Thresholds 2026: Up Close and Personal

Open Call

Street photography is more indispensable than ever. As digital technologies, social media and Artificial Intelligence drive a collective disconnect, street photography—with its emphasis on relationship, sensorial experience and human connection—seems to offer a much-needed antidote.

This call invites submissions for images from across the world that move our eyes from the screens and back to one another and explore how street photography shapes conversation and unscripted moments; capturing the light, color and unexpected shadows of layered streetscapes. This exhibition thinks about the gaps between the eerie of sleekness of AI generated images and the raw power of candid snaps. It thinks about how buildings redefine movement in the space, the powers of timing and the vitality of visual storytelling.

The Juror

Michaëla de Lacaze Mohrmann is a Franco-Peruvian American curator and art historian. Since 2022, she has been assistant curator at UC Irvine Langson Orange County Museum of Art. Prior to this, she worked as associate curatorial director at Pace Gallery and held curatorial fellowships at the Museum of Modern Art, New York and National Museum of Korea. Her writing has appeared in Artforum, ArtMargins, ArtAsiaPacific, and publications for The Jewish Museum, Langson Museum, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and Museum of Modern Art, New York. She holds a BA in Art History & Architecture from Harvard University and a PhD in Art History & Archaeology from Columbia University, where she studied modern and contemporary art with an emphasis on Latin American and Latinx art.

Eligibility and Guidelines

The exhibition is open internationally to photographers of all levels. The juror will select images based on creativity, originality, and quality. LACP invites photographers working in all mediums and styles to take part in the exhibition.

Please note explicitly if AI was involved in the image production process. 

LACP Members are eligible for a discounted submission rate. Not an LACP Member? To become a Member, click HERE

The deadline to submit digital files through Submittable for consideration in this call is: Tuesday, April 21, 2026 at Midnight PST. No exceptions.

Acceptance Notice

The selection process will be blind. Once the juror has made selections, all entrants will be notified. Those selected will receive an email from LACP with a list of images and artists selected for the show. The selected images and artists’ names will be posted on LACP’s website.

LACP is not responsible for connecting the selected artists with the juror. In addition, LACP reserves the right not to use a particular selected image(s) for promotional purposes if the image(s) is deemed inappropriate for use on LACP’s social media, newsletter feed, and/or on in any other marketing material.

Entry Fee

$25 for 1 image ($18.75 for LACP Members)
$50 for 2-5 images ($37.50 for LACP Members)
$75 for 6-10 images ($56.25 for LACP Members)
$100 for 11-15 images ($75.00 for LACP Members)
$125 for 16-20 images ($93.75 for LACP Members)
$150 for 21-25 images ($112.50 for LACP Members)
$175 for 26-30 images ($131.25 for LACP Members)
$200 for 31-35 images ($150.00 for LACP Members)

Click HERE to enter and pay. You will be taken to Submittable.com. You will need  to create a FREE Submittable profile to submit your images.

NOTE: Size each image 1200 pixels on the long side at 72 dpi DO NOT HAVE YOUR FIRST OR LAST NAME IN THE FILENAME. Please put your image title on your .jpg. ( Example: The title of my image is Bright Sunny Day. Before uploading I re-title my .jpg to: Bright_Sunny_Day.jpg ) NOTE: Please DO NOT watermark your images when submitting. Thank you.

LACP Members are eligible for a discounted submission rate. Not an LACP Member? To become a Member, click HERE

All works accepted for exhibition must be sent to LACP as a high resolution file for projection purposes only (specifications to be sent upon acceptance). Accepted image sent MUST match the image submitted, or it could lead to disqualification.

Accepted files for exhibition must arrive by Friday, May 1, 2026. There are no exceptions.

Each photographer retains all copyrights to their images & works. Photographers whose submissions are chosen for the exhibition grant the Los Angeles Center of Photography (LACP) the right to use their images for display on LACP’s website and for the purpose of promoting exhibitions, promoting LACP’s programs, and promoting the artist. Promotions and images may also be placed on social networks for LACP with artist credit. Artists grant the use of their image(s) as stated without further contact from LACP. The artist understands that LACP will not be held responsible for loss, theft or other damage, whether caused by the negligence of its officers, members, or others. Photographers are welcome to sell their photos during the online exhibit, with 50 percent commission to LACP. Submission of application will constitute an agreement to all these terms and conditions.

For questions please email info@lacphoto.org