Exhibits
The title Con[text] itself is a play on words "con" meaning with in Spanish and "text" referring to any written language. Literal context is added to an image with the addition of words, numbers, letters. Shots of billboards, graffiti, headstones or even the illusion of a letter or word counts. The following examples have been shown at Darkroom Gallery in past exhibitions or provided by juror Tim Clark. |
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EJ Major, from the series Love is..... (published in issue 17 of 1000 Words Photography Magazine) is an example of collage. The artist took 2 found objects, in this case, mail and a iconic photograph and played them off one another along with a handwritten addition, it tells a unique story with all these multi layers at play. |
Harold Ross's "Flying Fish" is an example of a hidden symbol within an image. Can you see the letter T in this photograph? Do you think this is a happy mistake or a consious choice of Ross? |
Hugh Jones' Alice in Wonderland is an example of numbers or letters creating an overall texture or pattern, adding another layer of meaning to the image. |
Fritzi Newton's If Doors Could Talk is an example of documentary photography that just so happens to have fragments of words in the found scene. When you are walking around with your camera you must capture some signage or logos in your shots, this is fair game for Con[text]. |
Roz Leibowitz's Annie Julia or Life After Death is a construction of a taken image along with the artist's written word. This is indicative of the dadaist movement, informing the viewer of a specific context to analyze the image. |
Gallery Masters Exhibition
Ordinary Things
Fantastic Visions
EXHIBIT Closed on August 16th 2015
Juror: Nissan N. Perez
![]() Juror's Choice: Marv Freedman, 1989 by Don Unrau from Portland, OR USA" |
Conflict and resolution, photography that documents the dynamic power-struggles in our world and conversely, the moments of calm.
Humankind is in a constant state of conflict. As described by the famous Karl Marx theory: society is in a state of perpetual conflict due to competition for limited resources. One can see that is true if you simply watch a broadcast news program.
From civil rights, to gay rights to global terrorism, our world is a bubbling cauldron of adversarial commotion. And it seems it has always been this way. History textbook pages merely skim the surface when if comes to wars and hypocrisy. Cultural misunderstandings, power-struggles and discrimination easily erupt into violence.
Exhibit Calendar (Subject to Change) | |
Exhibit Opens: | 23 July 15 |
Artists' Reception: | 14 August 15 17:30 |
Exhibit Closes: | 16 August 15 |
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We ask you to think outside the box. This theme of conflict can be expressed intimately, quietly behind civilian curtains as well as on the battlefield.
Juror's Statement: Although there are distinct kinds, war is commonly defined as a state of armed conflict between different nations or states or different groups within a nation or state. Most of us would agree that war is not a necessity. It is not even an indispensable option. It is often the choice of a certain category of leaders who recur to it for personal/political/nationalist reasons and to assert their leadership through a demonstration of power by fomenting conflict. In the process those who suffer most are men and nature. The victims of war are not only the dead but also the survivors who carry the trauma and scars for the rest of their life. As an accurate visual memory photography has the power to disturb when presented in the context of armed conflict, even if it does not depict death and devastation. While reviewing the submissions for this competition I realized that most photographers addressed and expressed mainly the human facet of the aftermath of war, its physical and emotional devastating effects. Therefore my selection was an attempt to assemble a group of works that would also yield an exhibition with an internal logic. Let us pray and hope that at least the future generations will not have to go through the horrors of war. Without wars peace will become a simple fact of life. Dr. Nissan N. Perez |
Marv Freedman, 1989 Juror's Choice ![]()
| Mallavi, Northern Sri Lanka, 2011. Honorable Mention ![]()
| Orphans of War Honorable Mention ![]()
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Kyaw Thura, Releasing Myanmar's Child Soldiers Honorable Mention SOLD ![]()
| Genocide People's Choice ![]()
| Eyes of the Conflict![]()
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Fenced Childhood ![]()
| Big Red One Memorial in Czech Republic![]()
| Generation![]()
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S-21: Classrooms/Cells
| Pooneryn, Northern Sri Lanka 2011.![]()
| Distress Signal![]()
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Scabbed![]()
| Wounded War Veteran, Hiroshima![]()
| I Dream of My Two Brothers![]()
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She said to Stay Alive, I Promised. ![]()
| Orlando Martinez, 1986![]()
| Gerry Gergen, 1987![]()
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John Hamlin, 1988![]()
| Joan Duffy Newberry, 1989![]()
| Life goes on...![]()
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Shelter![]()
| Aftermath![]()
| The History of Warsaw![]()
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Up Against the Wall![]()
| Orphan Girl, Managua, Nicaragua![]()
| Girls Orphanage, Managua, Nicaragua![]()
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First Aid![]()
| Memorial, Maj Johnson, Tikrit, 2007![]()
| Orgun School Girl![]()
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Sharing![]()
| Smile![]()
| Kurdish Man with Acid Burn![]()
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Soldier and Son![]()
| Brothers, Vietnam '71![]()
| Graziani’s Fence, (270 kilometer barbed-wire fence), near Jaghbub, Libya![]()
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Veteran on the March to the Capital![]()
| Remembrance![]()
| Diversion. Refugee Camp![]()
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Dine Su, Releasing Myanmar's Child Soldiers![]()
| When the War Came Home![]()
| Overtaking History
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- All selected entries are exhibited in our gallery and included in a full color exhibit catalog.
- Juror's Choice receives a 30x48" vinyl exhibit banner featuring their image, free entry into a future exhibition, and a free exhibition catalog.
