1. Objective

To establish the guidelines for the submission and selection of photographs addressing the two themes of the call for entries, valuing the art of photography; to promote cultural and artistic exchange among photographers from diverse backgrounds; to offer selected authors a platform for national and international visibility through an audiovisual exhibition at the Campos do Jordão International Photography Festival; and, finally, to stimulate dialogue on the multiple interpretations of light in both natural and urban contexts.

2. Participants

2.1. The call is open to amateur and professional photographers anywhere of any age group.

3. Theme "Windows”

The third Campos do Jordão International Photography Festival, Campos de Luz, invites all lovers of the image to take on another challenge.

Two hundred years ago, according to some accounts, and 199 according to others, the first photograph was made.

Photography is a rural invention, whether in France, England, or on a farm near Campinas, Brazil, where the Provençal-born Hercule Florence first coined the term “photographie” to describe the process that, 200 years later, may have become humanity’s principal tool of communication.

But the great pioneer was another Frenchman, with an adopted and almost mystical name.

Nicèphore Nièpce.

His first image was not a Parisian boulevard, but the view from his window at Le Gras, in Burgundy.

An inventor working alone in his laboratory.

A rural invention that we will celebrate in these mountains that weep: the Mantiqueira.

The first photograph may have been an ordinary image—or perhaps a lesson that even an ordinary view can become extraordinary. In his case, the extraordinary lay in the pioneering achievement of fixing, for two centuries already, the image captured by a camera.

Much to the delight of so many photographers, he framed the view from his window.

A metaphor: our lenses are windows.

Crystal Windows

This is the theme of the 2026 open call of the Campos de Luz festival.

Open to everyone, with no entry fee, the first 30 selected photographers will have their work featured in a video to be screened on Sunday, November 8.

The theme therefore requires that the submitted photographs contain an image that, at first glance, makes us think of a window...

Not necessarily an obvious one—or perhaps precisely an obvious one.

A window from outside looking in, or from inside looking out.

A hatch, a porthole, an arch, an opening, a stained-glass window...

The eye, set free.

A “lens window”—a Crystal Window that makes us look outward, or inward, perhaps even into ourselves.

4. Registration

4.1. Registrations must be made exclusively through the link on the festival's official Instagram, until October 25th, 2026.

4.2. To promote new talents and encourage artistic production, each participant may submit up to 1 photograph for free, and an additional photograph if they share the official photograph of the Campos do Jordão International Photography Festival on their Instagram with the text "I am shooting for the open call of @festivalcamposdeluz”.

4.2.1 Instagram must be open to the general public during the pre-selection phase until the judging so that we can check the posting of the official photograph.

4.3 Each photograph will be evaluated separately and the evaluation of one will not affect the others.

4.4 Registration will close on September 15th, 2025. (23:59 PM Brasilia time)

4.5 Registration for the festival will be free of charge, the festival organization is not responsible for payments made by any means.

4.6 Uploaded entries may not be altered.

5. Requirements for the entries

5.1. All entries must be authored by the participant.

5.2. Black and white or colour works will be accepted, produced by any means of image capture, such as analog or digital cameras, pinhole cameras, and cell phones.

5.3. The works must be in digital format, with a maximum size of 2000 pixels on their largest side and named as YOURNAME_PHOTOGRAPHYNAME.jpg. The form is saved automatically, so you need to fill it out completely and click submit.

5.4 The works may be edited, superimposed, stacked, merged with other images, as long as the base image is authored by the artist, and all images used are either authored by the artist or have authorization for their use, as well as merged with images created digitally or by artificial intelligence, as long as the base image is obtained through photography.

5.5 The submission of images made purely with artificial intelligence, or that have it as their main base, is not permitted.

6. Selection Process

6.1. The first stage of the selection, which is eliminatory in nature, will be carried out by the festival team and will consist of verifying compliance with all the requirements of the regulations. Some pre-selected images may be published on the festival's Instagram.

6.2. The selection of works will be carried out by a jury composed of professionals in the field of photography and representatives of the Campos do Jordão International Photography Festival, whose names will be announced later.

6.3. Criteria such as originality, technical quality and suitability to the theme will be considered.

6.4. 150 photographs will be selected for the exhibition. The results of the selection will be published on the official website of the Campos do Jordão International Photography Festival and on the event's social media channels.

7. Exhibition

7.1. The selected photographs will be exhibited at a location to be defined by the festival's organizers on October 18 and 19. The festival's curators will have complete freedom in choosing the space, as well as the specifications and formats of the exhibition.

8. Copyright and image rights

8.1 By agreeing to participate and sign this Call for Entries, the registered authors grant the event organizers the right to use the images of the registered works in the following media, without incurring additional costs: At the festival site, for an indefinite period; In exhibitions, audiovisual displays and projections at the Campos do Jordão International Photography Festival, at any time; In printed and/or electronic media, exclusively to promote the Festival, at any time; In catalogs and other advertising materials about the Campos do Jordão International Photography Festival, at any time. Social networks exclusively to promote the Festival, at any time,

8.2 Note: The use of the photographs provided to the Campos do Jordão International Photography Festival does not imply, in any way, the waiver of copyright over them, and the authors may use them in any other context without the need for prior authorization from the festival.

8.3 By registering for this Call, the participant declares to be the full author of the works to be exhibited, guaranteeing their originality and the absence of plagiarism of registered works and/or projects. In addition, the participant ensures to have the necessary authorizations from third parties who hold rights related to the works, and is also responsible for any claims from third parties related to unauthorized use.

8.4 Therefore, it is stipulated that the rights to use the image of the submitted content are the sole responsibility of the proponent.

8.5 The event organizers undertake to include appropriate credits in all insertions of the works, acknowledging their authorship.

9. Final Provisions

9.1. By registering their works, participants declare to be aware of and in agreement with these regulations.

9.2. The organization of the Campos do Jordão International Photography Festival reserves the right to change any item in these regulations, including the number of selected works and the exhibition format, always aiming to create a better experience, informing participants in advance.

9.3. Any omissions will be decided by the organization of the festival.