International Street Photography Exhibition & Competition

Photographers from anywhere in the world are invited to apply.

We are interested in street photography grounded in observation, presence, and intent—
work that holds attention beyond the moment it was taken.

Wherever you’re from, your streets carry a point of view.
This exhibition brings those perspectives into one room.

The exhibition takes place at The Lab on Santa Fe.
Selected work will be on the wall and seen during First Friday Art Walk.

If selected, you do not need to print, frame, or ship your work.
All photographs are professionally printed and framed in Denver.

Photographers from anywhere in the world are invited to apply.

We are looking for street photography grounded in public life—
work shaped by observation, attention, and intent.

Human presence is essential.
Not as subject matter alone, but as something felt:
in gesture, interaction, proximity, or tension.

The work can be candid or constructed, direct or indirect.
What matters is that it holds—
that something real is happening, and you’ve recognized it.

Wherever you’re from, your streets carry a point of view.
This exhibition brings those perspectives into one room.

In a time where division is constant, the street remains shared.
We’re interested in what it reveals.

24 photographers will be selected.
Each work will be professionally printed and framed in Denver.

No shipping required.

Selected work will be on the wall and experienced in person during
First Friday Art Walk.

About The Lab on Santa Fe

The Lab on Santa Fe is a space that centers around human presence.

Tim Miller, a longtime figure in performance and activist art, described the gallery as
“one of the juiciest spaces in the United States.”

That quality isn’t incidental.
The program consistently favors work that engages the body, the social, and the immediate.

Within the Art District on Santa Fe—often known for its emphasis on landscape and the West—
The Lab holds a different position.

It stays close to people.

Which is why this exhibition belongs here.

• Up to 10 images may be submitted
• The submission fee includes 1 image; additional images require an additional fee
• Files must be at least 2000 pixels on the long side
• Maximum file size: 5MB
• Color and black & white accepted
• Images must be presented without borders or watermarks

• Open to photographers worldwide
• Applicants must be 18 years or older
• Work must be street photography grounded in public life
• Images must include human presence