TEXAS PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY | #NewVisions2026

#NewVisions2026: A Student Exhibition

We are delighted to announce that juror Paho Mann has selected 50 images for the #NewVisions2026 collegiate exhibition. Paho's juror remarks are posted below along with the complete list of exhibiting artists (with prize winners and honorable mentions noted in bold). The online gallery can be viewed here. Many thanks to Paho for his good hard work, and especially to everyone who entered.

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR #NewVisions2026 ARTISTS! (Award winners and honorable mentions in bold.)

View the online gallery here

Catalogue coming soon!

Juror's Remarks

Thank you for the invitation to serve as juror for this exhibition. It was a privilege to review such a strong and diverse group of student submissions. The range of approaches spanned traditional darkroom processes, digital practices, constructed images, documentary work, and experimental forms and reflects the expansive field that photography has become.

The quality and number of entries made the selection process challenging. Narrowing the exhibition to fifty images required difficult decisions, and many compelling works could not be included. In the final selection, I was drawn to photographs that demonstrated technical excellence, formal rigor, and thoughtful conceptual investigation. Equally important was a distinct point of view, images that felt specific to the artist, grounded in personal vision.

The works included here represent a wide spectrum of voices and strategies. Together, they affirm that contemporary photography remains a dynamic and evolving language. One shaped by craft, curiosity, and the courage to experiment.

My congratulations to all who submitted work.

Juror’s Statement

Photography continues to evolve as both a technical process and a creative language - expanding beyond traditional definitions. In my teaching, I embrace everything from darkroom-based black-and-white prints to digital manipulation, installation, video, and post-photographic processes. For me, what unites strong photographic work across these varied forms is a distinct point of view - an image or series that could only have been made by that particular artist at that particular moment. I value the widest approaches to image-making - work that takes risks, work that is deeply rooted in craft, work that challenges our viewpoints, work that expresses our current moment and histories, work rooted in the history of photography, and work that pushes the boundaries of what photography can be.

Texas Photographic Society is proud to present #NewVisions2026, our annual online, open-themed collegiate student photo competition. The exhibition will be juried by Paho Mann, Associate Professor of Photography at the College of Visual Arts and Design, University of North Texas, and a photographer with work in the collections of the Tucson Museum of Art, the Museum at Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, Overland, Kansas, and the City of Phoenix Public Art Program.

Submissions from college undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education students of all skill levels are encouraged. Students may submit up to 12 images and each image will be judged independently. CASH PRIZES will be awarded. See details below.

Bio

Paho Mann's work has been included in exhibitions at the Arizona State University Art Museum (Tempe, AZ), Tucson Museum of Art (Tucson, AZ), Walker Art Center (Minneapolis, MN) and the Carnegie Museum of Art (Pittsburgh, PA) among others. Mann's work is included in the collections of the Tucson Museum of Art, the Museum at Texas Tech University, the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, and the City of Phoenix Public Art Program.

Mann was born in 1978 on his parent's homestead near Snowflake, Arizona. In 1992, he moved with his family to Albuquerque, New Mexico, where in 2001, he received a BFA from the University of New Mexico. He received his MFA from Arizona State University in 2007. Currently, Mann lives and works in Dallas, Texas, where he teaches at the University of North Texas.

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October 8, 2025 Call for entry opens, apply here through CaFÉ
January 28, 2026 Deadline for entry (11:59 pm Mountain Time Zone)
February 20, 2026 Exhibiting artists announced and online gallery opens

First Prize = $300 
Second Prize = $200
Third Prize = $100
Up to 5 Honorable Mentions may be awarded

The juror will select 50 images for the online exhibition. The selected images will be showcased on our website gallery and promoted to our extended TPS community including members and photo/social media contacts.

#newvisions2024 Grand Prize Winner: Patrick Davis, Tulane University

ENTRY FEE

Entry Fee (Entry Fee): $30.00
Entry Fee ( Current TPS Student Member Entry Fee ): $25.00
Media Fee(Additional Media Fee): $6.00
1 Year TPS Student Membership Fee: $20.00
3 Year Student Membership Fee: $48.00

TPS Student Member Benefits - Annual $20 Student Memberships include Member feature opportunities via our Members' Gallery, Member Spotlight, Members' News, Members' Instagram Takeover, social media accounts and E-Zine, entry fee discounts to all competitions and discounts to programs and services offered through our partnerships. 

All entry and membership fees are nonrefundable. Note: as this is an online show, you will not incur any additional expenses for printing, framing or shipping.

ELIGIBILITY

#NewVisions2026 is open to college students at least 18 years old who are enrolled in a college credit course (both undergraduate and graduate) or continuing education/noncredit course. All skill levels are encouraged to apply. Any photographic-based work is welcome including digital, silver, alternative processes, mixed media incorporating photography, collage, and book arts. Works exhibited previously in a TPS exhibition are not eligible.

IMAGE REQUIREMENTS

All entries must be submitted via CaFÉ. Need help resizing images? Go here.

Please submit JPG files only, minimum of 1200 pixels on the longest side and 5 MB maximum. For each image you will need to provide the image title and the process used (Archival Digital Print, Silver Gelatin Print, Platinum/Palladium Print, Wet Plate Collodian, etc.) 

ABOUT THE JUROR

Paho Mann’s work has been included in exhibitions at the Arizona State University Art Museum (Tempe, AZ), Tucson Museum of Art (Tucson, AZ), Walker Art Center (Minneapolis, MN) and the Carnegie Museum of Art (Pittsburgh, PA) among others. Mann’s work is included in the collections of the Tucson Museum of Art, the Museum at Texas Tech University, the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, and the City of Phoenix Public Art Program.

Mann was born in 1978 on his parents homestead near Snowflake, Arizona. In 1992 he moved with his family to Albuquerque, New Mexico where in 2001 he received a BFA from the University of New Mexico. He received his MFA from Arizona State University in 2007. Currently, Mann lives and works in Dallas, Texas where he is an Associate Professor of Photography at the University of North Texas.

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 and promotion. Permissible use includes the display, reproduction and distribution of said information on the TPS website, in TPS exhibitions, presentations, program promotions, artist features, fundraising initiatives and publications, and on social media networks, 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. Submission entry and payment signifies understanding and agreement to all of the above terms and conditions.

APPLY HERE NOW!

QUESTIONS?

If you have any questions, please contact TPS Executive Director Chris Ireland at cpireland@texasphoto.org.