Skip to Navigation
Skip to Content
Poetry of the Ordinary
Call for Entries
The world is full of magical things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.
– W.B. Yeats
It's easy to overlook the extraordinary that lies within the ordinary — the beauty, poignancy, and simple poetic elegance so commonly found in ordinary moments: Random objects that appear in perfect symmetry. Human moments that define our humanity. Light that falls elegantly on a subject to perfectly describe it. With your work and your eye, show us the extraordinary beauty that lies all around us in ordinary moments.
All captures and processes are welcome.
We are very pleased that Blue Mitchell will be jurying and curating this exhibition. He will select approximately 35 images for the Exhibition Gallery, and 40 more for our Online Gallery. All 75 images will be featured on social media, displayed in the exhibit catalog, and remain permanently on our website with photographer's URL.
Submit up to five photographs for $39, $6 for each additional
Log in or register and UPLOAD IMAGES
How to submit your images
Information about our printing service and free matting and framing here.
Banner image and thumbnail: Jeff Schlegel
Click to enlarge
About the Juror
Blue Mitchell is an independent publisher, curator, educator, and photographer based in Portland, Oregon. He has been involved with many facets of photography in corporate and fine art environments. In 2005, after Mitchell received his BFA from Oregon College of Art & Craft, he founded One Twelve Publishing.
One Twelve Publishing is most notably known for its fine art photographic print annual Diffusion (est. 2009), which focuses on artfully crafted photo practices. One Twelve provides an extensive blog with articles, galleries, and special features. Mitchell also hosts and produces a podcast called the Diffusion Tapes where he chats with artists, curators, and writers in fine art photography.
Founder and Publisher, Diffusion Annual & One Twelve
Host and Producer, The Diffusion Tapes