2026 Submissions
Wonder at the Water’s Edge
This photograph is the moment I watched my cousin meet the ocean for the first time.
Blooming Voice
This photograph represents the feelings we carry that are both beautiful and overwhelming.
Held by the Forest
This photograph represents a moment of returning to myself and to the spaces that make me feel whole. Standing beneath the layers of green, I let the natural world soften the noise around me.
Sun and Stars
I captured a flower with a very bold colorful pink center with white and water drops surrounding it.
A Mirror of the Past
Unguarded curiosity, past mistakes, a reflection beside him, lost in a library filled with the mistakes they committed and the memories revisiting his mind.
The Fourth Dimension
This picture is about the "other dimension" that I made, showing me stepping inside it and interacting with the ground that is cracking under me.
A Fortress Fading Into Memory
Driving past San Francisco at sunset, I noticed the warm light spilling over Alcatraz Island.
Sunset on the Plane
While I was on this plane, I saw the beautiful sunset outside the window and thought the world really is huge.
Golden Gate Wonders
This photograph shows the Golden Gate Bridge from a quiet spot along the shoreline, where the cliffs, beach come together in one view.
Rain's gentle touch
Rain’s Gentle Touch captures the quiet elegance found in nature’s smallest details. In this image, delicate droplets rest on a soft white petal, each one acting as a tiny lens that bends light into shimmering highlights and subtle reflections.
Midnight Refractions
The same dirty wall that was easy to recognize in my school’s worn down cafeteria became warped, uneven, dim, and mysterious.
Where the Morning Finds Me
I captured this image at 4:30 in the morning overlooking the sunrise in Donner Pass.
Golden Hour
I want to portray the natural landscape of Donner Lake in a cohesive photograph.