TPS and the Association of Texas Photography Instructors (ATPI) are excited to announce the winners for this second annual photography competition for high school and middle school students.
BEST IN SHOW
M.E. Harp, Memorial High School, Houston, TX
SPORTS & ACTION
1st Place: Yishi Wang, Princeton Day School, Princeton, NJ
2nd Place: Landry Raymond, McKinney High School, McKinney, TX
3rd Place: Muskan Kotadia, Trinity High School, Euless, TX
Honorable Mentions:
Sarah Cobb, Allen High School, Allen, TX
Kate Nixon, Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie Village, KS
Noelle Griffin, Shawnee Mission East High School, Prairie Village, KS
Madeline Burroughs, La Canada High School, La Canada Flintridge, CA
PEOPLE & PORTRAITS
1st Place: Amanda Deleon, Robert G. Cole High School , San Antonio, TX
2nd Place: Isabella Castillo, Trinity High School, Euless, TX
3rd Place: Tyler Nussbaumer, St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas, TX
Honorable Mentions:
Drew Wilson, Dripping Springs High School, Dripping Springs, TX
Bela Blagg, San Antonio Christian High School, San Antonio, TX
Jin Park, Bellaire High School, Bellaire, TX
Zubin Mehta, St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas, TX
Julie Yun, La Canada High School, La Canada Flintridge, CA
TRAVEL & PLACE
1st Place: Nicole Borgmann, Vista Ridge High School, Cedar Park, TX
2nd Place: Lee Schlosser, Saint Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas, TX
3rd Place: Luke Chapman, Memorial High School, Houston, TX
Honorable Mentions:
Sebastian Sotomayor, TMI Episcopal, San Antonio, TX
Wooseung Kim, Vista Ridge High School, Cedar Park, TX
Nico Zinsmeyer, San Antonio Christian High School, San Antonio, TX
Ekansh Tambe, St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas, TX
Collin Katz, St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas, TX
Sean Hartman, La Canada High School, La Canada Flintridge, CA
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In partnership with the Association of Texas Photography Instructors (ATPI), TPS is thrilled to offer once again a photography competition, for 2019 high school graduates as well as current middle school and high school students across the country. 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 to enter. Check out the 2018 winners gallery. This competition is now closed.
Calendar of Events
08-26-19 Call for entry announced
10-04-19 Deadline for entry
11-01-19 Award winners announced on TPS' website and social media
Categories
This year’s categories are: People & Portraits / Travel & Place/ Athletics & Sports
Awards & Recognition
A panel of judges made up of TPS board members will identify First Place, Second Place, and Third Place awards in addition to Honorable Mentions for each category. A Best of Show overall will also be granted. And, TPS Exhibiting Artist Certificates along will a one-year complementary membership will be awarded to all students chosen for the show. The final selection of images will be featured in an online gallery on the TPS website and announced prominently across all of TPS’s social media platforms.
Entry Fee
Entry fee is $1 per image (no minimum or maximum entry requirements). All students currently enrolled in either middle or high school or who will graduate from high school in 2019 may enter the competition. Students do not have to be a member of either TPS or ATPI to enter.
Entry Guidelines
All images and payments must be submitted through ATPI’s contest entry site. 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 student can upload their entries. If you encounter any troubles with the ATPI site, please email info@atpi.org.
Eligibility
TPS National Student Competition is open to all 2019 high school graduates as well as current middle and high school students based in the United States. Students do NOT need to be a member of TPS to enter. However, students that are interested in becoming members of TPS please can join as a student member.
Reproduction
TPS and the venue retain the right to display, project and reproduce the work selected for this exhibition for publicity and promotional purposes. It is understood that artwork may be photographed, telecast and reproduced for publication and educational purposes connected with this exhibition and related future promotional materials. Individual photographers retain copyright to their individual works. Reproduction TPS and the venue retain the right to display, project and reproduce the work selected for this exhibition for publicity and promotional purposes. It is understood that artwork may be photographed, telecast, and reproduced for publication and educational purposes connected with this exhibition and related future promotional materials. Individual photographers retain copyright to their individual works.
Questions?
If you have any questions or concerns about this competition, please contact TPS Exhibitions Chair Steve Goff at shows@texasphoto.org