Capture the chance to get your photos featured in a Metro bus shelter!
Metro is partnering with the Photographic Center Northwest (PCNW) on an international call for photos to be featured at bus shelters across King County. Successful photos could remain in bus shelters for up to 10 years.
This call for submissions is open to all ages
This year’s theme is “Show Us Your World” and is intended to explore personal, cultural identity and connection. This can include, but is not limited to, photos that display:
- Culture, values, and traditions that have been passed down from previous generations.
- Shared bonds within a specific community.
- One’s history, identity, and bond to the past, present, and future.
- A visual representation or documentation of what is meaningful to you.
Images must conform to one of the following ratios and be under 5mb per image:
5:4 frame ratio (width: height)
5:2 frame ratio (width: height)
To be considered, photos must be submitted by Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024, through the online application form. More information about the photo call, including specifications and submission instructions can be found on the application page. A panel of judges will select up to 100 photos to be printed and installed in Metro bus shelters starting in late 2024.
This is the 9th Bus Shelter Photo Mural Competition that Metro and PCNW have collaborated on over the past 13 years. The focus of the project is to incorporate art into everyday life throughout King County, increase the visibility of the photographic arts and make new perspectives and ideas available to all. Over 2,000 photo murals have been installed in Metro bus shelters since the launch of the project in 2010.
To view the artwork in some of our shelters, see photos selected in 2010, 2013, and 2014 on our Flickr site, or visit the mural website.
Is there really a $20 fee to apply? This isn’t something that you submit for free?