UPCOMING CALL FOR ENTRIES
PETALS AND LEAVES -
INTERNATIONAL BOTANICAL PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION
ENTRY DEADLINE - APRIL 1
EXHIBITION DATES - JUNE 6 - 27, 2025
Open to all photographers internationally.
Flowers in full bloom, or the simple emergence of a blossoming plant is a renewal for the senses after the long winter. The Petals and Leaves exhibition celebrates photographs of plant life in all its forms during this spring season of growth. Photographs are featured that are captured through the exploration of nature photography, still-life genres or through approaches of people interacting with floral and plant imagery. This exhibition represents images from a wide spectrum of petals and leaves from plant varieties that are grown and appreciated in our lives.
Each photograph will be considered based upon the merit of individual images submitted by each artist. Series based entries are not necessary, and a range of different images are preferred.
Selected artists will have their work featured in the exhibition and online.
2025 MWCP JURIED EXHIBITION -
EXHIBITION DATES - MARCH 7 - 28, 2025
The Midwest Center for Photography Juried Exhibition is an annual subject-matter based exhibition for photographers to focus on getting out their best photographs from the various genres and compete for the awards.
The MWCP Juried Exhibition gives $500 in Director's Choice Awards, $100 for each of the five categories:
ARCHITECTURE
CLOSE-UP
LANDSCAPE
PORTRAIT
STREET PHOTOGRAPHY
Award recipients announced March 28.
CALL FOR ENTRIES
MIDWEST PHOTO EMERGE - 2025
ENTRY DEADLINE - JUNE 1
EXHIBITION DATES - SEPTEMBER 5 - 26, 2025
Open to all photographers internationally.
MWCP is seeking emerging photographers creating fresh and exciting new pictures. We feel strongly about providing this exhibition opportunity to emerging photographers. Professionally preparing a series of work, entering to galleries within the stated guidelines of gallery submissions and through subsequently building an exhibition record is a major and essential aspect of building a career in art photography.
In the year of 2025 we will be featuring 25 photographers for the EMERGE competition. We are looking to give one $200 EMERGE Fellowship Award and exhibition opportunities to emerging photographers. This fellowship opportunity is geared toward photographers looking to launch their art careers through the exposure of exhibition.
Open to all emerging photographers worldwide. All photographic media is welcome.
Selection will be based upon individual images submitted by each artist. A series of theme based images are preferred but not required. A brief artist statement is optional.
Selected artists will have their work featured in the exhibition and online. One recipient will be awarded the $200 EMERGE Fellowship Award, and receive one year artist representation by MWCP online.
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PORTFOLIO PLATFORM - 2024/2025
FEATURE DATES - NOVEMBER, 2024 - APRIL, 2025
The Portfolio Platform provides the focus of a more streamlined online presence. The Portfolio Platform provides the opportunity for photographers to showcase a portfolio of photographic work prominently online. The portfolios are available for patrons of the gallery to go online and view, learn about the photographers and their work through the images and biographies and artist statments, and have the opportunity to purchase photographs. Each portfolio consists of 12 - 20 images.
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WOMEN'S STORIES (UNTOLD) - TEXT AND IMAGE
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PORTFOLIO PLATFORM - 2025
SUBMISSION DEADLINE - MARCH 31
FEATURE DATES - APRIL - SEPTEMBER, 2025
Open to all photographers internationally.
The Portfolio Platform provides the focus of a more streamlined online presence. The Portfolio Platform provides the opportunity for photographers to showcase a portfolio of photographic work prominently online. The portfolios are available for patrons of the gallery to go online and view, learn about the photographers and their work through the images and biographies and artist statements, and have the opportunity to purchase photographs. Each portfolio consists of 12 - 20 images.
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PERSONAL ESSENCE -
INTERNATIONAL PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION
ENTRY DEADLINE - MARCH 31
EXHIBITION DATES - MAY 2 - 30, 2025
Open to all photographers internationally.
Documenting the intrinsic nature of the human form through capturing the personal essence of a person is the aim for achieving an outstanding portrait photograph. We tend to seek out to photograph a person purely because we find interesting visual forms and indispensable characteristics of a person, wishing to feature their individualistic visual essence. The act of capturing a moment through taking a photograph of someone in time is an important document of life. A range of emotional gestures and pure visual expressions are desired to show the range of personalities of the various people represented for their personal essence. The Personal Essence exhibition will feature various forms of photography, images of a broad range of takes on the portrait photography genre.
Each photograph will be considered based upon the merit of individual images submitted by each artist. Theme based entries are not necessary, and a range of different images are preferred.
Selected artists will have their work featured in the exhibition and online.

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MONOCHROMATIC -
INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION
ENTRY DEADLINE - MAY 1
EXHIBITION DATES - AUGUST 1 - 29, 2025
Open to all photographers internationally.
From subtle low contrast to high key contrast in the range of values of a black and white photograph the Monochromatic exhibition will represent photographs of a variety of different light and subject matter. When a classic black and white photograph is crafted well the grey tones are so stunningly rich that a viewer wouldn't only not miss the color but revel in the absence of color. From traditional film and darkroom photography to the digital imaging medium we are seeking those outstanding monochromatic greyscale photographs in this upcoming exhibition representing the mood, drama and silence captured through the black and white medium of photography.
Each photograph will be considered based upon the merit of individual images submitted by each artist. Series based entries are not necessary, and a range of different images are preferred.
Selected artists will have their work featured in the exhibition and online.
PORTFOLIO PLATFORM 2024/2025