Much like déjà vu, a double exposure can evoke a sense of mystery and layered meanings. Déjà vu itself is an illusion of memory, where a vivid sense of recollection arises even though the time, place, and context of the “previous” experience remain elusive or impossible. A double exposure can hold many interpretations. It might be two negatives stacked in a darkroom, a single 35mm frame exposed twice, or the juxtaposition of two contrasting ideas—love and hate—somehow captured within a single image. We challenge you to delve into your vision, expand your photographic mind, and uncover the double exposures that move you, make you think, or stir your emotions.

Double exposure photography has a long and fascinating history. Emerging in the mid-19th century, early photographers experimented with multiple exposures on a single plate or film. This technique gained popularity in the Victorian era, particularly within the realm of spirit photography, where ghostly figures were often superimposed onto portraits. In the early 20th century, artists like Man Ray and László Moholy-Nagy embraced double exposure as a means of expressing surrealist ideas and challenging traditional photographic conventions. With the advent of digital photography, double exposure became more accessible, leading to a resurgence in popularity and fostering a new wave of creative experimentation.

This call accepts images that are digitally manipulated to create a double exposure, however, AI generated photos are not permitted for submission. 

About the Curators:

leslie Tabony
A self-taught digital photographer based in New Orleans, LA, leslie Tabony, is an artist
using her own associations as she creates narratives which focus on the sublime and
the ethereal. 
The relationship of longing, sensuality and spirituality are often explored in her love of
the portraiture of women. The women offer themselves, their introspection. Their
femininity is defined as inner strength, movement, serenity, and ability to tread the
threshold between the present and other worldiness.
Her work uses unusual light, diffusion, soft focus, solarization, shadow, a pictorial
aesthetic and meticulous compositions to find the beauty in paring a visceral emotion
amidst paradoxical extremes.  
Infinitude, vulnerability, submission, reverence, sexuality, desire, dreams, the
melancholic, the ethereal, stillness, and quietude are weaved together ---  So too are
poetry, philosophy, eras of times gone by -- 18th, 19th and early 20th century.  
Her work is mostly black and white, but sepia, duotones and even colour are used
depending on the Body of Work.

Nicolas Boulier
Diploma from political science institute, former high school history and geography teacher, owner and designer of residential Lofts, owner and designer of historical restaurants, owner and manager of Art gallery for fine Art photography…Nicolas BOULIER gallery is specialized in fine Art photography with bookstore. The photo gallery of diversity. Diversity in the choice of artists (internationally or locally renowned), diversity in themes (poetic or technical, aesthetic or political), diversity in geographical areas (Louisiana or Paris or Colombia. ..), diversity in photographic media (silver or color, vernacular or large format…). The curation is however very strict and respects specific themes.

Application Requirements

Submission Fee (for Members) : $25
Submission Fee (for Non-Members) : $35
Submission Fee + Basic NOPA Membership: $60
Submission Fee + Silver NOPA Membership (Includes online portfolio listing): $85

https://neworleansphotoalliance.org/membership/
 
Maximum pieces per entry is 5. Files must be in JPEG or JPG, under 5MB with a minimum of 1200 pixels on the longest side so that photographs are large enough to be viewed properly by the juror and used in promotion if selected. 

Déjà Vu will open on March 20, 2025 and remain on view through May 4, 2025.

Application Deadline: February 9, 2025

Artists Notified of Acceptance: February 18, 2025

All work must be delivered to the New Orleans Photo Alliance framed and ready to hang no later than March 9, 2025.

Eligibility Criteria

Submissions are open to all photographers; NOPA membership not required; all ages accepted. 

Works submitted must be legal and the artist assumes responsibility for having the legal right to exhibit and sell the images. Fine arts nudes and implied nude works are acceptable. This exhibition will include work that has been digitally manipulated (PhotoShop). AI generated photos are not permitted for submission.

Photographers are responsible for all shipping fees. Gallery receives 40 percent and the artist receives 60 percent of the retail price of works sold.

NOTES FOR SELECTED ARTISTS

All work must be delivered to the New Orleans Photo Alliance framed and ready to hang no later than March 9, 2025. 

Shipping: 

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New Orleans Photo Alliance
3436 Magazine Street #134
New Orleans, LA 70115

Drop Off:
New Orleans Photo Alliance
7800 Oak St 
New Orleans, LA 70118