- Honorable Mentions receive free exhibition catalogs and free entry in a future exhibition.
- People's Choice gains free entry into a future exhibit.
- We offer free matting and framing of accepted entries for the duration of each of our exhibition, subject to standard sizes. Photographers set their own prices if they wish to sell their work and retain all rights to their photographs.
Juror: Nissan N. Perez Currently Vice-President of the Shpilman Institute for Photography (SIP) in Tel Aviv, in his previous position he worked for over 37 years as Senior Curator of Photography at the Israel Museum, Jerusalem where he conceived and created the department of photography and its extensive collection of over 120,000 items. In his curatorial career he conceived and curated over 180 exhibitions in Israel and Worldwide and published a substantial number of books, catalogs and articles. In addition Perez currently teaches graduate courses and seminars at the Hebrew University, Jerusalem, The Ben Gourion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, and at the Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain. His studies were in psychology, philosophy and art history at the Hebrew University and he ultimately obtained a PhD from the University of Brighton, UK. At the start of his career in photography he was trained for two years first in Paris under the renowned expert and collector Gérard Lévy and at the Société Française de Photographie, then in London at the Royal Photographic Society and the V&A, followed by a one year internship at the George Eastman House in Rochester, NY. Prior to his tenure at the Israel Museum he worked for many years as a professional photographer specialized in advertising and public relations while also devoting time to personal creative photography. Perez was born in Istanbul, Turkey, educated in French schools and immigrated to Israel in 1967 where he built his life and career in photography. |
Juror: Craig Blacklock
Juror's Choice Masked Figure #2 ©Thomas Pickarski |
"We are the children of our landscape." - Lawrence Durrell
The land is always with us and we are a part of it, like it or not. From almost the very beginning human activity has had an influence on the natural landscape, sometimes subtle and sometimes blatantly destructive. The observation that the earth is now going through rapid changes is hard to refute. Though there's still some controversy over how much human activity is contributing to environmental change it's happening, and we as photographers are in the unique position of being able to document what was, what is, and what is to become.
Exhibit Calendar (Subject to Change) | |
Submissions Close: | 27 October 19 23:59 EST |
Selections Announced: | by 2 November 19 |
On-Line Check-in Due: | 17 November 19 |
Work Receipt Deadline: | 3 December 19 |
Exhibit Opens: | 6 December 19 |
Artists' Reception: | 14 December 19 16:00 |
Exhibit Closes: | 12 January 20 |
Submission Rules Selection Process How to make a Submission Submit your work Now Invite a Photographer |
For This Land we asked for photos that express the connectivity of the individual, the photographer, to the world around. What do you see when you're hiking in the mountains or taking a walk in a city park? How do you see it - through the scope of a wide angle lens or through details selectively framed? We looked for the photographer's expression of his/her connection to the land as well as her/his vision of their personal landscape.
Juror's Statement |
Masked Figure no. 2 Juror's Choice ![]()
| Sci-Fi Book Cover Honorable Mention ![]()
| Mystical Bagan Honorable Mention ![]()
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Landscape no. 29 (New Mexico) Honorable Mention ![]()
| In Need Of Salvation People's Choice ![]()
| Hachijojima, Japan![]()
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Rider in the snow![]()
| Solitude On Teal![]()
| Rain Delay![]()
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Day Seven![]()
| El Capitan![]()
| Farm Aireal![]()
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Nevaehlleh at South Coyote Buttes II![]()
| Rapids in Rocks![]()
| Tiny Pool![]()
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Shrouded Sunrise![]()
| Valley Vista![]()
| Enchanted Forest![]()
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Evening in Shanghai
| Mysterious Yellow Mountains![]()
| Impression, lake in the forest![]()
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Winter Calm![]()
| Sunset at Horseshoe Bend![]()
| Pronghorn Contemplation![]()
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Dead Creek, Addison, VT 2019![]()
| Glacier Bridge Collapse![]()
| First Summer Snow![]()
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Forest Green![]()
| Yosemite Spring Snow![]()
| Great Blue Heron at Sunset in Nashaquitsa Pond![]()
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Menemsha Bluffs![]()
| Leap Of Faith![]()
| Street Party![]()
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Icelandic Horses![]()
| One Tree Hill![]()
| This Is Home![]()
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Young Crops Under Storm Clouds![]()
| Lot for Lease, Light Rain![]()
| Summer on the Harbor: Construction, Power Plant, Rendering Plant, Dandelions![]()
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Through the Grasses![]()
| Bodie Ghost Town![]()
| Earth to Sky![]()
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Gunflint Trail View #3![]()
| Alteration![]()
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| TIMES-SQUARE![]()
| Winter Arrives![]()
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Sea of Trees![]()
| Lone Larch![]()
| Tree with Mural![]()
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Boundries![]()
| Landscape no. 21 (Iceland)![]()
| Emerald Spring Confessional![]()
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Fumaroles![]()
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All selected entries are exhibited in our gallery and included in a full color exhibit catalog.
- Juror's Choice receives a 30x48" vinyl exhibit banner featuring their image, free entry into a future exhibition and a free exhibition catalog.
- Honorable Mentions receive free exhibition catalogs and free entry in a future exhibition.
- People's Choice gains free entry into a future exhibit.
- We offer free matting and framing of accepted entries for the duration of each of our exhibition, subject to standard sizes.
- Photographers set their own prices if they wish to sell their work and retain all rights to their photographs.