Open call for submissions
Be part of WerkHaus Zine, a collective platform for documenting and reimagining our urban lives and spaces. WerkHaus Zine is a UK-based print and digital publication showcasing contemporary photography and writing related to photography.
Issues 1–5 are on sale now, and we are excited to announce our open call for entries for Issue 6 – send us your work!
Theme: ‘guilt/free’
For Issue 6, we invite you to respond to the theme ‘guilt/free’.
We’re interested in how you interpret these words. What do they mean to you, your life, and your creative practice? Whether you explore concepts of freedom, the weight of guilt, or something entirely unexpected, we want to see how you react to and reinterpret the theme in your own unique way.
Who can submit?
WerkHaus Zine welcomes an expanded view of photography and invites submissions from across disciplines. Whether you’re a photographer, researcher, writer, visual sociologist, or artist using photography in your practice, we’d love to see your work.
We encourage submissions from creatives at all stages of their journey, from emerging voices to established practitioners.
What to submit?
We’re looking for work that explores the theme ‘guilt/free’ through photography, artworks incorporating photography (e.g., collage), or writing related to photography.
To enter your work please send:
- Photos / Artworks
- Single images or a series (max. 6 images from one project). Please specify whether it’s a single image or a series.
- Images should be 300 dpi, at least 3000 pixels wide. Please include clear and recognizable file names that state artist name(s) and project title(s)!
- Title and description: Please include an up to 50-word description explaining how your work connects to the theme. We want to understand your intentions.
AND / OR
- Writing– Short essays/ poetry/ writing
- Short essays, poetry, or reflective writing (up to 500 words) that engage with photography and the theme.
- Writing can be theoretical, personal, or creative, but must connect to photography and ‘guilt/free’
- Your Details – For publication, if your entry is selected
- Name
- A short bio (50 words)
- Website
How to submit?
Submit using this Microsoft Form.
If the form isn’t accessible to you, email your submission to hello@workhorsecollective.co.uk. Please include all required details; incomplete entries won’t be considered. Do let us know in case you require our assistance at any stage in the submission process. We’re here and happy to help!
DEADLINE: Sunday, 23rd February 2025 at 8pm (UTC)
Other info
We know it takes confidence, time and energy to submit to open calls and we really appreciate you sharing your work with us. We will view and consider every entry we are sent and aim to make the zine something beneficial to be involved with in the following ways:
We will send feedback to everyone who would like to receive it. Let us know if you would want comments/thoughts from us when you submit.
Everyone who submits will be entitled to 3 copies of the zine, we just ask that you cover postage and packaging costs.
The zine will be sent to curators, galleries and festivals to promote the work of everyone involved.
WerkHaus Zine is a collective space for documenting and reimagining urban lives and spaces. Each issue explores a specific theme, bringing together photographers, writers, and artists to create thought-provoking visual and written work.
WorkHorse Collective, the team behind the zine, is a group of multi-disciplinary urban photographers who met at Goldsmiths College. They use a sociological lens to interrogate and produce meaningful work about cities, cultures, and communities. Their collaborative ethos is at the heart of WerkHaus Zine.
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