2025 Members' Exhibition: Diptychs From East Bay Photo Collective

When you hit a C chord on a guitar, the interplay of the component notes—C, E, G—release additional overtones that cannot be struck directly. Only the interplay of the fundamental notes make these tones possible. 

Similarly, in photography, two images placed side by side can create an unexpected resonance and deeper meaning that surpasses that of each individual image. It is the visual equivalent of 1+1=3.

For this exhibition, we are seeking pairs of images that somehow create a distinctive emotional event for the viewer. 

They need not be (and likely should not be) obviously related (an image of the sun with one of the moon, for instance). Rather, leave room for the viewer to fill in meaning, their reaction becoming an overtone itself. The relationship might be graphic, emotionally elliptical, or border on the abstract. Suggest rather than explain.

This open call is guest juried by John Park.

Submissions are open to all current EBPCO members, regardless of membership tier. Unsure of your membership status? Email [email protected]

A maximum of 3 diptychs may be submitted.  Please submit as 1 photograph. 

Accepted artists will need to submit additional information including but not limited to: a short bio, website, and social links. 

Submission is free for all EBPCO members. Submitting to the open call does not guarantee acceptance to the gallery or online exhibitions. 

The gallery exhibition will be hosted at Oakland Photo Workshop from December 5th, 2025 through January 18th, 2026. Additional images will be shown in an online gallery exhibition hosted indefinitely on EBPCO's website.