Closes: 31/12/2030 11:59 pm

Photograhers, we’re inviting you to share the stories behind your work in a Close Up – an online feature that gives you a dedicated space to showcase a key project and reflect on it in your own words. It’s a place for thoughtful storytelling, visual insight, and professional visibility. Whether you’re emerging, established, or somewhere in between, if you’re working on something meaningful – we want to see it.

Take us behind the scenes of a project that defines your work, or something new you’re working on – and promote your practice to an audience of engaged photographers, industry professionals and photography lovers. A Close Up isn’t just about the beautiful images you have to share, it’s also about the context, process, and purpose. We want to hear about the thinking behind your work, the journey that brought it to life, and the impact you hope it makes.

To submit your work, please complete the submission form under ‘Apply’.


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To submit your work, please ensure you follow the specifications set below.

  • Submit at least 12 images.
  • Submitted images must be jpegs, 2000 pixels wide, 300ppi and no more than 5MB in size.
  • Please submit images in sRGB colour profile.
  • Please be aware that we cannot accept watermarked images.
  • Images must be suitable for a family audience.
  • Shutter Hub reserves the right to not display work.

Please read the Terms and Conditions for further details.

Photographers retain copyright and ownership of their images.

SALE OF WORK

Any enquiries from interested parties with regards to sales or commissions will be noted and passed directly to the photographers.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Shutter Hub reserves the right to display, reproduce and publish in any media any entry, without payment, for the purpose of the project and its promotion and publicity. Copyright remains with the originator and each photographer shall be deemed to warrant that they own the entire copyright in the work or that they have permission from the licensee and/or copyright owner/s for the uses and that all necessary model releases and clearances have been obtained. If relevant, insurance of the artist’s work is the responsibility of the artist. Shutter Hub reserves the right to refuse work that they deem to be inappropriate, offensive, or explicit.

Please make sure you read and agree with the above information before you submit your application. By submitting your application, you are agreeing to abide by the terms and conditions and the information set out above.

Close Up
Please let us know your preferred pronouns so we refer to you correctly in the third person, for example 'she/her'.
700 - 1200 words about your project
A couple of paragraphs introducing yourself and your work - your background, things you are proud of...
Please list any Shutter Hub exhibitions or projects you have been involved/exhibited in
Please include some closing words on where you would like your project to go next, where you'd like to see it, if you'd like to reach out to anyone etc. Use your article as a tool to open up other opportunities!
A web link where people can find further information
All Instagram handles that should be mentioned for you or organisations involved

Images

Maximum file size: 516MB

Please describe your image - we will add this as Alt text so it is accessible to more people, including those who are blind or visually impaired. This should be a description of what is shown in the image for those who are unable to see it, rather than an explanation of process or context, e.g. 'Photograph of a red car parked in the middle of a field of grass, with a pigeon flying in the blue sky overhead'.
Permission: *