Image details from the series The Color of White © Tom Turner, 2022 Review Santa Fe Alum

Application Information

2023 Applications are Closed

DEADLINES:
Early Discount Deadline: February 15, 2023 – 11:59pm MST
Application Deadline: March 15, 2023 – 11:59pm MST
Final Deadline: March 19, 2023 – 11:59pm MT

MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS:
Includes discounted entry fees to this Calls for Entry, invitations to special exhibitions and events, VIP passes to select Art Fairs, and more! Sign up below and discounts apply immediately.

HOW TO SUBMIT:
1. Fill out the below application form and select your desired categories.
2. You will then be prompted to pay.
3. After payment you will receive a confirmation email that includes a link to access our online submission system which is separate from our website. Follow the instructions in your email to upload your images and statement.

ELIGIBILITY:
We accept submissions from photographers and lens-based artists around the world. Work can have been made at any time and work that has been submitted previously may be re-submitted as we invite new jurors each year. Work derived from all photographic processes is accepted, as well as mixed media that is photo-based. Please note, only the Multimedia Award, Review Santa Fe, and Blue Earth Fiscal Sponsorship categories accepts video and multimedia files for submission.

Please visit our Calls for Entry or Application FAQs & Guideline pages for more information. Have additional questions? Feel free to contact us directly.

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Early Discount Application Fee: $165 Member // $210 Non-Member
General Fee: $195 Member // $255 Non-Member
The All-Inclusive Package includes submission to ALL categories listed below to which you are eligible:

// Review Santa Fe Photo Symposium
// $5,000 Project Development Grant
// $5,000 Project Launch Grant
// $1,000 me&EVE Grant
// Excellence in Multimedia Storytelling Award*
// The CENTER Awards Trio Package: Personal, Social, & Environmental*

*For submission of more than 6 files/images to the Excellence in Multimedia, Personal, Social & Environmental Awards, please select the amount below:

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Early Discount Application Fee: $45 Member // $55 Non-Member
General Fee: $55 Member // $65 Non-Member

The Review Santa Fe Photo Symposium is a conference that includes juried portfolio reviews for photographers seeking audience expansion, critical discussion, and community connection. The event is scheduled to take place November 16-19, 2023, in historic downtown Santa Fe, New Mexico. Click here for more info.

Scholarships Available

Submit:
• 15 – 20 images or files
• Project Statement of 325-words

Early Discount Application Fee: $35 Member // $45 Non-Member
General Fee: $45 Member // $55 Non-Member

Provides financial support to a fine art or documentary work-in-progress. Click here for more info.

Juror: Gail Fletcher • Photo Editor, The Guardian
 
Submit:
• 6 – 10 images from a work in progress
• Project Statement of 325-words

Early Discount Application Fee: $35 Member // $45 Non-Member
General Fee: $45 Member // $55 Non-Member

Supports a complete or nearly complete documentary or fine art series. Click here for more info.

Juror: Anne Kelly • Gallery Director, photo-eye Gallery
 
Submit:
• 15 – 20 images from a project or series
• Project Statement of 325-words
Early Discount Application Fee: $35 Member // $45 Non-Member
General Fee: $45 Member // $55 Non-Member

Provides financial support to a female, non-binary, transgender, and/or non-conforming photographer, 40 years of age and over. Click here for more info.

Juror: Lucy Lippard • Writer, Art Critic, Activist, & Curator
 
Submit:
• 15 – 20 images from a project or series
• Project Statement of 325-words
Early Discount Application Fee: $60 Member // $70 Non-Member
General Fee: $70 Member // $80 Non-Member

CENTER is pleased to add the Blue Earth Fiscal Sponsorship program to its offerings in 2023. We are accepting lens-based project proposals allowing photographers to seek grants and tax-deductible donations. Click here for more info.

Selection Committee: Blue Earth Council Members
 
Submit:
• Project Proposal PDF – 2 pages or less
• Your Resume – including physical address, phone number, and email
• Proposed Project Schedule
• Proposed Budget – including a line item for your pay
• Sources – a list of funders you plan to approach
• References – (3) with email address and phone number
• Up to 20 images and/or videos from a recent body of work
Early Discount Application Fee: $35 Member // $45 Non-Member
General Fee: $45 Member // $55 Non-Member

Recognizing outstanding storytellers using lens-based media to create narrative-driven projects, open, but not limited to, photography, video, new media, installation, and web-based works. Click here for more info.

Juror: Sandra M. Stevenson • Deputy Director of Photography, The Washington Post
 
Submit:
• Up to 6 files* from a project or series. *Additional files are $5 each
• Project Statement of 325-words
• Accepted file types – PDF, JPG, MP3, MP4, and MOV

*Select number of files below. Please note, payment for additional files is required, any files that have not been paid for will not be reviewed.

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Early Discount Application Fee: $70 Member // $85 Non-Member
General Fee: $85 Member // $115 Non-Member

The Awards Trio Package recognizes outstanding images in three categories: Personal, Social and Environmental. Submit the same images to each category and your submissions will become part of the CENTER archive, servicing as an ongoing resource of mission-driven imagery. Click here for more info.

Personal Award Juror: Amanda Hajjar • Director of Exhibitions, Fotografiska New York
Social Award Juror: Nakyung Han • Deputy Photo Editor, Features, The New York Times
Environmental Award Juror: Quentin Nardi • Chief Photo Editor, Smithsonian magazine
 
Submit:
• Up to 6 images*, can be singular or from a project or series. *Additional files are $5 each
• Project Statement of 325-words

*Select number of files below. Please note, payment for additional files is required, any files that have not been paid for will not be reviewed.

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Early Discount Application Fee: $35 Member // $45 Non-Member
General Fee: $45 Member // $55 Non-Member

Recognizes work engaging in the exploration, expression, the power of self-representation and/or underrepresented experiences. Click here for more info.

Juror: Amanda Hajjar • Director of Exhibitions, Fotografiska New York
 
Submit:
• Up to 6 images*, can be singular or from a project or series. *Additional files are $5 each
• Project Statement of 325-words

*Select number of files below. Please note, payment for additional files is required, any files that have not been paid for will not be reviewed.

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Early Discount Application Fee: $35 Member // $45 Non-Member
General Fee: $45 Member // $55 Non-Member

Recognizes work engaged in social issues. All projects exploring social topics or themes are eligible. Click here for more info.

Juror: Nakyung Han • Deputy Photo Editor, Features, The New York Times
 
Submit:
• Up to 6 images*, can be singular or from a project or series. *Additional files are $5 each
• Project Statement of 325-words

*Select number of files below. Please note, payment for additional files is required, any files that have not been paid for will not be reviewed.

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Early Discount Application Fee: $35 Member // $45 Non-Member
General Fee: $45 Member // $55 Non-Member

Recognizes work focusing on the state of the ecological environment. Topics may include but are not limited to, conservation, biodiversity, ecology, climate change, or other issues concerning the natural world. All projects exploring ecological relationships, topics, or themes are eligible. Click here for more info.

Juror: Quentin Nardi • Chief Photo Editor, Smithsonian magazine
 
Submit:
• Up to 6 images*, can be singular or from a project or series. *Additional files are $5 each
• Project Statement of 325-words

*Select number of files below. Please note, payment for additional files is required, any files that have not been paid for will not be reviewed.

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