Time(s) - 6:00 am - 10:00 pm
Location
Atlanta Photography Group
Photo: Eric Turner
Family Diary 2026
Photographers working in traditional, analog, or documentary modes, this call was written with your work in mind.
A “family diary” does not require casual snapshots or overt autobiography. At its core, this exhibition values continuity, close observation, and lived experience: principles long central to traditional photography. Sustained portrait projects, long-term documentary work, studies of domestic space, community, or generational change are inherently diaristic, even when approached with formal rigor and classical technique.
Family is defined broadly here: biological, chosen, imagined, or inherited through place, routine, or relationship. Many archival, serial, or typological projects already function as visual journals, whether or not they were conceived that way.
This exhibition is not asking you to change how you work, only to recognize how your existing work already engages memory, belonging, and time.
All photographic approaches are welcome — analog, digital, mixed media, or video stills.
Up to 24 artists will be selected for this exhibition. Multiple images (2-4) per artist will be selected. All images must be in either a white or black frame. No colored mats. Framed images can be up to 30″ on the long side.
Our esteemed juror for this exhibition will be Jamie M. Allen, the Stephen B. and Janice G. Ashley Curator and Head of the Department of Photography at the George Eastman Museum.
Jamie M. Allen
Stephen B. and Janice G. Ashley Curator and
Head of the Department of Photography
George Eastman Museum
Jamie M. Allen is the Stephen B. and Janice G. Ashley Curator and Head of the Department of Photography at the George Eastman Museum. She has been with the museum for over 18 years. Allen has curated exhibitions such as Zig Jackson: The Journey of Rising Buffalo (2025), Life with Photographs: 75 Years of the Eastman Museum (2024–25), Selections from the Collection (2023–25); Adam Ekberg: Minor Spectacles (2023) Perspectives: Recent Gifts of Contemporary Art (2022), Anastasia Samoylova: FloodZone (2022), Jess Dugan: To Survive on this Shore (2022), Bea Nettles: Harvest of Memory (2019–21), Nathan Lyons: In Pursuit if Magic (2019), #LarsonShindelman #Mobilize (2019); A History of Photography(2018); Photography and America’s National Parks (2016), In the Garden (2015), Astro-Visions (2013), and Between the States: Photographs of the American Civil War (2011). Her books include Bea Nettles: Harvest of Memory (University of Texas Press, 2019), Nathan Lyons: In Pursuit of Magic (University of Texas Press, 2019), The Photographer in the Garden (Aperture, 2018), Picturing America’s National Parks (Aperture, 2016), and the essay “From Vision to Reality: A Transition from Pictorialism to Modernism” in Imogen Cunningham (TF Editores/D.A.P, 2012/2013). Allen grew up in Tempe, Arizona. She holds an M.A. in photographic preservation and collections management from Toronto Metropolitan University in coordination with the George Eastman Museum, as well as a B.A. in art history and a B.F.A. in photography from the University of Arizona, Tucson.
George Eastman Museum
The George Eastman Museum is located in Rochester, New York, on the estate of George Eastman, the pioneer of popular photography and motion picture film. Founded in 1947 as an independent nonprofit institution, it is the world’s oldest photography museum and one of the oldest film archives. The museum holds unparalleled collections—encompassing several million objects—in the fields of photography, cinema, and photographic and cinematographic technology, and photographically illustrated books. The institution is also a longtime leader in film preservation and photographic conservation.
In addition to activities in Rochester, New York, Eastman Museum Los Angeles, a newly launched venture of the George Eastman Museum, was established in 2024 with the mission of contributing to arts, culture, and education in Los Angeles.
Primary activities include curating exhibitions, organizing public programming, and offering educational programs that explore photography, moving images, and related technology.
Website: https://www.eastman.org
SUBMISSION INFORMATION
** Please note that submissions close on January 6, 2026 at MIGNIGHT ET. ALL WORK MUST BE UPLOADED BY MIDNIGHT ET ON January 6, 2026, OR THEY WILL NOT BE INCLUDED. No refunds will be issued for entries which are purchased but no images are uploaded by the deadline.
CFE Dates: December 3, 2025 – January 6, 2026
Early Submissions: December 3 – 10, 2025
2 works: $35, 4 works: $50, 6 works: $60, 8 works: $75
Regular Submissions: December 11, 2025 – January 2, 2026
2 images: $40, 4 images: $60, 6 images: $70, 8 images: $85
Late Submissions: January 3-6, 2026
2 images: $50, 4 images: $70, 6 images: $80, 8 images: $95
Student Submissions:
2 images: $30, 4 images: $45, 6 images: $55, 8 images: $70
* Selected work can be up to 30” on the longest side framed for this exhibition.
IMPORTANT DATES
Deadline For All Submissions: January 6, 2026, Midnight ET
Notifications of Selections: On or before, January 12, 2026
Deadline to Delivery Artwork to the APG Gallery: January 30, 2026 at 4pm ET
Exhibition Dates: February 3-27, 2026
Opening Reception: February 5, 2026 7-9pm ET
SUBMISSION FILE PREPARATION
(These Specifications are for Submission Uploads Only. Please see below for details on files to be printed for exhibition)
- Export images as .jpg. Resize to 2100 px on the longest side.
- Name your files as follows: first name_lastname_titleofartwork.jpg (Example: joe_smith_mygreatphoto.jpg).
- Create a text file with your Personal Info (name, email, phone, website/social media), Artist Statement (500 words max), Bio (250 words max), and Image list (in this order: Title, Year piece was created, Print/Image Size (H x W), estimated Framed Size (H x W) Medium (archival pigment print, inkjet print, silver gelatin, cyanotype, etc.), and save this file as a Word doc or PDF.
- Once you have paid the Entry Fee, you will receive an email with a link to upload your files
In order to submit your work you must be a current APG member. Join or Renew Now!
All entries must be completed ONLINE. Do NOT email any image files
- Complete Online Registration & Payment
- PLEASE NOTE: Once you receive the upload link, you must be logged into your account on the website in order to successfully upload your work.
- Upload Files to the Dropbox link found in the payment confirmation.
- If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact – gallery@AtlantaPhotographyGroup.org
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Submissions Closed at Midnight on January 6, 2026
