Fotomoto Open Call: Seen Before, Seen Again

Seen Before, Seen Again

Seen Before, Seen Again: Philippine Photography Across Time articulates photography as a practice of sustained inquiry, one that revisits images, places, and histories rather than glossing over or replacing them. The title reflects this edition’s core methodology of pairing historical photographs with contemporary responses, foregrounding photography’s dual role as witness and interpreter across time. In the Philippine context, where photographic history is dispersed across family albums, vernacular archives, and institutional collections, the act of “seeing again” becomes a critical gesture that reactivates memory and reveals social, environmental, and cultural change. As the world celebrates the first 200 years of this medium we call photography, it is a moment to reflect on shared histories: on photography’s deep affinity with time, and its power to mediate — even transform — our understanding of reality. For its fourth edition, Fotomoto frames repetition, duration, and re-examination as acts of reckoning, affirming the medium’s capacity to connect past and present while remaining open to reinterpretation in the future.
- Full Name (Legal Name)
  
  First NameLast Name
- Artist Name
- Date of Birth
  
  MonthDayYear
- Phone Number
  ex: +63 917 129 1502Format: +(00) 000-000-0000.
- Instagram Account
- Website (if any)
- Email
- Where are you currently based?
- Artist Bio

PREPARING YOUR SUBMISSIONS
WHAT TO SUBMIT

Participants are invited to submit two images or sets of images:

Before: One or more historical photographs taken at least 25 years ago (2001 or earlier), from a family album, archive, book, or publication

After: One or more contemporary photographs that revisit or respond to the historical image or set, up to a maximum of five (5) images

Placed side by side, these juxtapositions may surface environmental changes, urban growth, migration stories, family histories, cultural shifts, political echoes, and the textures of everyday life across generations.

Submissions may take one of two forms:
- A pair or diptych: one historical image directly responded to by one contemporary image
- A set: a group of related historical and contemporary images that together form a coherent dialogue
WHAT TO PREPARE

Alongside your images, we ask for some basic information about each component. This helps us understand the context of your work and ensures that historical images are properly credited.

For your Before component:

Source of the image (family album, archive, book, publication, etc.)
Photographer’s name, if known
Year or approximate date
Location (city/town, province, country)
A short description of what the image shows

For your After component:

Date taken
Location
A short note on how it responds to the historical image.
All captions and descriptions must be written in English or Filipino.

ARTWORK DETAILS
Are you submitting a SERIES or DIPTYCHS?
- Series Title (only if applicable)
- Series Write-Up (only if applicable)
- Archival Image Title
- Details about the Archival Image (Credit, photographer, date, location, short description)
- Archival 1 Title or Source
- Response 1 Title
- Details about the Archival Image (Credit, photographer, date, location, short description)
- Artwork Write-Up or a short note on how it responds to the archival image
- Archival 2 Title or Source
- Response 2 Title
- Details about the Archival Image (Credit, photographer, date, location, short description)
- Artwork Write-Up or A short note on how it responds to the historical image
- Archival 3 Title or Source
- Response 3 Title
- Details about the Archival Image (Credit, photographer, date, location, short description)
- Artwork Write-Up or A short note on how it responds to the historical image
- Archival 4 Title or Source
- Response 4 Title
- Details about the Archival Image (Credit, photographer, date, location, short description)
- Artwork Write-Up or a short note on how it responds to the historical image
- Archival 5 Title or Source
- Response 5 Title
- Details about the Archival Image (Credit, photographer, date, location, short description)
- Artwork Write-Up or a short note on how it responds to the historical image

SUBMISSION
FILE NAMING
Please name your files using this format:

Archival component: ArtistName_Title_Archival_01
Response component: ArtistName_Title_Response_01

If submitting a set of images, continue numbering: _02, _03, and so on.

Make sure the TITLE matches exactly what you submitted in the form.

FILE REQUIREMENTS

Format: JPEG and TIFF
Minimum size: 16 megapixels
Resolution: 300 DPI

Please upload both JPEG and TIFF files.

DEADLINE
All files must be submitted by July 17, 2026, 11:59 PM.

ENTRIES

You may submit as many entries as you wish, with up to five (5) pairs (one archive, one response) per entry.

SUBMISSION FEE
A ₱600 submission fee per entry will be charged. This covers file management, storage, and security.

Please note that paying the submission fee does not guarantee that your image will be selected or printed for the exhibition.
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Easy Submission Checklist

A. Image Requirements
☐ An archival photograph
☐ New photograph/s taken by the photographer

B. Information About the Archival Photo
☐ Source of the photo (family, archive, book, etc.)
☐ Photographer’s name (if known)
☐ Year or approximate date
☐ Location (city/town, province, country)
☐ Short description of what the photo shows

C. Information About the New Photo
☐ Date taken
☐ Location
☐ Short explanation of how it responds to the old photo

D. Ethics & Permissions
☐ Artist has the permission to use the historical photo, or it is from a public source
☐ The original source is properly credited
☐ The artist was careful and respectful when using images of people
☐ The artist understands that incomplete or unethical submissions may not be selected

E. Final Check
☐ All images are correctly named and uploaded
☐ All required text fields are completed
☐ The artist reviewed his/her/their submission before sending
Questions? Clarifications?

THIS FORM WILL LEAD YOU TO THE PAYMENT CHANNEL.

IF NO PAYMENT IS RECORDED, WE WILL NOT CONSIDER YOUR SUBMISSION.

THANK YOU.
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