Call Description

EXHIBIT INFORMATION:

•      Judging will be done of digital images submitted through CaFE only.

•      The call will close on April 15th, 2026.

•      There will be two categories for judging—COLOR and MONOCHROME.

•      Notification of artists whose images are juried into the exhibit will be made by email on May 10th, 2026.

•      We will display 50 images selected by the jurors in an Exhibitors’ Gallery on the Cary Photographic Artists website (www.caryphotographicartists.org) beginning May 15, 2026.

•      An on-line awards ceremony with comments by the jurors will be held at 7:00pm, May 17th, 2026. Log in information will be provided by email on May 15, 2026.

FEES

•      Registration fee: $40

•      Maximum number of images: 3

KEY DATES

•      Registration and fee payment through CaFE only—February 23, 2026 through April 15, 2026

•      Email notification of images accepted into the show—May 10th, 2026

•      Zoom login information for the awards ceremony and jurors’ comments provided to all entrants—May 15, 2026

•      Online awards ceremony and comments by the jurors—7:00pm May 17, 2026

AWARDS

Burnette Blakely Best in Show          $300

Monochrome

First Place                                $200

Second Place                           $150

Third Place                               $100

Color

First Place                                $200

Second Place                           $150

Third Place                               $100

In addition, the judges will select three Honorable Mentions from both the Color and Monochrome categories.

ENTRY RULES

•      This exhibition is open to digital photographic images only.  

•      Entries must be submitted through CaFE.

•      Images must be the original, individual work of the entrant.

•      Entrants take full responsibility for the content of all images including the likeness of recognizable individuals.

•      While use of AI editing tools such as Adobe’s Generative Expand and Generative Remove are acceptable, no AI generated images will be accepted. 

•      Work accepted into prior CPA juried print or digital exhibitions is not permitted.

•      To ensure the anonymity of entries during the judging process, no identifying information, including copyright information or watermarks, may appear on the image.

•      Artists whose images are accepted into the exhibit will be notified by email on May 10th, 2026

•      Entry fees are non-refundable. No exceptions!

JURORS

Talor Stone

Talor Stone is a PhD researcher and photographer based in Las Vegas, Nevada.  As an Arctic specialist, she has spent a significant amount of time exploring the northern regions. Her images seek to merge science and art to foster a deeper understanding and emotionally connect viewers to places few will ever visit. 

Padma Inguva

Padma Inguva is a New Jersey–based photographer, educator, and speaker known for her luminous imagery of flowers and sacred spaces. With a background in both technology and the arts, Padma brings a uniquely analytical yet emotional lens to her photography. Her passion for capturing the spiritual grandeur of churches and temples has led her across the country, camera in hand, studying architecture, light, and the human response to beauty.

Through her programs, Padma shares not only technical guidance on equipment and composition, but also the importance of preparation, respect, and presence—qualities that transform a photograph into a visual prayer. Her work has been widely exhibited and published, and her website, Padma’s World, serves as a vibrant gallery of her travels, techniques, and artistic vision.

CARY PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTISTS

Cary Photographic Artists, founded in 2007 by Bobbi Hopp, is the North Carolina Triangle’s only organization whose mission is to develop and enhance the practice of photographic art.

For additional information or questions, please contact Don Ducey at exhibits1@caryphotographicartists.org or Jo Bolton at exhibits2@caryphotographicartists.org. Please use CPA DIGITAL EXHIBIT as the SUBJECT.

Application Requirements

$40.00 entry fee for 1-3 images

Eligibility Criteria

National photographic artists