PhotoPlace Gallery offers monthly, juried photographic exhibitions to photographers worldwide, each with a new topic and internationally recognized juror. Juror gallery selections are exhibited in our physical gallery in Middlebury, Vermont, and all juror selections are permanently displayed on this website.
We are steadfast supporters of photography and photographers. Photographers retain all rights and ownership of their images. More information here.
Since our founding in 2009, we have gained a reputation for exhibiting photography of a high level of excellence, while promoting photographers and providing them with tools to further promote their own work. To that end, we encourage photographers to provide their social media and website addresses when enrolling.
To help defray expenses for distant photographers, we provide free matting and framing of accepted photographs for the duration of our exhibitions, providing they are sized to fit our pre-cut mats. By offering this service, we are able to support the goals of a greater number of photographers.
Zach Hoffman graduated from Montana State University in 2012 with a Bachelor of Arts in Film and Photography. In 2014, he earned a Master’s degree in Photographic Arts from Lesley University. Since then, Zach has dedicated his career to practicing and teaching analog photography, cultivating both his artistic and academic pursuits.
In 2015, Zach served as an adjunct professor at Montana State University, where he shared his expertise with aspiring photographers. He also established and operated a thriving community darkroom in Bozeman, Montana, fostering a creative hub for analog photography enthusiasts until his move to Vermont in 2020.
That same year, Zach joined the esteemed PhotoPlace Gallery team. In 2025, he took on a leadership role by purchasing the gallery, furthering its mission to showcase exceptional photography from around the world. Zach remains committed to maintaining the gallery’s reputation for excellence and promoting photographers on a global scale.
James Barker has been involved in photography in one way or another for over 50 years. He studied fine art and photography at the School of Visual Arts in New York in the early 1970s, and has done all manner of editorial and commercial photography, both in and out of the studio. He has served as a Photolucida Critical Mass juror for the past four years, and was the owner and director of PhotoPlace Gallery from 2015 through 2024. He is now the dedicated printer for the gallery offering fine art photographic printing services for our exhibitors and clients.
Susan Hong has worked with and admired fine photography her entire professional life as an art director and graphic designer. She is pleased to be able to contribute to the effective display of such diverse, accomplished, and interesting work encountered at PhotoPlace Gallery.