Double Exposure Photography Contest
Double exposure is the synthesis of two realities within a single frame. A portrait becomes a landscape, and nature grows through human features. This is the realm of art photography and surrealism, where conceptual intent and aesthetics take precedence over documentary accuracy.
The photographer's task is to create not a mere mechanical overlay, but a cohesive visual image: a face dissolving into clouds, a tree replacing thoughts, a city within a silhouette. Since this type of photography is often abstract in nature, it is evaluated primarily on its subjective and aesthetic qualities.
Digital compositing is permitted in this category: adding, removing, or repositioning objects, changing backgrounds, and incorporating additional graphic elements. However, all elements must be created by the author or obtained through their own photography — the use of artificial intelligence to generate images or parts of images is prohibited.
Accepted:
- Art portraits and surrealist compositions merging two images into a single conceptual piece.
- Works created through in-camera double exposure as well as digital compositing techniques.
- Images where the overlay technique enhances the idea, creating a new visual metaphor.
- Photographs created and processed using graphic editing software (including Adobe Photoshop and its alternatives) for layering, compositing, and retouching.
Not accepted:
- Mindless layering of images without conceptual or aesthetic connection.
- Works created entirely or partially using artificial intelligence (neural networks, AI image generators).
- Use of photographs not taken by the contestant — all source images must be captured personally by the author of the work.
