Enclave, 2020. © Hannah Altman from the series Indoor Voices
Humble’s next online photography exhibition, curated by Sara Urbaez and Jon Feinstein, contemplates the quiet moments that add texture to our lives.
The world often feels like it’s spinning out of control. Amidst the thunder of the pictures illustrating that world, photography can also lend us some calm, some peace, some time to meditate on nuance. When we’re inundated with immediate, pulsing imagery every day on our social media timelines and tv screens; how do we honor the moments between the chaos?
This is an invitation to embrace stillness. Embrace the way the light filters through your window in the morning. The meditative relief a deep breath brings after a long day. The imperfect smile of someone you love.
We’re looking for images across photographic genres that highlight the unexpected moments of wonder, encapsulate comfort and calm, and bring balance to the human experience.
Show us something we might not expect.
Deadline: March 1, 2021
GUIDELINES: (please read calmly and carefully)
1.OPTIONAL $5 submission fee to our guest co-curator Sara Urbaez via Venmo - if you choose to do this, please send a screenshot along with your submission for our records.
Please note: the submission fee will have no impact on how we review your work.
2. Please submit your 50-75 word bio, statement, and additional information via THIS FORM
3. Email up to 5 JPGs (sRGB color profile ) at 1,200 pixels on the longest side to submit@hafny.org with "Embracing Stillness Submission" in the subject line and each image titled with your name and the title of the image (i.e. FirstName_LastName_an-apple_01) and a screenshot of your (optional!) donation receipt.
IMPORTANT: Please do NOT submit zipped folders of images and do NOT send us download / WeTransfer links.
ALSO IMPORTANT: Please do NOT watermark your images (unless that’s part of the concept)
OPTIONAL: Want quicker visibility on your submissions? AFTER submitting via email, Hashtag #HAFSTILLNESS @humbleartsfoundation on Instagram.
Curators Sara Urbaez and Jon Feinstein will select images to feature in Humble’s online Group Show 67: Embracing Stillness which will go live on Humble's website around late March 2021 and potentially be shared on Humble’s Instagram. And as usual, we encourage everyone not to think of this as a "contest" or "competition," but an opportunity to collaborate on something fun and inspiring.
We will announce selected photographers via Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and through our mailing list.
About the curators:
Sara Urbaez, a first-generation Dominican photo editor and producer has spent the past decade directing photography for brands and publications including Airbnb, Wired, Departures, Art + Auction, and W Magazine. In her spare time, Urbaez runs LISTO, a new photography platform she founded to amplify diverse photographers through interviews and highlighted features. Her career is dedicated to building relationships with artists and pushing the creative industry to make authentic and empowering visual storytelling.
Jon Feinstein is a curator, photographer, writer, Humble’s co-founder, and content director at The Luupe, a new platform connecting womxn commercial photographers with top brands. Jon has curated exhibitions for The Filter Photo Festival, Photoville, PhotoNola, Glassbox Seattle, and Art-Bridge at Barclays Arena in Brooklyn, NY. His projects and writing have been featured in Aperture, NYTimes, BBC, VICE, The New Yorker, FeatureShoot, VICE, Adobe, Photograph, TIME, Slate, Hyperallergic Daylight, and PDN.