The 10th Annual National Juried Photography Show is a themed show and a camera phone show!

For this special 10-year Exhibition, SAGE will print and frame the selected 30 images in black gallery frames to mimic a phone photo gallery. 

Photographers nationwide are invited to participate in our 10th Annual National Juried Photography Show, titled My Hometown. This special exhibition aims to explore the concept of "hometown" through the eyes of photographers who capture the places, people, and moments that define their sense of home. To engage the wider community and highlight the accessibility of modern photography, all submissions must be taken using a camera phone. We encourage participants to share their unique perspectives on what makes their hometown special, whether it's the iconic landmarks or the lesser-known corners that hold personal significance.

A hometown is more than just a location; it’s a feeling, a collection of memories, and a reflection of personal identity. For this exhibition, we invite photographers to submit images taken on their camera phones that showcase their hometown as they see it—whether through the beauty of familiar landscapes, the warmth of community, or the hidden gems that others might overlook. What do you see when you think of your hometown? What parts of it do you cherish, and how do you want to share that story with the world? We are especially interested in works that capture the unseen, intimate moments of hometown life, the details that make each place uniquely yours.

Juror: Adam Jahiel - American photographer.

Educated At Brooks Institute of Photography (BS), majoring in commercial photography and University of Missouri Columbia (BJ) majoring in photojournalism. Apprenticed with Douglas Kirkland in Los Angeles, CA. Began freelance career in Los Angeles doing editorial, motion picture and corporate photography.

Adam Jahiel is an internationally known photographer. His work reaches from the American West, to such places as Kyrgyzstan, India, China, Europe, and Africa. His atmospheric and dynamic images have been exhibited and published internationally. In 1996, he became the first living photographer to have a one-man show at the Buffalo Bill Historical Center, in Cody, Wyoming. His photographs are in the collections of the Nevada Art Museum in Reno, the Joslyn Art Museum in Omaha, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, as well as private and corporate collections.

He lives in Story, Wyoming.

10th Annual National Juried Photography Show Awards:

BEST OF SHOW - $1,000

SECOND PRIZE - $750

THIRD PRIZE - $500

FOURTH PRIZE - $300

PEOPLE'S CHOICE - $150

Important Dates:

• Tuesday, December 10th | All submissions and Entry Fees due by 11:59pm
• Monday, December 16th | Artists will be notified via email if their work is selected
• Monday, January 6th, 2025 | All selected photos must be delivered to SAGE
• Tuesday, January 21st | Juried Show opens
• Thursday, January 30th | Awards Reception, 5:30pm-7:30pm
• Saturday, March 1st | Juried Show closes at 5:00pm
• Tuesday, March 4th | Unsold work available for pick-up

For this special 10-year Exhibition, SAGE will print and frame the selected 30 images in black gallery frames to mimic a phone photo gallery. 

Application Requirements

• Non-Refundable Entry fee for SAGE Members:
  • $15 (For first photo entered)
• Non-Refundable Entry fee for non-Members:
  • $25 (For first photo entered)
• Each additional piece entered:
  • $5 per piece
  • (Non-refundable; may submit up to 9 additional photos)
• Visit www.artinsheridan.com/photo10 to view the homepage for this Juried Show and view this prospectus.
• All entry into this show is done via Call for Entry (CaFÉ)
• When entering information on CaFE you can enter the size of the picture as 8x10 as that will be what SAGE prints the winning images out. 
• Both stages of jurying in this show will be done blindly (the juror will judge solely based on the image of the submitted photo without knowing the artist's identity).
• The first round of jurying will be all online and requires no shipping of work.
• 30 photos will be selected for the exhibition. The photographers will be notified by Dec. 16
• SAGE will print and frame the 30 selected pieces, so the photographers will not have to pay for shipping, framing, or printing.
• The final round of jurying will be in person for the 30 pieces accepted.
• Works included in the show will be chosen no later than Monday, December 16th.
• If your work is chosen, you will be notified via email.
• All work accepted into the show must be for sale as part of the exhibition.
• For any photo that is sold by an artist who is a Member of SAGE, SAGE will retain a 35% commission of the retail price, and the remaining 65% of the retail price will be remitted to the artist. For any work that is sold by an artist who is not a Member of SAGE, SAGE will retain a 40% commission of the retail price and the remaining 60% of the retail price will be remitted to the artist.
•  Prices will be set by the artist, but keep in mind there is a commission taken, but there is no cost of framing or printing to the artist. 
• Do not drop off or ship any work to SAGE until you have been notified of your acceptance into the show.
• You will be required to fill out and return a Loan Agreement Contract once your work has been selected in the show.
• Loan Agreements can be returned via email to sageinfo@sageart.org or included with your accepted photo(s) when they are delivered to SAGE.
• Voting for People’s Choice will occur digitally using an online ballot. The juror will judge and announce the Best of Show to Third Prize winners of the show during the Artists’ Reception on Thursday, January 30th, from 5:30 pm-7:30 pm. We encourage all selected artists to attend the reception if possible. The People's Choice Award winner will also be announced. If you are unable to attend and if you are selected as an award-winner, you will be notified on Friday, January 31st of your award and prize.

For this special 10-year Exhibition, SAGE will print and frame the selected 30 images in black gallery frames to mimic a phone photo gallery. 

Eligibility Criteria

Open to all artists residing in the US. All work must be original and created within the past five years and cannot have been included in a prior SAGE Juried Photography show. 

Photos MUST be taken on a camera phone and edited only on the phone. Submissions must include the phone used and the editing app used. 

For this special 10-year Exhibition, SAGE will print and frame the selected 30 images in black gallery frames to mimic a phone photo gallery.