Black Box Gallery - Field Work: Trees and Water Open Call

• Black Box Gallery

• Deadline: February 11th, 2026

• Theme: Trees and Water

• Prize: Exhibition in Portland (USA) + Sales

• Entry Fees: Yes

• REGISTRATION: CLICK HERE

Black Box Gallery is pleased to announce an upcoming juried group photography exhibition dedicated to the compelling and enduring subjects of Trees and Water. This thoughtfully curated exhibition will bring together a wide range of contemporary photographic approaches, showcasing how these two elemental forces continue to inspire powerful visual narratives in modern photography.

Trees and water have long held deep symbolic, emotional, and aesthetic significance. Water, in its many forms—oceans and rivers, pools and fountains, rain, mist, fog, lakes, snow, and crashing waves—offers endless opportunities for movement, reflection, atmosphere, and abstraction. Trees, whether standing alone or forming dense forests, provide strong compositional anchors, shaping space, scale, rhythm, and time within the photographic frame.

This exhibition seeks to explore the visual dialogue between these subjects, highlighting the diverse ways photographers interpret, document, and reimagine them. From quiet, meditative scenes to bold and dynamic compositions, the show will examine how contemporary photographers use trees and water to convey emotion, place, memory, and transformation.

There is expansive creative freedom within this theme, inviting magical, poetic, experimental, and technically refined works alike. Photographers are encouraged to explore their ideas, push their techniques, and present fresh perspectives on these timeless subjects. Black Box Gallery looks forward to presenting a vibrant and engaging exhibition that celebrates the expressive power of contemporary photography.