More / Less
Printed Zine + Exhibition

A collaboration with Float Magazine
Supported in part by Mixam

Big and small. Close and far. Real and imagined.

More / Less is a call for photographs that explore the push and pull between the monumental and the miniature. This theme was inspired by the 20/20 Photo Festival’s overarching focus on Structures—both literal and conceptual. In response, we invite work that reflects on the structure of scale, perspective, and power: how visual framing can elevate or diminish, clarify or distort.

We’re looking for images that play with scale—literally or metaphorically. How do we make something feel huge, even if it’s small? How does something massive lose meaning when we pull away? This could be a tiny object shot like a monolith, or a sprawling space made to feel intimate. A toy world that looks real. A real world that feels fake.

This is a theme about power and perspective. Personal memory can tower like a skyscraper. A massive building can feel hollow and insignificant. Use scale to distort, reveal, exaggerate, or shrink what matters.

What’s included:

• Selected artists will be published in a printed zine that will be presented during the 20/20 Photo Festival book fair(September 4–7) at Cherry Street Pier, Philadelphia. The zine will be featured at the Float Magazine book table and displayed alongside an exhibition.

• A select group of artists from the zine will also be invited to exhibit their image(s) in a month-long exhibition as part of the festival (September 5–28). Exhibition prints will be produced at no additional cost to the artist by Butterfield Editions and displayed on magnetic walls beside the zine.

• We’ll also host a zine launch and reception during the book fair. (Details coming soon!)

Submission fee:
The submission fee for this call helps cover the cost of zine production and exhibition printing. Your support ensures that this opportunity and collaboration is as meaningful and accessible as possible.

Curated by: Dana Stirling

Submission Fee: $10 USD for 1-5 images.

Deadline for entries: July 7th, 2025 at midnight EST Time.

How to Enter?
1. Pay submission fee
2. Fill out this form with your info+upload photos
https://forms.gle/kjkm3ziBAo64noNv9

Questions? Email us at floatzine@gmail.com
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