Patty Carroll, Staired Down, 2020 — Patty Carroll, *Staired Down,* 2020

We are excited to announce that our February 2021 online group exhibition, “The World Laughs,” is being curated by the owner and director of Catherine Couturier Gallery, Catherine Couturier! To enter, all you need to do is read and respond to the following prompt with your analog photography:

Catherine Couturier writes: Most calls for entry are pretty serious. The contemporary art world is quite sure of its own importance, and art dealers and artists alike are often painfully dreary. It’s silly in most cases and exhausting in all, so let’s not do that today. Let’s lighten up! Let’s all laugh. Let’s all take a moment to giggle at the absurdity of the world we live in and champion the photographs that point out those absurdities. From slapstick to whimsy to irony, all forms of humor are welcome, be them cheery or dark or bright or bleak. Laugh, and the world laughs with you! Weep, and you weep alone.

We invite you to submit up to two photographs for this exhibition that capture the concept of this theme. We offer no limits to the photographs submitted, other than the fact that they are created with analog film or process. The best of these images will be showcased in an online show curated by the owner and director of Catherine Couturier Gallery, Catherine Couturier. This online exhibition will go live on our website on February 15th, 2021. Please follow the directions below to complete your submission. Good luck!

The deadline for submissions is January 31st, 2021!

About the Curator

Catherine Couturier is the owner and director of Catherine Couturier Gallery. Upon its inception, the gallery quickly evolved into the premier photography gallery in Houston and sits at the center of Gallery Row. Couturier reviews portfolios for organizations and festivals such as Photo Nola, Texas Photographic Society, and FotoFest, is a juror for Critical Mass, serves on the advisory council of Houston Center for Photography, and give lectures to artists and collectors alike on a myriad of subjects related to the field of fine art photography.

The gallery has been a member of AIPAD (Association of Photography Art Dealers) since 1998, the most prestigious institute of its kind in the world. Catherine Couturier Gallery specializes in classic 20th-century photography and contemporary work of the highest quality and also sells a wide range of rare and vintage books and publications by many of today's best-known contemporary artists. The Catherine Couturier Gallery is committed to excellence with a dedication to the medium in all its forms, with the goal to showcase the best fine art photography available.

Connect with Catherine Couturier on her Website and 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 two images may be submitted.
5) Images must be named in the following format: “FirstNameLastName1.jpg”, etc.

Email Specifications:
1) The subject line of your email should state: "Submission: The World Laughs”
2) Please ATTACH your images to the email. Do not embed them. Do not attach a google drive or dropbox link.
3) Please do not send PDF or Text Files. Please put all information into the body of the email.

Specific information needed for each Submission:
1) Your name as you would like it to appear.
2) The Camera and Process used to create your images.
3) Titles for each of your photograph(s). Write out each title exactly as you would like it to appear.
4) Email Address in the text of the email.
5) The Website Address you would like your images linked to.

Send your submission to submissions@analogforevermagazine.com by January 31st, 2021.

Note: Do to the large amount 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.

Copyright Information:

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