2026 Thin Line Photo

Description

2026 Thin Line Fest Photography Submission Portal

Submissions are open Oct 1, 2025 through Jan 15, 2026. 
Submissions are $8.50 each. However, if you buy more than 5 submission 'credits' in one order, every credit past the first five is $4.25 per submission.

To begin, click Register and Apply. Once you have created an account and logged in, click Add Submission to begin submitting your photography.

About Thin Line Fest 

Thin Line Fest is a five-day multi-format art festival held March 18-22, 2026 in Denton, Texas. There are three primary festivals: Film, Music, and Photography. All selected artists are treated as VIPs at the festival and are therefore highly encouraged to attend. While the Photography Festival is competitive, this is unlike most contests you have entered. The 'festival' aspect is very important to us. Meaning the contest is rolled up into a physical event, where selected photographs are professionally printed and exhibited at one of our festival galleries. All selected artists are provided a VIP pass to the festival which offers special access to all programming.

Categories

Macro / MicroIn a photo or series of photos, bring the smallest parts of our world closer. Transform miniature into massive to offer new perspectives that alter perceptions through size and scale.

Site / UnseenIn a photo or series of photos, reveal the commonly overlooked subjects and spaces that surround us. Expose secluded locations, small moments, secret stories, and hidden details.

Time / SpaceIn a photo or series of photos, showcase interactions between time and space with compositions capturing motion or the lack thereof. Bursts of energy. Steady momentum. Brief pauses that change everything in an instant.

Still / LifeIn a photo or series of photos, use traditional still-life techniques to create staged scenes depicting the energy and motion of real life. Compose and capture tableaus that serve as artistic representations of reality.

Hear / HereIn a photo or series of photos, showcase the vibrant energy of musical artists performing on stage. Bonus points for regional artists or stages.

AWARDS

A "Best of Category" photograph will be selected in each of the six categories above. Winners will receive a $500 check. First runners-up will receive free submissions to the 2027 festival. 

NOTE: You will select a category for each photograph during submission. Thin Line Fest reserves the right to exhibit your work in any category.