Photo Fringe 2024 OPEN Eco

Photo Fringe invites artists to propose a single image that will engage audiences with the climate crisis and help us imagine a greener, fairer world.

About the award

Photo Fringe invites artists from all over the world to participate and respond to the question: "How can photography make a difference to the climate crisis?"

Our first OPEN Eco exhibition showed very successfully on Worthing seafront from 2022. For this edition we’re calling for work to be shown in an outdoor exhibition on Brighton seafront.

Twenty single images will be selected by our jury for this key festival exhibition and feature on our festival website.

Selection panel

• Siân Berry, Green Party MP for Brighton Pavilion
• Laura Summerton, Senior Photography Manager, WaterAid
• Claire Wearn, Festival Director, Photo Fringe
• Rebecca Drew, Chair of Trustees, Photo Fringe

How to apply

Please enter work you consider to be photographic, well resolved, exciting and innovative. The panel will be looking for work responding to the question "How can photography make a difference to the climate crisis?"

Eligibility and Submission Fee

Submissions of work are invited from anyone who considers themselves to be a photographer or lens-based artist.

Artists can only submit a single image per entry, but are allowed to submit multiple entries. A fee of £10 will be charged for each entry.

Entrants should be over 18 years of age (those between the ages of 14 to 18 should apply for our OPEN Young Photographers award).

Want to show a full exhibition?

All artists submitting are invited to create their own, full exhibitions on our online platform for the standard registration fees, see here for details. Photo Fringe is a registered charity and we collaborate with artists to deliver a festival that's open for everyone. Fees collectively contribute directly to festival production costs.

About the exhibition space

Managed by Brighton & Hove City Council, the gallery sits proudly on the busiest part of Brighton’s promenade and next to the i360 attracting some of the highest footfall in the city (Visit Brighton) and is accessible 24/7. Image panels are 90x90cm.

Beyond the exhibition

The Photo Fringe 2024 OPEN Eco exhibition is currently scheduled to run at Brighton Beach Gallery until November. We hope the exhibition will continue be shown in subsequent, yet to be confirmed, locations. We expect the dibond prints to eventually be auctioned to raise funds for Photo Fringe. All works will be shown online at photofringe.org for at least 12 months.

Timeline

• Application deadline: Monday 2 September at 9am BST (10.00am CET)
• Print ready files submitted by: Wednesday 11 September
• Exhibition duration: 4 - 27 October 2024
• Festival launch weekend: 4 October

Preview

The launch of Photo Fringe 2024 will take place on 4 October in Brighton. Everyone is welcome to attend. Tickets for the Photo Fringe afterparty will be online soon.

Instructions

• Upload a single image of the work you are proposing
• Images must be 300 dpi, at least 700mm on the widest length
• For each image, please complete the description field with the year of production and image title if relevant

You will also be asked for:

• up to 50 words about your practice
• up to 100 words describing how your work proposes to respond to the question: How can photography make a difference to the climate crisis?
• a short written biography (up to 100 words)
• a link to your website (optional)
• a link to your Instagram (optional)

Final Exhibition Image

Final images will be selected by the panel. You will be requested to submit by We transfer directly to Photo Fringe. No further amendments will be possible. Submitted images must follow the spec below:

*largest file size available saved as a CMYK tiff file at 300dpi. For info, images will be printed on white dibond (900x900mm) with a border of approximately 100x100mm.

Accessibility

If you require support with your application, please get in touch with Photo Fringe Festival Director, Claire Wearn: clairewearn@photofringe.org

Use the link below to submit your entry via Curator Space

We look forward to receiving your entry!

Supported by Brighton & Hove City Council