The Glasgow Gallery of Photography is running an exhibition in January called Elements.  

A new theme we wanted to explore is Elements, the literally building blocks to the world around us.

This theme is open for you to explore in how ever you interpret the notion of Elements. This could be exploring one or more of the "Four Elements", Earth, Wind, Water and Fire.

You interpret the elements as the weather that we experience and how that impacts our lives.

Or you explore the elements as the building blocks of the universe, using the periodic table as a starting point to explore the theme.

How you interpret this theme is up to you, we are excited to showcase the results.

Elements is an open call for photographers to submit up to 8 images.

If selected participants will have:

• Their work printed and displayed in the gallery

• Their work displayed in an online gallery on our website


• Their work be included in an exhibition catalogue


• A digital certificate of participation sent out before the start of the exhibition 


• Their work will be photographed in situ once installed. These photos will be shared with participants directly via email and through our social media after the exhibition has started. 


• Their work will be videoed. These videos will be share via the gallery’s social media pages. 


• Have their work automatically put forward for a chance to be named Photographer of the Month.

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How to participate: 

Submissions are FREE.  If your work is selected there will be a participation fee of £50.00. Unless otherwise stated by the gallery, images will either be printed 16"x12, 18"x12", or 12"x12" in size depending on the image.

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Please note that the frames used belong to the gallery

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The submission deadline for this exhibition:  18th September 2026

Submission Checklist
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• Your name should be used as the files, Firstname-Surname, e.g John-Smith1, John-Smith2. This is so we know who the files belong to. 


• Files should be JPEG files only. 


• Images should be 300ppi and 3000 Pixels minimum on the shortest side.

In your email or the message section of your submission

 please state:

• Tell us the name you wish for us to use.
 (Use the same name as file names)

• Tell us your Nationality or Country in which you reside.


• State which exhibition you are submitting to.

• Titles of your images (if applicable)


• State any social media or website links you wish for us to use.

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Send your 1 - 8 files using either Smash, Wetransfer or Dropbox (which are free to use) to our submission email address submissions@glasgowgalleryofphotography.com. Please do not send images as email attachments as this tends to compress your files. Also please send all your images at the same time, and not one image at a time.

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If you are selected to participate or on the reserve list, you will be notified by email. Those not selected will not be notified.

Good Luck!