OVERCOMING – What Remains Standing ends 3 August 2026

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Deadline: 3 August 2026. Things break. People struggle. Places change. And yet — something endures.

“Overcoming — What Remains Standing” invites photographers to submit work about survival, resilience, and what’s left after hardship. We’re looking for images that show what it means to get through something — whether that’s personal loss, illness, grief, displacement, or simply the passage of difficult time. There’s no single right approach: your work can be documentary or staged, abstract or portrait, raw or quiet. What matters is that it’s honest.

All photographic processes and experience levels are welcome.

Juror: Douglas Beasley’s work explores the spiritual and emotional dimensions of people and place, seeking to reveal how the sacred can be recognized and expressed in everyday life.

Prizes:

First Place: $500 + Solo Exhibition on the Decagon Gallery website
Second Place: $250
Third Place: $150
Two Honorable Mentions: $50 each
Human Presence Nomination: Free entry to a future Decagon open call

Photo Contest Website: https://www.decagongallery.com/overcoming-entry