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Melting Metropolis 2026

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Melting Metropolis 2026 — Urban Archive
  • Who Can Apply: Open to anyone with a story to share; the project is especially interested in photographs taken in New York City’s five boroughs.
  • The Focus: Documenting everyday histories of how New Yorkers experience and adapt to summer heat, severe weather, and rising temperatures.
  • The Funding: Free to submit; no award, stipend, honorarium, or other compensation is stated.
  • Key Requirements: Submit photographs taken in NYC within the past decade; each photograph must include at least one human subject and a brief description.
DeadlineMonday, September 21, 2026
Application fee$0
LocationNew York, NY
ParticipationRemote
Career stagesAll Stages
Disciplinescommunity archiving, documentary photography, oral history
Application notesSubmissions are added to Queens Memory's archival collection as part of a collaborative project between Melting Metropolis and Queens Memory. Queens Memory is a community archiving program founded in 2010 and supported by Queens Public Library and Queens College, CUNY.
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