ON THE SHELF 2026

In conjunction with the 2026 Filter Photo Festival, Filter Photo is pleased to announce, On the Shelf, an open call for a photo book exhibition, juried by Nick Larsen of Radius Books.

With an open theme, On the Shelf seeks well-conceived, original, and compelling photo books. Eligible entries include all types of photo books, whether self-published, handmade, or commercially published. Books by or featuring the work of more than one artist are also eligible. Books must have been completed within the last three years.

A Juror’s Choice and Honorable Mention will be awarded. The Juror’s Choice Award comes with a $500 cash prize. The cost to submit to On the Shelf is $25.00 for a single photo book project.  Please note: artists will be responsible for the cost of shipping books to and from Filter Space gallery if accepted into the exhibition.

Important Dates

• July 18th, 2026: Submissions Due

• Early August 2026: Accepted Artists Notified

• September 1st, 2026: Books due at Filter Space

• September 4th – October 31st, 2026: Exhibition On View

• September 25th: Public Reception coinciding with the Filter Photo Festival

SUBMIT YOUR BOOK NOW!

About the Juror

Nick Larsen is an artist and book editor living in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He studied at the University of Nevada, Reno and the Ohio State University, where he received his MFA in Sculpture. Larsen has had over a dozen solo and collaborative exhibitions, including Old Haunts, Lower Reaches at the Nevada Museum of Art, and been a part of a number of notable group exhibitions, including several editions of New American Paintings. Since 2022, he has been the managing editor at Radius Books, a nonprofit art book publisher in Santa Fe, where he has overseen the publication of over seventy photography, fine art, architecture, and poetry books.