2026 Submissions
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.
Man In China Town
This photograph captures a brief moment that felt almost accidental light, texture, and emotion aligning for just an instant.
Where the Sea Remembers
The gentle waves roll in and wash over the smooth rocks, creating soft patterns of light and motion.
under the mask
This was a design inspired by the way we as humans walk around covering the truth under a mask.
Real physics
This piece is a photograph of a person riding a bike, with the real world bleeding into the fictional world.
As The Wind Blows
This portrait represents the delicate balance between stillness and motion.
The Grass in front of the Tree
The photo includes some grass covered with dew in focus in the foreground and a tree out of focus in the back.
A Chipper Model
This summer, mid-hike, I made an appointment with my chipper model at Pinnacles National Park.
A Sight of Spring
The vibrant colors throughout the image highlight the natural beauty of the fawn and its surroundings, thus enhancing the peaceful, dreamlike quality of the image.
Late Nights
I took a late-night walk alone along the San Antonio River, and across the water I saw a single window with light spilling out into the dark.