NIGHT WORKS – night changes the rules
NIGHT WORKS - night changes the rules
- Deadline: 31 March 2026
- Entry fee: $10 for one entry or $25 up to 4 entries. $5 each additional entry.
- Website: https://www.decagongallery.com/
Night Works invites photographers to submit images made after dark, where night is not simply a setting but an active collaborator. These photographs may be dramatic or understated, urban or rural, populated or solitary. They may explore artificial light, long exposures, ambient glow, or near-total darkness. What matters is not subject, but how the night shapes the image.
We are drawn to photographs where darkness informs mood, structure, and meaning—where light is used deliberately, sparingly, or imperfectly. Night can suggest intimacy, isolation, vulnerability, calm, unease, or reflection. We welcome all interpretations.
Prizes:
First Place: $500 + solo exhibition on the gallery website
Second Place: $300
Third Place: $200
Honorable Mentions
Eligibility:
All photographers worldwide over 18
Copyrights & Usage Rights:
You retain all rights, including copyright, to your photographs. We will never distribute your photos to anyone without your permission.
You grant Decagon Gallery permission to publish your photograph in the online exhibition, the printed catalog, a short video on our YouTube channel and website, and to promote the exhibition.