The One: Your Best Shot

International Deadline: September 15, 2026 – For the inaugural exhibition at Black Eyes, we want to see your very best shot, the one with the best composition, or the best light, the one with the most emotional resonance, or simply the one you always return to.

Exhibition: September 26 – October 31, 2026.

ELIGIBILITY
Photographers worldwide. As long as the work is original and belongs to you, or was made under your direction

Black Eyes Gallery cannot accept submissions or provide services where doing so would violate applicable United States sanctions, export, payment-processing, or compliance restrictions.

EXHIBITION

• 25 images will be selected for The One and will be printed, professionally matted, and framed for exhibition from September 26 to October 31.
• Images will be included in a permanent Online archive of Black Eyes Gallery exhibitions, with the artist’s name, image title, and social link.
• Promotion through the Black Eyes Gallery socials, email list, and website
• A feature on the Black Eyes Instagram page.

JUROR
Douglas Fur is a nationally exhibited artist and photographer based in Tucson Arizona with fifteen years worth of photography experience. He graduated with his BFA from Cornish College of the Arts in 2006.

For the past two years he has worked for Decode Gallery in Tucson’s Barrio Viejo neighborhood, and is the current Artist Liaison and Gallery Manager for Tucson Erotica. Douglas is passionate about helping artists connect with other artists, buyers, and industry professionals… see more

ENTRY FEE
$40 for up to five images, or $50 for up to ten. Entry fees cover the administrative, promotional, and production costs of the exhibition — including printing, matting, and framing every selected image at gallery expense.

A reduced fee of $20 is available to a limited number of artists per call, on a first-come, first-served basis. Reach out to us before submitting, and we’ll send you the reduced fee form.

Any entry that does not result in a selected image will qualify for $5 off their next entry.

APPLY ONLINE

SALES
Black Eyes Gallery retains 50% on gallery sales.

About:
Black Eyes Gallery is a submission-based photography & fine-art gallery in the heart of Tucson’s art scene. We also curate artist shows, sell work by local makers, and host community events. Our mission is to provide a space for artists where your art can be seen and engaged with, in an experience that is both accessible and elevated.