EXPOSURE MONTGOMERY – Longest Running Amateur Photo Competition in Area. Entries Due March 3 through 28.

Now in its 37th year – takes place on Sunday, April 6, starting at 1:00 p.m. (awards presentation at 2:30 p.m.) in Montgomery. The event is presented by the Montgomery Arts Commission and is open to beginners and serious amateurs alike. 

The event is sponsored by Pella Windows and Doors! 

Get your photos ready! 

Photographers may submit up to three photos from March 3 – 28. 

Entry Form at https://www.montgomeryohio.gov/exposure-montgomery-photo-competition/

2025 Judges are:

• Allie Blankenship Cincinnati Art Museum
• Arabeth Balasko Cincinnati Museum Center
• H. Michael Sanders Professor Emeritus UC Blue Ash

The judges look for photos that capture technical brilliance, originality, or a unique point of view and are chosen from both adult and student (high school or below) categories.

Up to 10 winners in the student category and up to 10 winners in the adult category are awarded $100 each.

In addition to the exhibit and awards presentation on Sunday, April 6, the public is invited to a preview reception on Saturday, April 5 from 12 to 4 p.m.

The Montgomery Arts Commission is a group of citizen volunteers who support and foster an appreciation of the visual and performing arts by producing community-wide arts events offered year-round for all ages, most of which are free.

Please join us! We would love to see your works of art! 

Julie Machon, 

Staff Liaison to the Montgomery Arts Commission 

Entry Information

• Each entry must be an original photograph of the competitor’s own creation.
• Entries must be in photographic medium: black and white, color or experimental.
• Each entry must be securely mounted on a stiff backing suitable for hanging.
• Matting/mounting is required for a photograph to be exhibited. Unmatted/unmounted photographs will be judged but are ineligible for exhibition.
• Dimensions of each entry, including the matting, must be at least 8” x 10” but not more than 16” x 20”.
• The entry form must be clearly visible and affixed securely to the entry’s backing material signifying the proper direction to hang the photo.
• Entries in frames and/or under glass will not be accepted.
• Entries signed or otherwise identified on the photograph’s front will be eliminated from consideration.
• No more than 3 entries per competitor will be accepted.
• Any entry displaying subject matter deemed by the judging panel or the Arts Commission as unsuitable for public display to an audience of all ages shall be rejected for all purposes of the competition.

Entry Fee

A non-refundable entry fee of $5.00 (student) or $10.00 (adult) is required for EACH entry.  Cash, checks (payable to the City of Montgomery) and Visa/MC, American Express or Discover are all accepted.

Payment can be made when the photo is dropped off at City Hall.

For additional information, call 513-891-2424.