The New York Center for Photographic Arts (NYC4PA) invites photographers world-wide to submit images using any photographic process (print, image transfer, emulsion transfer, encaustic, black and white, color etc.). Winners will receive a total of $2,500 in cash awards and winners and jurors selections will be presented in a group show at the 69 Leonard Gallery in the SOHO art district in New York city and an online gallery on the NYC4PA website with the Grand Prize winning image being posted on the NYC4PA home page. In addition, an exhibition catalog of the group show will be available and the gallery show will be listed and reviewed in a NY Gallery magazine.

THEME: Seasons

Images may be submitted in any of the following four categories:

• Winter • Spring • Summer • Fall

This Call for Entries is open worldwide to both amateur and professional photographers. NYC4PA invites photographers working in all mediums, styles and schools of thought to participate. Experimental and mixed techniques are welcome. Only 2-D work is eligible and for images included in the gallery show FRAMED SIZE cannot exceed 24 inches on the longest side.

JUROR: Douglas Beasley

Douglas Beasley’s personal vision explores the spiritual aspects of life through unique imagery. He has a BFA from the University of Michigan, after which he worked for many years as a commercial photographer while cultivating his own fine art. He has taught photography at his own workshops as well as several Universities, the Santa Fe Workshops, and Center for Photography in Woodstock NY. He has received many grants and commissions, and has been widely exhibited and collected internationally.

Douglas’ books include A Nisei’s First Encounter, (1999), with insight into his journey to his mother’s homeland and Earth Meets Spirit , (2011) based on a personal vision of the sacred landscape. As founder and director of Vision Quest Photo Workshops, Beasley provides workshops that emphasize personal expression and creative vision over the mechanics of camera use. He also photographs various fine-art based commercial assignments locally and throughout the world.