This Is a Person

Portraiture often records appearance. This exhibition asks what lies beneath it.

We invite photographs that suggest interior life rather than surface identity — images that hold psychological tension, ambiguity, vulnerability, or contradiction. We are not seeking likeness alone. We are seeking photographs that imply presence without explaining it.

Work that relies primarily on dramatic styling, sentimentality, or literal interpretation of the theme is unlikely to be selected.

This exhibition is intentionally selective. Approximately 10–12% of submissions will be accepted. Total submissions received and final acceptance rate will be published at the time of selection.
One image per selected artist will be exhibited.

Juried by Hossein Fardinfard

Hossein Fardinfard is a portrait photographer whose work explores identity, self-perception, and psychological space. His practice engages themes of interiority and presence through disciplined visual language.

Submissions will be evaluated with particular attention to emotional restraint, conceptual clarity, and the relationship between subject and photographer.

Awards

First Place: $500 + Solo Exhibition on the gallery website
Second Place: $300
Third Place: $200

Awards will be selected from the exhibited works.

Cash Awards will be paid via PayPal, Venmo, MoneyGram or check, and cannot be sent to any country under US sanctions.