Important dates:

Feb. 25: Deadline for submissions

March 1: Selected Artists notified

March 1 - 28: Aleshire Gallery darkroom & digital lab available

March 28: Deadline for delivery of framed pieces

March 29 - April 4: Install

April 5: Opening reception, 5-9pm

June 19: Closing reception/artist talk, 5-9pm

June 20: De-install

FAQs & eligibility info:

How do you define analog photography? Can I exhibit images shot on color film but scanned & printed digitally?

As a curator I’m defining analog very broadly—yes, digital prints of film photos are absolutely acceptable, as are digital photos that are printed using an analog process. For example, cyanotypes printed from a digital negative shot on a digital camera are still eligible. What I’m NOT looking for are digital photos that have been manipulated with software to mimic analog, A.I. slop, etc. We want the real thing! Please include a brief description of what process you’ve used in your submission email.

What if I love shooting film but I’ve never exhibited or even printed my work before?

Then this will be exciting for you! During the month of March preceding the show, I will be available to help the selected artists print & frame your work if necessary, and our facilities here will be available to you as well (darkroom for printing 35mm and 120 film, and a digital lab for scanning and printing up to 13x19”. If you have never used a darkroom before, you can take one of our intro classes, which are very affordable.

Do I have to mat and frame my prints? Can’t I just tack them to the wall 5 minutes before the opening?

Yes, you do have to frame or otherwise prepare your work to be hung in the gallery, and no, you will not be able to tack prints to the wall. During the month of March preceding the show, I will be available to help selected artists frame their work if you need assistance with that. The exception here would be if you’re working at large scale or with experimental materials or your work is more of an installation of some kind, which would be very welcome. For example, if you have a sculptural piece of hundreds of Polaroids stitched together and suspended from the ceiling, then, hell yeah.

I live in Massachusetts, am I still eligible to submit?

That depends—are you able to attend the opening reception and/or the closing reception on June 19th? If so, yes! What we’re looking for are analog photographers who want to be involved in the show and the artistic community here, artists who are interested in participating in the general conversation of what analog photography means in 2026, who will tell their friends and family to come see the show during our open hours, etc. If you live in NYC and aren’t able to be here or be involved, then no. Please include a brief note about yourself and where you live in your submission email.

Does the gallery take a commission?

Yes, like most galleries we take a commission, but in our case it’s quite small (20%). Aleshire Gallery will ship/deliver work to buyers after the show closes, and buyers are responsible for the shipping cost.

What style or content are you looking for?

My own interests in photography tend towards portraiture or images that contain some surprising element of humanity—I also love when photographs capture some of the surrealism of life, for example André Kertész and Diane Arbus are two of my favorites. Landscapes and touristy sorts of images I tend to enjoy less, as well as conceptual work that has to be explained with academic jargon.

I haven’t shot film in decades, can I submit older work?

Absolutely! But you will have to submit the images you intend to exhibit, which means scanning your negatives or prints—if you need help with that, send me an email, and Phototec in Rutland, LeZot in Burlington, and the VT Center for Photography in Brattleboro are all great resources to help with that as well.

If your questions/concerns haven’t been answered here, don’t hesitate to contact me at benaleshire@gmail.com or stop by during our open hours.

On View: