Lenscratch Fatherhood Exhibition

Lenscratch is one of the longest-running photography blogs and online platforms, with a regular schedule of online exhibitions accompanying its daily editorial coverage. The Fatherhood Exhibition is the platform's open call for photography that engages with the role of fathers — the brief frames fatherhood as an evolving role shaped by culture, responsibility, tenderness, and family expectations.

Lenscratch's open calls have a consistent format: a single themed exhibition publishes online by a fixed date, with one image accepted per photographer. The Fatherhood exhibition publishes June 21, 2026 — typically scheduled to coincide with U.S. Father's Day weekend.

Submissions are free, with one entry per photographer. Images are sized to 72dpi at 1000 pixels on the long side and submitted via Google Form. Caption format follows Lenscratch's standard: copyright, name, image title, Instagram handle, and website.

Selected work appears in the online group exhibition on Lenscratch — the platform itself functions as the prize, given Lenscratch's substantial readership in the photography community. The 2026 deadline is June 13.