We invite artists and photographers of any age, nationality and geographic location to submit lens based works in a form of photographic series or short videos (up to 10 min) exploring the theme. We are looking for broad and innovative interpretations of VIRUS topic, whether it’s speculations on the future of the planet or humanity, a close look into utopia/ dystopia, future of the photographic image or technology. Yet it’s not only the content of submitted work that should reflect the theme, but also its execution: we are interested in seeing works that exist in between photography and other mediums, disciplines and sciences. How the present situation in the world will mark future of photographic storytelling and how different will we read pictures in the future?

We welcome analogue and digital experiments, collage works, videos, augmented photography, simulations and anything that may fall into the broad category of lens based media.

Please submit your work here

Up to 20 artists will have their submitted works screened at the projection event during NIDA International Photography Symposium 2020 in September, and granted free entrance to the event.