Call for Submissions: Meld, PhotoED Magazine

Submissions Now Open: photoED Magazine Issue #73 – Pushing the Boundaries of Photography: MELD

• Submissions for photoED Magazine Issue #73 – MELD are now open until Friday, February 14, 2025, 11:59 EST.
• This special edition will feature photography that blends ideas, tools, and technologies into bold new visual statements.
• This is photoED Magazine’s first international Call for Submissions, supported by the Government of Canada.
• photoED magazine’s curatorial team will select 10 artist projects to be featured in the print and digital replica edition, with 25 additional artists showcased in a free-access Digital Extra companion edition.

Submissions are now open to emerging and professional fine art photographers worldwide. This issue will showcase those who dare to merge ideas, tools, and technologies to craft powerful, innovative artistic statements.

Since 2001, photoED Magazine has championed lens-based storytelling, featuring acclaimed Canadian artists such as June Clark, Edward Burtynsky, and Laurence Philomène, to name only a few. With this special edition, photoED aims to expand its mission globally, celebrating diverse voices in contemporary photography in a brand-new light. Print publishing is a unique and rare privilege that offers artists a legacy document of their work and story.

Submissions Details

• Submission Platform: site.picter.com/photoed-magazine-meld-2025
• Closes: February 14, 2025, 11:59 PM EST

Eligibility:

Submissions are open to photographers worldwide (excluding residents of Russia, Belarus, and sanctioned countries such as Cuba, Iran, and North Korea). Entrants must hold a valid photoED Magazine print or digital subscription or be a current Patreon patron.

Economically challenged artists may request a subscription fee exemption to ensure accessibility for all. Contact: rita@photoED.ca

Submission Guidelines:

• Up to 8 images per entry
• Fine art and original work only—no stock photography
• Submissions are juried by photoED’s Volunteer Curatorial Editorial Board
• Seeking diverse interpretations of the theme “MELD.” Works may include digital manipulation, analog processes, installation art, and/or any interpretations of the idea of photography as a creative blender

Awards and Opportunities

Selected projects will be celebrated in photoED Magazine’s 73rd edition (print and digital) and across its platforms:

• Top 10 Finalists:
  ◦  Published in the print edition
  ◦  Four copies of the publication (with worldwide shipping)
• 25 Additional Finalists:
  ◦  Featured in a Digital Extra Companion Edition launching May 1, 2025
• All Finalists:
  ◦  Featured in photoED’s email campaigns and social media channels

About the Theme: “MELD”

“MELD” invites photographers to push boundaries, blending ideas, tools, and creative processes to craft bold new visual narratives. “MELD” means to merge, combine, or mash-up – photography as a creative blender. The edition celebrates process-driven artistry, showcasing work that inspires conversations about innovation in photography.

About photoED Magazine

photoED Magazine is Canada’s last remaining photography magazine published in print and is proudly female-owned and led. With a commitment to accessible, jargon-free storytelling, photoED amplifies the voices of underrepresented creatives while celebrating the creative possibilities of photography.

With independent editorial integrity as a guiding principle, submissions by all artists including BIPOC artists, Women, Persons with Disabilities, members of the Deaf Community, and Persons Living in Poverty are warmly welcomed.
This initiative is proudly supported by the Government of Canada.

Submitting to photoED Magazine does not transfer any rights of ownership — the photographer retains full rights. We do not ask for exclusivity and the photographer is free to submit the image to any other publication, project or exhibition. The owner of the photograph allows us the rights to publish and promote their work, with credit, on our print and digital platforms. By submitting their work, the photographer acknowledges that they have full rights to the images and has obtained proper releases where warranted.

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For questions or comments, contact the Publisher:
Rita Godlevskis
rita@photoed.ca