​Photographers are invited to submit photobook proposals for consideration by the PH21 Centre for Photography. Proposals should include a coherent portfolio of 30-60 images and an artist statement. Images should be submitted at 72 ppi and should not exceed 2 MB per file.

Submissions are accepted throughout the year. Please send your proposal via WeTransfer.com to ph21@centreforphotography.com.

 

The publishing process consists of two stages

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1. Portfolio review and consultation:

• Your submitted portfolio will be discussed with you during a 50-minute online consultation session with Zsolt Bátori and Borbála Jász, curators of the PH21 Gallery and Centre for Photography.

• The curators will provide constructive critical feedback on your portfolio and assess whether the project is ready for publication or would benefit from further development or revision.

• The fee for the 50-minute portfolio review and consultation session is €85.

 

2. Editing and publication:

• Projects considered ready for publication will proceed to the editing and publishing stage.

 

Notes:

• The number of photobooks published by the PH21 Centre for Photography is limited and subject to curatorial selection. The process is competitive, and participation in the portfolio review does not guarantee that a project will be accepted for publication. All curatorial decisions are final.

• Projects requiring further development may be revised and resubmitted at a later date as a new proposal.

• Projects considered ready for publication will be processed in the order in which they are submitted, on a first-come, first-served basis.

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Editing and publishing fee

• The standard editing and publishing fee for accepted proposals by the PH21 Centre for Photography (the publisher) is €1,900.

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The standard editing and publishing fee includes

• Professional curation of the photobook by the curators of the PH21 Gallery and Centre for Photography, Zsolt Bátori and Borbála Jász.

• Print-on-demand publishing through Blurb’s print-on-demand service.

• Design of the photobook to be published by the PH21 Centre for Photography.

• A 200-250-word curatorial essay written by the curators, Zsolt Bátori and Borbála Jász.

• The fee includes the curation of a photo book containing up to 40 images. The cost for additional images beyond the initial 40 is €20 per image.

• The size and resolution of the selected images must conform to the specifications provided by the curators.

• If the photographer prefers the publisher to size the images, an image-sizing fee of €8 per image will apply.

• The photographer may submit up to three cover and design options, including fonts designed using Blurb’s BookWright application. This is optional and not required.

• The curators will provide three initial design options and will discuss the final version with the photographer.

• Removal of the Blurb logo from the book.

• ISBN registration: provision of an official ISBN number for the book.

• The standard format of the book is 10x8 inches (25x20 cm), landscape, unless the content requires a different format.

• Paper and cover options (softcover or hardcover) will be discussed with the photographer.

• Distribution options include Blurb.com or Amazon.com, depending on the photographer’s preference.

• The profit from sales will be jointly determined by the photographer and the publisher and will be split equally between them.

• €1,000 is due upon acceptance of the proposal. The remaining balance of the publishing fee is due when the book is published on Blurb.com.

 

Selected Photobooks Published by PH21

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Nancy Oliveri: Third Eye Three

Silver Prize, Tokyo International Foto Awards (TIFA) 2024

TIFA award page: https://www.tokyofotoawards.jp/winners/social/2024/23-49494-24/

View the book: https://www.blurb.es/b/12230386-third-eye-three

 

Nancy Oliveri: Memento Mori Viviere

Honorable Mention, Tokyo International Foto Awards (TIFA) 2024

TIFA award page: https://www.tokyofotoawards.jp/winners/hm/2024/12733/

View the book: https://www.blurb.com/books/12230468-memento-mori-vivere

 

Cindy Konits: This Room Will Survive Me

View the book: https://www.blurb.com/b/11576225-cindy-konits-this-room-will-survive-me

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Gary Justis: New Light Images

View the book: https://www.blurb.es/books/10626080-gary-justis-new-light-images

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Fern L. Nesson: Les Consolations

View the book: https://www.blurb.com/b/12100247-les-consolations

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To submit your proposal, please pay the portfolio review and consultation fee below and then send your proposal to ph21@centreforphotography.com via WeTransfer.com.

If you have any questions, please contact us at ph21@centreforphotography.com.

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The curators:

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Zsolt Bátori is a curator, photographer, photography theorist, philosopher of art, and educator. He is the founder, director, and curator of PH21 Gallery Barcelona (formerly Budapest), which has presented international group and solo exhibitions for over a decade in Barcelona and Budapest, and has also organised exhibitions in collaboration with partner galleries in Rome and Jersey City. Zsolt has nurtured the careers of many photographers who received further exhibition and career opportunities after exhibiting at PH21 Gallery. After earning his PhD in Philosophy from Rutgers University, Zsolt has taught and conducted research at universities in Hungary, the USA, Argentina, and Spain, and his own photographic work has been exhibited internationally. Since 2023, he has served as a juror for Photolucida Critical Mass, and in 2026 he was invited to join Photolucida’s Board of Directors. For Zsolt's website, please click here.

 

Borbála Jász is a curator, art historian, philosopher of art, and educator. She has served as the vice-director and curator of PH21 Gallery for many years, providing international exhibition and career opportunities for photographers worldwide. Borbála earned her first doctoral degree in Philosophy and Art History from Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, and is currently pursuing a second PhD in Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. As an art historian, Borbála is especially perceptive to the cultural and historical context, significance, and interconnectedness of photographic images. She also has first-hand experience with the artistic, legal, and practical aspects of collections, having worked extensively with collectors. Since 2025, Borbála has served as a juror for Photolucida Critical Mass, and in 2026 she was invited to join Photolucida’s Board of Directors.

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