Authorship & Original Work

Tiga Mata prioritises submissions grounded in the submitting artist’s own photographic or creative process. In most cases, this means the artist is the original author of the photographs presented. All submissions should clearly demonstrate the artist’s responsibility for the work’s development, framing, and contextualisation, whether through image-making, editing, sequencing, or conceptual approach.

Appropriation, Archival & Found Images

Submissions that engage with archival material, found images, or recontextualised imagery are welcome when they are thoughtfully and ethically engaged. Such works must clearly credit all image sources where applicable, state the origin and context of the images used, and demonstrate intentional transformation through selection, framing, sequencing, or conceptual engagement Submissions that rely on uncredited, ambiguously sourced, or carelessly re-used imagery will not be considered.

Manipulation & Hybrid Practices

Digital manipulation, collage, and hybrid processes are welcome when they serve a clear conceptual inquiry. Submissions prioritising aesthetics without critical or conceptual grounding may be rejected.

AI & Computational Tools

Submissions must not consist entirely of AI-generated imagery. Where AI or computational tools are used, their role must be clearly disclosed, and the work must remain grounded in the artist’s photographic or conceptual authorship.

Required Texts

All submissions must include a short project statement, an explanation of process and intent, and disclosure of image sources where applicable. Submissions lacking sufficient contextual information may not be reviewed.