Forgotten Architecture
- Deadline: 31 October 2025
- Website: https://www.decagongallery.com/forgotten-architecture-entry
Abandoned buildings are more than relics of the past—they are silent monuments to history, memory, and the passage of time. Their peeling paint, fractured walls, and quiet interiors hold stories that have slipped into stillness. In this juried exhibition, Decagon Gallery invites photographers to explore the strange allure and poetic resonance of architectural spaces left behind.
We are seeking images that engage with the theme of abandoned or neglected structures—buildings overtaken by nature, spaces weathered by time, or interiors echoing with absence. Both documentary and interpretive approaches are welcome. Whether your work is rooted in urban exploration, formal composition, or surreal reinterpretation, we want to see how you find beauty in decay.
Juror: Andrew Moore
Andrew Moore is widely acclaimed for his long term photographic series, which record the effect of time on the natural and built landscape. These series include work made in Cuba, Russia, Bosnia, Times Square, Detroit, The Great Plains, the American South, and most recently the Hudson Valley.
Fees:
Paid
Prizes:
First Place: $500 cash prize and an online Solo exhibition
Second Place: $300 cash prize
Third Place: $200 cash prize
Juror’s Awards and Honorable Mentions
*All the above awards include a FREE exhibition catalog
Eligibility:
All photographers worldwide over 18
Copyrights & Usage Rights:
Photographers retain all rights and copyrights to their submitted photographs. We will never distribute your photos to anyone. You grant Decagon Gallery the right to publish your photograph in the online exhibition, in the exhibit catalogue, a short YouTube video, and to use your photograph to promote the exhibition and the gallery.
Theme:
Architecture Black and White Alternative process Cityscapes Conceptual Environmental Fine Art Film Landscape Multi-categories