Analog Forever Magazine, in partnership with the Colorado Photographic Arts Center and Month of Photography, Denver, is proud to present "The Natural World," a curated online group exhibition for March 2023. This showcase will be expertly curated by American artist Wendi Schneider, renowned for her captivating 'States of Grace' series of hand-gilded photographs.

To enter, all you need to do is read and respond to the following prompt with your analog photography. The best of these images will be showcased in an online show, beginning March 13th, 2023. Good luck!

Prompt:
“For most of history, man has had to fight nature to survive; in this (20th) century he is beginning to realize that, in order to survive, he must protect it.” ~ Jacques-Yves Cousteau

Many of us in the 21st century turn to nature for nurture, perhaps because we have an innate desire to commune with our surroundings, and at this time in particular, to appreciate what we have and bring awareness to what we are losing. Species are disappearing at 1,000 to 10,000 times the natural rate, with as many as 30 to 50 percent of all possibly heading toward extinction by mid-century.  

The veneration of fleeting moments of beauty is now intensified by the quickening pace of loss. To what do you pay tribute and seek to bring attention? Where do you find your sense of place, solace or disruption? What moves, replenishes, or disturbs you? How do you express what resonates with your soul in the natural world, be it the birds, bees, plants, trees, or other creatures? What is the story only you can tell?

Deadline for Submissions is February 28th, 2023

About the Curator

Wendi Schneider is an American artist widely known for her ongoing series of hand gilded photographs ‘States of Grace’. Drawn to the serenity and transcendence she finds in the sinuous elegance of organic forms, she creates illuminated impressions of vanishing beauty in the natural world. Schneider came to photography from painting in the early 1980’s, blending the two mediums by layering oils on her silver gelatin prints, hovering between the real and the imagined. She began working with grainy, painterly color slide film in the late ‘80s, initially for editorial work, before transitioning to digital in the 2000s. In 2012, she began layering her digitally layered images with gold leaf in the ‘States of Grace’ series - infusing the artist’s hand, and suffusing the treasured subjects with the luminosity and spirituality of gold, ensuring each print is a unique object of reverence. Schneider’s images seemingly dance on the paper’s surface amidst reflections of light on precious metals, creating a synthesis of technique and subject. Her work is influenced by a background in painting, art history, and her collection of turn-of-the-twentieth-century photogravures, platinum, and gum prints. 

Schneider’s photographs are held in the permanent collections of The New Orleans Museum of Art, The Center for Creative Photography, The Memphis Brooks Museum, The Auburn University Library Special Collections, as well as numerous private collections. Her work has been published, awarded, and exhibited extensively worldwide and is represented by A Gallery for Fine Photography (New Orleans), Arnika Dawkins Gallery (Atlanta), Catherine Couturier Gallery (Houston), Etherton Gallery (Tucson), PhotoGraphic Gallery (San Miguel de Allende), Rick Wester Fine Art (New York), and Vision Gallery (Jerusalem). She is an active board member of the Colorado Photographic Arts Center.

Connect with Wendi on her Website and on Instagram!

Submission Guidelines: 

Image Specifications:
1) Only .jpg files will be accepted.
2) Images must be 1500px on the shortest side at 72dpi.
3) No photo-shopped borders or watermarks. 
4) Only one image may be submitted.
5) Image must be named in the following format: “FirstNameLastName1.jpg”, etc.

Email Specifications:
1) The subject line of your email should state: "Submission: The Natural World”
2) Please ATTACH your images to the email NOT INSIDE the email. Do not embed them. Do not attach a google drive or dropbox link. 
3) Include your information in the format requested (see below).
4) Format Request: “Title” by Your Name | Camera + Film, Process - Your URL

Send your submission to submissions@analogforevermagazine.com by February 28th, 2023.

Note: Due to the large number of submissions we receive, you may not receive a response. Though we try our best to respond to everyone, we do not guarantee a response. Thank you for understanding.

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