Winter Wonderland(s)
curated by
Molly Roberts
Deadline January 11th, 2026
Exhibition Online @ South x Southeast Gallery
February & March 2026
A Zoom group critique of these images with Molly Roberts and the photographers will be held during February or March.
Date to be determined
As a woman born into and living in the American South the term winter wonderlands produces mental imagery of snow drifts, blue skies, skating on ponds, and horse-drawn sleighs careening across a bright white landscape. It couldn’t be more stereotypical if I tried.
But, that’s not often what it is for me – or for many of you. Yes, we want to see your beautiful black and white imagery of ice and snow if you’re lucky enough to have those (we’re jealous, but that’s okay). But, we also want to see the winter wonderland of snow birds and those who live in warmer temps year round. And other scenes, from everyone … interiors, flora, fauna, still lifes … things that make up our shorter days.
So, enlighten us! Show us what you got, from cozy winter fires to holiday scenes and hikes through bare woods. Your dog’s hibernation habit, big beautiful camellias and lenten roses, the migrating birds at your feeder, the stack of unread books by your favorite comfy chair, the glowing wood-burning stove that’s become your centerpiece, or just the winter light illuminating your landscape.
We want to see it all…
– Nancy McCrary
Archery Targets in winter ©NancyMcCrary
And … Please Note:
We’ll be drawing the name of one lucky person from photographers who enter this Call for Entries for a free workshop with SxSE (Molly Roberts instructing) to The Yucatan February 4-10, 2026! Once you’ve entered the call please send an email to nancy@sxsemagazine.com with the subject line Mexico Workshop Drawing.
For more info on The Yucatan Workshop click here….
And, now, back to The Call!
Molly Roberts
Molly Roberts is a documentary photographer, visuals editor and curator residing in Baltimore, Maryland.
Roberts’ 35+ year career includes creating visuals and managing contributing photographers at The Washington Post Magazine, USA Weekend, Smithsonian Magazine and National Geographic Magazine. She is the recipient of multiple awards for her magazine work including, the NPPA award for Best Use of Photography in a Magazine, finalist for National Magazine Award, special recognition for photography features by Communication Art, American Photography, and Society of Publication Design.
In 2019 she was awarded a John S. and James L. Knight Foundation fellowship to study and teach photography and multimedia at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, where she received a masters degree in Visual Communication in 2021 focusing on the creative process and the history of the medium.
She has curated exhibits for PhotoWorks, Art Works Projects, University of Texas; Corpus Christi, Women Photojournalists of Washington, SXSE Gallery and Gallery 1448. She works on book projects for independent photographers and National Geographic Books. She has also participated in panels discussions and presentations about the current state of the photographic medium and the future of publishing at Ohio University School of Visual Communication, the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, Northern Short Course and the Corcoran/GW school of Fine Arts,
Roberts leads workshops in photo editing for long term visual projects and photo books. She teaches photography, photojournalism and photo-editing, recently at Ohio University and Loyola University. Roberts is a regular reviewer and mentor at La Luz Workshops, Palm Springs Photo Festival, Social Documentary Network, and Review Santa Fe as well as the annual Women Photojournalists of Washington portfolio review and Seminar, of which she is a co-director and member of the Board of Directors. She is co-host of the weekly podcast 10fps.net a podcast about photojournalism by photojournalists, but for everyone produced by Loyola University in Baltimore.
Molly fell in love with photography at age 17 and her love for the medium has been most enduring. “As a teenager, I stumbled upon the work of Robert Frank and Diane Arbus in the Harvard Square bookstore and time stood still. I decided it was the most revolutionary art form I’d ever experienced and I wanted it in my life. Since then I studied photography at UMD with John Gossage and along the way with many other generous mentors and creative souls. I have worked as a photographer for newspapers, magazines and books. I have edited books, magazines and special issues. I’ve judged photo contests and given lectures. Mostly, I’ve just enjoyed a life made richer by photography, a medium that is wonderfully suited to explore and make sense of the world and the issues that surround us.”
Past collaborations with SXSE Gallery and Magazine include the exhibitions,The Women’s Show, Picturing Self and Others, and Southern Landscapes. Workshops with SXSE include, Photo Editing for Long Term projects, and the Yucatan Peninsula, Merida, Mexico workshop.
Molly lives in Baltimore, in an artists community where her studio is a sanctuary of photobooks which she is happy to share with her fellow creatives and the gallery associated with the community is a never ending source of inspiration and lively collaboration.
Winter Turkeys ©NancyMcCrary
HOW TO ENTER:
Please follow these directions exactly to send your entry via email to nancy@sxsemagazine.com
- subject line: Winter Wonderland(s)
- file name on each image: your last name your first name title of image – example: mccrarynancybigredhouse
- images should be 72 dpi, 1000 on the longest side, jpeg only
- Please zip all images into a file and attach the file to the email.
- pay for entry (see below)
- Send the email
HOW TO PAY:
Click HERE for first four images: $40
Click HERE for additional images: $10 each.
Questions? E nancy@sxsemagazine.com
Thank you!
BB on her winter bed ©NancyMcCrary
