Captured Light 2026: Metered, A Juried Photography Exhibition

Captured Light 2026: Metered
A Juried Photography Exhibition

The Hamilton County Artist Association (HCAA) and its sponsors, proudly current the annual Captured Light Photography Exhibit & Competition on the Birdie Gallery positioned at 195 S. fifth Street, Noblesville, IN 46060. The Captured Light Photography Exhibit and Competition is open to all photographers within the Hamilton County and all contiguous counties. If you want to be included for the 2026 present, please full the applying on our web site. The software should be acquired by the HCAA Captured Light committee NO LATER THAN FEBRUARY eighth, 2026. We encourage you to learn the principles and register.

Guest Juror: Nick Carver
Nick Carver is a big format photographer and educator recognized for his technical mastery and contemplative method to the craft. Working primarily with giant format cameras, his work emphasizes deliberate course of, meticulous composition, and the self-discipline required to make significant pictures. Through his YouTube channel and workshops, Nick has turn out to be a revered voice within the analog pictures neighborhood, educating the basics of enormous format method and the philosophical underpinnings of intentional image-making.
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Important Dates
Submissions Due: February 8, 2026
Artist Notifications: February 13, 2026
Artwork Drop-off: February 28, 2026 | 10am–6pm
Opening Reception & Awards: Friday, March 6, 2026 | 6–9pm
Gallery Hours: Saturdays, March 8, 15, 22 | 10am–1pm
People’s Choice Announced: March 27, 2026
Artist Pickup: March 28, 2026 | Time TBD

Submission Requirements
Eligibility Open to all photographers working in analog or digital codecs. Artists could submit as much as three photos, both three particular person works or one cohesive collection of as much as three photos. You can not submit each particular person works and a collection; select one method.

All entries should be the unique work of the photographer submitting.

Entry Fee $10 per picture or $25 for 3 photos, payable to Hamilton County Artists’ Association. Payment should be accomplished at time of submission.

Entry price is waived for all HCAA juried members.

Technical Specifications Files should be JPEG format, sRGB shade area, most 3000 pixels on the longest edge, underneath 5MB per file. Submissions that don’t meet these specs is not going to be juried.

Artist Statement Each submission requires a written assertion (most 150 phrases) explaining your intent behind the work. This isn’t an outline of the topic. It’s a proof of why you made the {photograph} and what you had been making an attempt to attain. Statements will likely be used throughout jurying and as wall textual content in case your work is accepted.

Size Restrictions Maximum 32 inches on the longest outdoors dimension of the framed piece.

Presentation Standards All accepted work should be gallery-ready. No exceptions.

This means:
Properly framed with clear glass or acrylic (matted pictures in frames, or gallery-wrapped prints). No free prints or clip frames.
Securely wired for hanging utilizing D-rings and movie wire (no sawtooth hangers)
Clean edges, no harm to border or matting
At drop-off on February 28, you may be required to exhibit correct hanging of your work. If your piece doesn’t meet presentation requirements and can’t be corrected on-site, will probably be excluded from the exhibition with no refund of your entry price.

Labeling Requirements On the again of your framed piece, higher left nook, clearly label:

Your title

Phone quantity

Image title

Price or NFS

No photographer-identifying data could seem on the entrance of the work. If your title or signature is seen, masks it with tape throughout drop-off.

Exhibition Commitment Work should stay within the exhibition by way of the March 28 pickup date. Depending on complete submissions and area constraints, not all accepted photos could also be hung.

Community Showcase Artists not chosen for the principle juried exhibition may have a number of items displayed in a devoted Community Showcase space. This work should meet the identical presentation requirements however isn’t eligible for awards.

Sales & Commission All work could also be provided on the market or marked NFS (not on the market). HCAA will deal with all gross sales transactions and cost a 20% fee to HCAA members and 25% to non-HCAA members for photos bought on the exhibit. Checks will likely be mailed inside 2 weeks of the conclusion of the present.

Awards Juried by Nick Carver:

Best in Show: $100

1st Place: $75

2nd Place: $50

third Place: $35

People’s Choice (voted by viewers): $50

Awards will likely be introduced on the opening reception on March 6. People’s Choice winner will likely be introduced March 27.