Rfotofolio believes in community building not competition so our call may be different from others. We are please to have Diana Bloomfield as this years juror. 

How the Process Works

Everyone sees art differently and with that in mind each year we ask our guest juror to select the work that speaks to them. The more people that see your work the better. Rfotofolio is always one of the jurors.

Work is considered as a portfolio.

Artists whose work are selected will be featured on our site, in future interviews, and future publications.  They will also be included in The Photographers Index. .

Many of the photographers that we have met over the years, come to our attention via the Rfotofolio Call. Rfotofolio has a call once a year and submissions will be accepted beginning on September 8th.

Dates to remember.

Sept 8, 2024 Entries will be accepted.
Oct. 27, 2024 midnight CST is the deadline.
Dec 8, 2024 selections will be announced on Rfotofolio.org 

Some of the things that happen when you take part in a call.

1. You look at your work more closely. Editing becomes key. Your own selection process becomes more in tune with what you want to say.
2. Your work is seen by people that may not have the opportunity to view your work in the past, even if your work is not selected.
3. You help support the organization and the community.

Criteria

Work is selected on the bases of a portfolio of seven images.
All work must be done by you. In the case of work made by two people, attribution must be given to all parties. 

No AI generated images please.

How to prepare your files.

Prepare your files with the following specifications:
Dimensions should be 1240 pixels on the longest side.
Saved as a JPEG.
No Watermarks / Copyright Units / Logos on image files.
File naming is as follows:
LAST NAME_FIRST NAME_TITLE.jpg
, for example Smith_Jill_MoonOverRiver_.jpg

In your email please have “Call for Entry 2024” in the subject line.
Send us seven images with your email address and website address or IG account. (optional).
Please include one paragraph about the work you are submitting.
Email them to rfotofolio@rfotofolio.org .

If you have any questions please send us an email at rfotofolio@rfotofolio.org

Donate with our Paypal button. We leave the amount up to you so that we will not exclude anyone. When you participate in our call for entry you are supporting the Rfotofolio Fund and Rfotofolio. Thank you for your support

Eligibility

Our calls for entry are open to all photographers world-wide, both amateur and professional. Rfotofolio invites photographers working in all mediums, styles and schools of thought to participate. The work must be done by you. No AI generated images.

Use Rights

Each artist retains all copyrights to their own images. Artist’s attribution is provided with any use. By submitting work, artists whose submissions are chosen grant Rfotofolio the right to use their images for the purpose of promoting the artist, promoting future calls for entry, future interviews, publications and programs. Images may also be placed on social networks for Rfotofolio with artist attribution. By entering this call for entry you are allowing Rfotofolio to publish your images on our site and social media.

About Diana Bloomfield

A photographer for 40 years, Diana’s work has been internationally exhibited and widely published. Specializing in historic 19th century printing techniques, she creates visual narratives with her hand- made prints and one-of-a-kind artist books. She teaches workshops throughout the United States, including at Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Maine Media Workshops, Mountain Intaglio, Light Art Space, and in Norway through NORDphotography.

Diana has received numerous awards for her images, including a 1985 New Jersey State Visual Arts Fellowship, from the New Jersey State Arts Council, and six Artist Support Grants from the United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County, North Carolina, most recently in 2023. Diana was named a Photolucida Critical Mass Finalist in 2014, 2018, 2019, and 2022. And in August of 2021, she was honored with Rfotofolio’s 2021 Denis Roussel Award, juried by Christopher James.

Her images have been included in a number of books, including l’art du livre origami, by Jean-Charles Trebbi; Jill Enfield’s Guide to Photographic Alternative Processes, by Jill Enfield; Christopher James’ The Book of Alternative Photographic Processes; and she is a featured artist in Christina Z. Anderson’s Gum Printing: A Step-by-Step Manual, Highlighting Artists & Their Creative Practice, and in Cyanotype Toning: Using Botanicals to Tone Blueprints Naturally, by Annette Golaz.

Diana’s art is also in the permanent collections of the Norton Museum of Art, located in West Palm Beach, Florida; the New Mexico History Museum/Palace of the Governors, located in Santa Fe, New Mexico; in the Collection at Montefiore Einstein, located in White Plains, New York; and in NC State University’s Gregg Museum of Art & Design.

A native North Carolinian, Diana lives in Raleigh, North Carolina, where she received her MA in English Literature and Creative Writing from North Carolina State University.

She is represented by The Cardinal Gallery, located in Toronto, Canada. and by photo-eye Gallery (Photographer’s Showcase), located in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

To learn more aboutDiana Bloomfield please visit her page by clicking on her name.

To see past Rfotofolio Calls click here.

Images in banner are by Bob Avakian, Diana Bloomfield, K.K.DePaul, Brian Kosoff,
George Nobechi, James Ritchie, Rachael Short, Norm Snyder, Emilija Petrauskiene, Melanie Walker,Brian Van der Wetering.

Thank you to Carol Boss and Hahnemühle paper for your on going support.