March 11, 2026 Digital Image Competition

We had 183 entries from 27 makers. The breakdown is as follows:

39 Children, Teenager, Senior Portraits

28 Individual Adult Portraits

14 Group & Family Portraits

7 Newborn & Baby Portraits

21 Animal

21 Wedding

26 Reportage/Journalistic

16 Nature/Landscape

9 Commercial/Still Life

2 Artist

The judges discussed many of the images as challenges, followed by critique throughout the competition.

We had 45 images score 80 or above, earning the President’s Award, which represents 24.6% of all entries.

We had:

5 images score 85 to 89

1 image score 90 or above

Category Winners

Reportage/Journalistic
1st Place: "Violent Return" by Wes Tharp

Wedding
1st Place: "A Matter Of Perspective" by Michael Novo

Newborn & Baby Portraits
1st Place: "Wreck it Ralph" by Julie Mettler

Children, Teenager, Senior Portraits
1st Place: "Virtuosa" by Maureen Miller

Individual Adult Portraits
1st Place: "Lines of Discipline" by Amy Laskye

Group & Family Portraits
1st Place: "In Service and Honor" by John Tulipano

Animal
1st Place: Marmalade by Laura Dajoraite

Nature/Landscape
1st Place: "Molten" by Michael Novo

Best in Show
"Marmalade" by Laura Dajoraite

Thank you to everyone who entered and helped make this competition a success. Huge thanks to Michael Novo, our JC, along with John Tulipano and Wes Tharp. Also, a big thank you to our judges: Jen Stitt, John Gress, Sherry Brumel, Richard Sturdevant, and Booray Perry.