© Lori Pond, Friendship
'Companions'
$25 — Submit 3 OR 6 Images
Hit BUY NOW button to check out using paypal as well as credit cards. Cost of submission is $25 for 3 OR 6 images.
The winning photographer OF THIS CALL will receive a solo online exhibition.
What You Receive
- Consideration for Top 40 Images of the Year
- Opportunity to be named Photographer of the Year
- Solo online exhibition for the First Place winner
- All entrants included in the online group exhibition (with artist statement, bio, and website)
- Selected works may be shared on L.A. Photo Curator platforms
Additional Recognition
- First Place winner featured in an online article including a Q&A with juror responses
- First Place image featured on the L.A. Photo Curator splash page for one month
- 5% of artist fees donated to a charity of the winner’s choice
How to Submit
After payment, email your submission to laphotocurator@yahoo.com.
Please include ALL of the following:
- Email subject: Your Name + Companions
- Artist statement + bio in the body of the email. No Word documents or PDFs.
- Website + Instagram: Write out the complete addresses.
- Images: Send exactly 3 OR 6 JPGs in a ZIP file.
- Image size: 1024 pixels on the longest side, 72 DPI, maximum 1 MB each.
- File names: First Name_Last Name_Image Title.jpg
- PayPal: Include the transaction ID and name of the person who paid.
- Images for sale (optional): Include title, size, medium, price, edition information and contact information
✓ Exactly 3 or 6 images
✓ Correctly named JPGs
✓ Artist statement + bio
✓ Website/social media
✓ PayPal name + transaction ID
JUROR: Laurie Freitag
Founder L.A. Photo Curator 11+ years, named one of the "10 Incredible Women Photographers to Follow" (2026) and with recent sales at Duncan Miller Gallery.
5% of artist entry fees goes to Best Friends. Best Friends Animal Society is a national nonprofit dedicated to saving the lives of homeless dogs and cats. Through its sanctuary, adoption programs, and partnerships with shelters and rescue groups across the country, Best Friends works to reduce shelter deaths and help pets find safe, loving homes.THE CALL:
COMPANIONS
“Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened.”
— Anatole France
Pets become part of the rhythm of our lives. They greet us, wait for us, follow us from room to room, make us laugh, comfort us, and quietly take up space in our hearts. Over time, they become far more than animals we care for — they become companions.
Companions is an open call celebrating the pets who share our lives and the bonds we form with them. We invite photographs that capture personality, affection, devotion, humor, tenderness, routine, and remembrance.
The work may be joyful, playful, intimate, quiet, or reflective. We welcome images of dogs, cats, birds, rabbits, horses, reptiles, and all companion animals. Photographs may honor a pet who is with you now or one whose memory remains close.
We are interested in photographs that reveal more than what an animal looks like — images that speak to presence, connection, and the unique place a beloved pet holds in someone’s life.
All photographic approaches are welcome, including portraiture, documentary, fine art, mobile photography, and mixed media.
Show us the companions who have made a home in your life — and in your heart.
Special Opportunity
One participating photographer will be invited to serve as a Guest Juror alongside Laurie Freitag for a future L.A. Photo Curator competition.
This is an opportunity to experience the jurying process from the other side, work with photographers from around the world, and help shape a future L.A. Photo Curator exhibition.
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COMPANIONS
“Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened.”
— Anatole France
Pets become part of the rhythm of our lives. They greet us, wait for us, follow us from room to room, make us laugh, comfort us, and quietly take up space in our hearts. Over time, they become far more than animals we care for — they become companions.
Companions is an open call celebrating the pets who share our lives and the bonds we form with them. We invite photographs that capture personality, affection, devotion, humor, tenderness, routine, and remembrance.
The work may be joyful, playful, intimate, quiet, or reflective. We welcome images of dogs, cats, birds, rabbits, horses, reptiles, and all companion animals. Photographs may honor a pet who is with you now or one whose memory remains close.
We are interested in photographs that reveal more than what an animal looks like — images that speak to presence, connection, and the unique place a beloved pet holds in someone’s life.
All photographic approaches are welcome, including portraiture, documentary, fine art, mobile photography, and mixed media.
Show us the companions who have made a home in your life — and in your heart.
One participating photographer will be invited to serve as a Guest Juror alongside Laurie Freitag for a future L.A. Photo Curator competition.
This is an opportunity to experience the jurying process from the other side, work with photographers from around the world, and help shape a future L.A. Photo Curator exhibition.
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https://bestfriends.org/
Another 5% will go to the first place winner's choice of charity.
----------------------------------------------------------------IMAGES FOR SALE. This is up to you. If you don't want to list images for sale just say so. All proceeds go to the artist. Make sure to list contact info so viewers can contact you.
List your images like this.
IMAGES FOR SALE-
Boy in Boat- 11"H x 14" W
Archival paper
$350 unframed
Limited edition of 15
Signed on back
Contact: Your Name and email address
Please only list your contact info once- at the end of the last image.
Fee Waiver:
A limited number of fee waivers are available.
To request, email: laphotocurator@yahoo.com
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All information requested must be sent before the contest deadline to be eligible for contest. Non-payment disqualifies an entrant unless they have made arrangements for the entry fee waiver.
Eligibility: The exhibition is open to all photographers world wide, both amateur and professional.
Please do not contact the curator under any circumstances. If you want to get a message to them email us at laphotocurator@yahoo.com and we will get a message to them. Thanks.
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