2021 International Student Competition

Association of Texas Photography Instructors and Texas Photographic Society are proud to announce the exhibiting artists in the 2021 TPS International Student Competition. Texas Photographic Society Board Members Jessica Just (Baylor University), Steve Goff (Odessa College), and Chad D. Smith (Texas A&M University-Commerce) served as jurors for the competition which celebrates the work of student photographers at the elementary, middle, and high school levels.

The online exhibition can be viewed here.

The jurors selected 40 images for the online exhibition and selected a Best in Show award (Daniel Cardelino from Centennial High School in Roswell, GA), plus three prizes and honorable mentions in each of three categories. A complete list of the exhibiting artists is below with award winners noted in bold. Many thanks to all of the student participants and congratulations to the selected artists!

Philip Cherian Alex, Trinity High School | Rachael Barkoff, Westlake High School | Zachary Bashour, St. Mark’s School of Texas | Hudson Brown, St. Mark’s School of Texas | Eliana Campbell, Greenhill School | Daniel Cardelino, Centennial High School | Gaspard Chaney, La Canada High School | Macy Crosser, Shawnee Mission East HS | Jose Dizon, Claudia Taylor Johnson High School | Braylen Garren, Texas High School | Noah Gould, Greenhill School | Isabella Goytia, Episcopal High School | Kaylee Hart, Hallsville High School | Kate Henderson, Greenhill School | Clara Hurley, Memorial High School | Ahmed Karrar , Trinity High School | Sachiko Kirby, Cambridge Rindge & Latin School | Nicholas Koch, St. Mark’s School of Texas | Caris Lauritsen, Memorial High School | Travis Mann, Greenhill School | Hayward Metcalf, St. Mark’s School of Texas | Nathan Meyer, St. Mark’s School of Texas | Anashay Monga, St. Mark’s School of Texas | Vallery Orr, Memorial High School | Kylee Ruiz, Bridgeland High School | Aric Shah, Westlake High School | Owen Simon, St. Mark’s School of Texas | Paul Valois, St. Mark’s School of Texas

JUROR'S REMARKS

It was a treat to see and really get a taste of the photographic work that is coming out of elementary, middle and high schools all around the world! The levels of imagery coming out of these programs are outstanding, so this made our work as jurors very difficult. Much of the work we included in our final selections really came down to the technical precision, compositional choices, and the development of conceptual ideas. We were all just blown away by the amount of extraordinary work this year, and are excited to share our winners with you all!

- Jessica Just, Steve Goff, and Chad D. Smith

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In partnership with the Association of Texas Photography Instructors (ATPI), TPS is proud to offer the 2021 TPS International Student Competition for current high school, middle school, and elementary school students as well as 2021 high school graduates, based in the US or abroad. Please note: the inclusion of elementary school students is new for 2021!

All skill levels are encouraged, and all photographic-based work is welcome including digital, darkroom, and alternative processes. Students do not need to be a member of TPS or ATPI to enter. Check out the 2020 winners gallery.

APPLY at the ATPI Contest Entry Site.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS
8-30-21 Call for entry opens
PLEASE NOTE NEW DEADLINE:
10-8-21 Deadline for entry (6:00 p.m. Central Time Zone)
11-10-21 Award winners announced on the TPS website and social media

CATEGORIES
This year’s categories are: People & Portraits / Travel & Place / Athletics & Sports

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

A judging panel of TPS board members will identify First Place, Second Place, Third Place, and Honorable Mentions for each category, plus an overall Best in Show. A complimentary one-year TPS student membership will be awarded to all award winners. All students selected for the show will receive TPS Award Certificates. The images will be featured in an online gallery on the TPS website at texasphoto.org and announced through TPS’s online and social media platforms.

ENTRY FEE
Entry fee is $1 per image (no minimum or maximum entry requirements). ATPI is handling the collection of payments. Therefore, all entry fees must be paid to ATPI and submitted through the ATPI contest entry site. U.S. checks are accepted. Checks must be made out to ATPI. Payment with credit card can be arranged by contacting ATPI at info@atpi.org.

Students do not have to be a member of either TPS or ATPI to enter. However, students who are interested in becoming a member of TPS can join as a student member. Entry fees are non-refundable.

ENTRY GUIDELINES
All images and payments must be submitted through ATPI’s contest entry site. Payments must be mailed to ATPI at PO Box 4647, Wichita Falls, TX 76308. For details regarding submission guidelines, please visit ATPI's submission guidelines page. If you have not used the ATPI online contest system, please know that the teacher is responsible for registering on the site and then adding student accounts so that the students can upload their entries. If you encounter any troubles with the ATPI site, please email info@atpi.org.

ELIGIBILITY
The 2021 TPS International Student Competition is open to all current high school, middle school, and elementary school students as well as 2021 high school graduates. Please note: the inclusion of elementary school students is new for 2021! Images selected previously for a TPS competition are not eligible.

TPS TERMS AND AGREEMENT
You retain all rights to your images. If your image is selected for the exhibition, you grant Texas Photographic Society (TPS) the right, in perpetuity, to use and display your image, image title and process, your name, city, state and country of residence, and school name for TPS publicity, promotional and educational purposes, through publications, online and social media platforms and other promotional materials, without further contact from TPS. Please note that we may have to crop images to meet space/proportion requirements for promotional platforms. You understand that TPS will not be held responsible for loss, theft or other damage, whether caused by the negligence of its officers, members or others. All entry and membership fees are non-refundable.

QUESTIONS?
If you have any questions about this competition, please contact TPS Vice President Chad Smith at csmith@texasphoto.org.