Submit photos for SlowE by May 15

The 23rd Annual Juried Exhibition Celebrating Photography of the Rural South will be Sept. 18-20 and submissions are being accepted now. Enter by midnight Sunday, May 15. Find the link to submit photos at SlowExposures.org.

 “We don’t want to miss you in 2026! SlowE has always been a ‘be there’ experience. It’s a weekend filled with incredible photography, one-of-a-kind, serendipitous meetings and conversations that can inspire you – and propel your art forward,” said Chris Curry.

Photo entries will be considered by jurors Coco Conroy of Sasha Wolf Projects and Dennis Kiel, professor emeritus at Lamar University. Selected or not, all those who enter the show are invited to attend as an honored guest the private Soiree on Friday night at Split Oak Farm.

The selections for the Main Exhibition will highlight a weekend of over a dozen opportunities: satellite shows, PopUp shows, seminars, and career-changing networking opportunities. An entry in the “Big Show” will also mean a discount on the entry fee for the PopUp Tour -that Call.

After the SlowE weekend in Pike, the entire show travels to the Cochran Gallery in LaGrange, Georgia, for a month.

Participation in 2026 SlowExposures starts by entering up to six images of work taken in the rural regions of Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and, West Virginia.