The bonds of family are often brought to life through the lens of our cameras. The quiet beauty of a mother cradling her newborn, a dad basking in pride watching his toddler take their first step—or a grandparent taking the hand of the next generation.

Sometimes the strongest images we make are the ones that are the most personal to us of our family, whether it be biological or chosen, that we have captured through our lens. This exhibit is to honor those—

family: KIN

Deadline 10/3/25

Our Jurors

Amy James

Amy James’s photographs can only be described as transcendent and natural. She prefers to shoot while illuminating her subjects using only natural light and environments. This practice helps her to capture the sitter as well as the viewer in her lens.

Amy James shoots primarily in black and white, the traditional way, using silver and film. She was trained as a painter but was drawn to the darkroom upon learning it could create as much of a challenge as the empty canvas. James studied at LSU under Michael Crespo and Robert Hausey with Thomas Neff, her photography professor, perhaps being her greatest influence and mentor. James exhibits in many venues throughout the South with permanent exhibits displayed in Ruston, Baton Rouge, Birmingham and Dallas.

Her writings and photography have been published regionally in magazines such as Louisiana Home & Garden, Country Roads, Delta Style, and nationally in Veranda and Ladies Home Journal, and internationally in SHOTS magazine

David Rae Morris

David Rae Morris abbreviated bio

David Rae Morris was born in Oxford, England and grew up in New York City. He holds a B.A. from Hampshire College in Amherst, MA, in 1982, and an M.A. In Journalism and Mass Communication from the University of Minnesota in 1991. His photographs and films have been published, exhibited and shown widely. His latest book “Love, Daddy: Letters From My Father,” portions of which were exhibited at the Ogden Museum in 2007, and again in 2022, was published by the University Press of Mississippi in April 2022. It won the 2023 Photography Award from the Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters. He and his long time partner, Susanne Dietzel, live in New Orleans with two cats.

Call Overview

Submissions are open to all photographers; NOPA membership not required; all ages accepted.

Works submitted must be legal and the artist assumes responsibility for having the legal right to exhibit and sell the images. Fine arts nudes and implied nude works are acceptable. This exhibition will include work that has been digitally manipulated (PhotoShop). AI generated photos are not permitted for submission.

Photographers are responsible for all shipping fees. Gallery receives 40 percent and the artist receives 60 percent of the retail price of works sold.

Entry Deadline: 10/3/25

Entry Fee (Member Entry Fee): $25.00
Entry Fee (Non-Member Entry Fee): $35.00