026.
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The Categories of the Plural by Cambridge Photography Gallery
The central theme is “Plural”, interpreted broadly as multiplicity in approach, technique, tone, and photographic language. The gallery is explicitly interested in projects and series, including work that mixes original photographs with found images, digital traces, or archives.
Plural by Cambridge Photography Gallery Dates and Entry Fees
This open call is structured around a short online exhibition window and a single submission deadline.
- Submission deadline: January 15, 2026.
- Exhibition dates (online): January 25 to February 10, 2026.
Entry fees:
- Submission is free. I
- f selected, a £15 participation fee applies.
How to Enter:
Submissions are made by email. Send an email to info @ cambridgephotographygallery .com and include the photographer’s name, country, the project title, and a project description. Optionally, include a website or Instagram link, and an artist statement or bio.
Images can be attached directly or shared via a cloud link (for example Google Drive or Swisstransfer). The key requirement is that files must be downloadable without requesting access.
Why Enter Plural by Cambridge Photography Gallery?
Plural is designed for photographers who think in sequences. Because the selection is presented as a cohesive online exhibition, it can suit projects that need room to breathe, especially work that blends source material, uses a deliberately mixed visual language, or explores photography as a process. The call also makes space for unconventional inputs, including archives, found material, and digital environments, which can align well with photographers already exploring contemporary forms.
On the practical side, selected artists receive an Instagram feature and a certificate, and the organizers state that the exhibition will be promoted through their channels during the two-week run. There is also an explicit promise of “guaranteed consideration” for a future physical exhibition they aim to stage in 2026. For photographers comparing options on Deartline, this is the kind of opportunity that can sit alongside other best photography competitions to enter when the goal is publication and visibility for a complete project rather than chasing a podium finish.
Rules and Copyright
This section about the rules and image rights of the Plural by Cambridge Photography Gallery 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
Submissions must be projects or series. Diptychs and triptychs may also be considered.
There is no fixed limit on the number of images, but extremely large projects may be difficult to accommodate.
Any file format is accepted for submission, though selected works will be displayed as JPEG (sRGB) for consistency.
Edits to a submission are allowed until the deadline, by contacting the organizers via email.
Previously exhibited or published work is permitted.
Selection is curated. Submitting does not guarantee inclusion, and decisions are final.
Prohibited content includes illegal, defamatory, obscene, discriminatory, infringing, abusive content, or malware.
Copyright and Image Usage
Photographers retain full copyright to their work.
By submitting, photographers grant the organizers a limited, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to display the work in exhibitions and to publish it on their website, social media, and promotional materials, with attribution.
Participation fees (when required by an open call) are described as non-refundable except where required by law.
For more information and to participate in the contest, visit: the official website.
