Call for entries – Pinholes – Retrats Lents — Open call until September 6th

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We’re 112 Revelats, a collective photobook editorial project based in Catalonia. Each edition we propose a thematic challenge and build a unique photobook with selected images from participants.

Our second challenge is Retrats Lents (Slow Portraits): portrait photography using a pinhole camera or any long-exposure technique. Submissions are open until September 6th, 2026, and the photobook will be published in late October.

It’s free and open to all ages and levels. You can even build your own pinhole camera from a tin can or a cardboard box. What matters is the attitude: slow down, observe, wait.

Here’s all the info:

🔗 Full challenge: https://112revelats.112books.eu/en/repte/retrats-lents/
📋 Submission form: https://112revelats.112books.eu/en/legal/formulari/
📄 Press kit (downloadable): https://112revelats.112books.eu/en/#premsa

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