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Ā© Rick Erickson

 International Juried Photography Exhibition

ANIMAL LIFE

 Submission Deadline:  April 19, 11:59 PM
Exhibition Dates:  May 23 ā€“ June 13, 2026

From companion animals and farm creatures to insects, birds, sea life, and wildlife in their natural habitats, Animal Life invites photographic work that honors the complexity, beauty, and individuality of animals across species and environments.

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Artists are encouraged to approach their subjects with curiosity, empathy, and imagination. Whether through quiet observation, environmental portraiture, documentary approaches, or experimental interpretations, the exhibition welcomes diverse perspectives that explore the many ways humans encounter and represent the living world around us.

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Across species and settings, these photographs invite viewers to look more closely and consider the shared environments and relationships that shape life on this planet. All lens-based work is welcome. Curated by Praxis Directors.

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Ā© Bruce M. Herman

 ExposiciĆ³n Internacional de FotografĆ­a Jurada

MACRO > MƁS GRANDE QUE LA VIDA

 Submission Deadline:  May 3, 11:59 PM
Exhibition Dates:  June 20 ā€“ July 11, 2026

Comisariada por | Directores de Praxis

La fotografĆ­a macro se trata de mostrar un sujeto mĆ”s grande de lo que es en la vida real: un primer plano extremo de algo pequeƱo. La fotografĆ­a es siempre una cuestiĆ³n de perspectiva.  ā€œEs un mundo extraƱo cuando entras en el nivel macroā€. - Ben Long.

 

La macrofotografĆ­a desafĆ­a al fotĆ³grafo a capturar los detalles minuciosos y granulares de un mundo que generalmente escapa a nuestra atenciĆ³n diaria: esto puede incluir insectos, plantas, detalles naturales y producidos por el hombre de todos y cada uno de los temas del mundo que nos rodea, desde la textura de plumas al laberinto geomĆ©trico de una placa de microchip.    

 

Praxis Gallery busca la presentaciĆ³n de arte fotogrĆ”fico que transforme la miniatura en algo mĆ”s grande que la vida, imĆ”genes que muestren lo invisible y lo pasado por alto, y pequeƱos momentos de belleza presentados a travĆ©s de una perspectiva ampliada. Todos los gĆ©neros, tipos de captura, color y blanco y negro, procesos de postproducciĆ³n fotogrĆ”fica y digital tradicionales y no tradicionales son bienvenidos para la presentaciĆ³n.

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Ā© Hanna Derecka

 International Juried Photography Exhibition

THE PORTRAIT

 Notification:  April 16, 11:59 PM
Exhibition Dates:  May 23 – June 13, 2026

A portrait begins with attention. It is an act of looking — and of being looked at. Every portrait holds a tension between appearance and interior life. A face, a posture, a gesture, a setting — each carries information, but also ambiguity. Some portraits are direct and documentary. Others are constructed, performative, or conceptual. Some reveal intimacy; others explore distance, anonymity, or self-invention.

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To make a portrait is to engage another presence — or to turn the camera toward oneself — and to consider how identity is shaped, expressed, withheld, or transformed through the photographic frame.

Praxis Gallery seeks photographic portraits that explore the depth and complexity of the human subject. We invite work that reflects lived experience, psychological presence, cultural context, or formal exploration through the lens. All lens-based photographic and lens-based art practices are welcome. Juried by Elizabeth Flinsch, Editor of SHOTS Magazine

Praxis Gallery & Photo Arts Center is a year-round, brick-and-mortar photography gallery in Minneapolis presenting international juried exhibitions and solo shows across four dedicated gallery spaces. We host open calls throughout the year for photographers working in all genres, styles, and processes, including traditional, experimental, and alternative practices. Selected work is exhibited in our physical galleries and professionally documented through published exhibit books, 360° virtual tours, time-lapse gallery videos, and opening-night photography.

Artists from across the United States and abroad are encouraged to submit. Public opening receptions are held on the third Saturday of each month from 6–8 p.m., and all juried exhibitions are archived on our website.

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