Santa Fe Noir Fest Call for Entry
Submit your best 10 images with a nod to noir! Think older crime and western movies that were awash in side glances, shadowy figures, and of course sultry damsels in distress!
Night western landscapes, full moon landscapes , southwest ruins will also be considered for this contest/projection.
This is a new call-for-entry (CFE) that has taken a couple of years to produce. Co-host (along with yours truly) Helen K. Garber will be conducting a Santa Fe Workshop, Santa Fe Noir, October 4-8, 2025. At the culmination of her workshop, there will be a reception, film screening, panel discussion (courtesy of Collected Works Bookstore and Coffee House) of the noir film, “Ride the Pink Horse,” along with refreshments and live period music. All the festivities happen in the Grand Ballroom at the iconic La Fonda Hotel, October 11, a featured location for the movie. Santa Fe was the main location for the film in 1947 during a real Santa Fe Fiesta and a Zozobra Burning.
The highlight of the evening will a looping slide show of Winning Portfolios from Shadow & Light Magazine’s call-for-entry, as well as selected images from Helen’s workshop. This should be a wonderful day of great photography discussion, images, and friendship. Additional details will be provided as we receive them.
If you want to be included in Santa Fe Noir Fest, just click the PayPal button below, pay the (low) $35 early entry fee at PayPal and you’re in! You will have until 8/15 to enter with the earty-bird fee. After that date, the entry fee will increase to $45.
The Grand Prize winner will have her/his portfolio published as the Featured Artist in Shadow & Light Magazine, with the extra bonus in the form of also being the cover artist. Four-six runners-up will each have their portfolios published as a Showcase Portfolio. Up to 10 finalists will have one of their images selected to be included in the Single Image Showcase, a full page for each image. Up to 25 finalists will have their work featured in the Santa Fe Noir Gallery at shadowandlightmagazine.com, which will be announced September 15, 2025. All the Showcase Portfolio winners will have their images displayed as part of the Saturday night rotating slide show at the La Fonda.
Santa Fe Noir Image Guidelines:
• Early Entry Fee: $35 for 10 images (increases 8/15/2025 to $45)
• Size: All entries shall be no more than 11-inches wide at longest side, 300 dpi, 8-bit, jpg/tiff.
• The naming convention needs to be: lastname, firstname, title-01 (then, in order-title-02, etc.)
• Black and white or color, all images must be either made at night or day for night technique.
• No AI accepted for this contest, film and digital work only will be accepted.
• Image Deadline: Midnight, September 1, 2025
• All winners will be announced September 15, 2025 and in the September/October 2025 issue of Shadow & Light Magazine
• Please send all entries and inquiries to me, here. (tim@cygnetpress.com)
Jurors: Helen K. Garber, Tim Anderson, TBD
Questions: Email me….
Early Bird Entry of only $35 (After 8/15, $45)
Copyright Notice: All entrants retain individual copyright protection. Images will be used only for promotion and publicity of this contest. If any other use is discovered/ desired the copyright owner of that image(s) will be contacted.
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