Judging for the 2021 Association of Texas Photography Instructors Fall Contest took place on Saturday, December 11 at Ben Barber Innovation Academy in Mansfield. The six judges – Kalee Appleton, Calen Barnum, John Knaur, Jeff Masure, Rodger Mallison and Amanda McCoy – spent six hours judging more than 4800 entries from 101 schools. The entries came from Texas, plus California, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Guam. Our congratulations go out to the winners and to all of the students and teachers that chose to enter this year.
Kalee Appleton is a professor of Art at Texas Christian University. Calen Barnum is an artist and educator with an MFA from the University of Texas at Arlington. John Knaur retired from Olympus America and is a Star of Texas recipient from ATPI. Jeff Masure is the owner of Fort Worth Camera. Rodger Mallison is a freelance photographer. Amanda McCoy is a visual journalist at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
All winners are now posted. For any spelling errors please use the contact form on the website and send us a note.
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| Division | Category | Place | Name | School | Title | City | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced | Best of Show | Samari Goffney | Ben Barber Innovation Academy | Note To Self - Image 5 | Mansfield | TX | |
| Advanced | Advertisement/PSA | First | Jackson Haltom | Texas HS | Texas High School, Texarkana Playoff Round 1 Hype Video/Cinematic @ Home 2021-2022 Season | Texarkana | TX |
| Advanced | Advertisement/PSA | Second | Julian Rodriguez | Bonita Vista HS | A Message from the Moon | Chula Vista | CA |
| Advanced | Advertisement/PSA | Third | Braden Bedford | Rock Hill HS | Blue Hawk Football Hype | Frisco | TX |
| Advanced | Advertisement/PSA | Honorable Mention | Aidan Mitchell | Allen HS | Sleep Deprived | Allen | TX |
| Advanced | Advertisement/PSA | Honorable Mention | Kaia Chambers | Episcopal HS | Houston Dash | Bellaire | TX |
| Advanced | Advertising | First | Evan Lai | St. Mark’s School of Texas | Neon NMDs | Dallas | TX |
| Advanced | Advertising | Second | Evan Lai | St. Mark’s School of Texas | Golden Beats | Dallas | TX |
| Advanced | Advertising | Third | Macy Maynard | Texas HS | listen. | Texarkana | TX |
| Advanced | Advertising | First Honorable Mention | Neil Song | St. Mark’s School of Texas | Untitled 4 | Dallas | TX |
| Advanced | Advertising | Honorable Mention | Kaylynn Reyna | Academy of Tech, Eng, Math and Science | Chalk It Up | Abilene | TX |
| Advanced | Advertising | Honorable Mention | Nicholas West | Argyle HS | Supra Spread | Argyle | TX |
| Advanced | Advertising | Honorable Mention | Wade Arntzen | Episcopal HS | Drowning | Bellaire | TX |
| Advanced | Advertising | Honorable Mention | Jennifer Melchor Morales | LaGrone Academy | Nike Ad | Denton | TX |
| Advanced | Advertising | Honorable Mention | Preston Paredes | McKinney HS | PlayMaster | McKinney | TX |
| Advanced | Advertising | Honorable Mention | Princess Rodriguez | Navasota HS | Hint of Lime | Navasota | TX |
| Advanced | Advertising | Honorable Mention | Michael Soler | Prosper HS | Icebreakers Duo | Prosper | TX |
| Advanced | Advertising | Honorable Mention | Kaydence Cobb | Robert G Cole HS | fox sports | San Antonio | TX |
| Advanced | Advertising | Honorable Mention | Payton Cunningham | Robert G Cole HS | Ocean Pur | San Antonio | TX |
| Advanced | Advertising | Honorable Mention | Paul Valois | St. Mark’s School of Texas | Cheerios | Dallas | TX |
| Advanced | Advertising | Honorable Mention | Anashay Monga | St. Mark’s School of Texas | Scrabble | Dallas | TX |
| Advanced | Advertising | Honorable Mention | Neil Song | St. Mark’s School of Texas | Untitled 2 | Dallas | TX |
| Advanced | Advertising | Honorable Mention | Neil Song | St. Mark’s School of Texas | Untitled 3 | Dallas | TX |
| Advanced | Animals | First | Sam Seeton | The Woodlands HS | Flying in Watercolor | Spring | TX |
| Advanced | Animals | Second | Avery Flusche | The Briarwood School | Willow | Houston | TX |
| Advanced | Animals | Third | Hana Hussaini | LASA | A Single Feather | Austin | TX |
| Advanced | Animals | First Honorable Mention | Zach Olyan | St. Mark’s School of Texas | Butterfly | Dallas | TX |
| Advanced | Animals | Honorable Mention | Kaylee Halfmann | Aledo HS | Horse-1,Rider-0 | Aledo | TX |
| Advanced | Animals | Honorable Mention | Michael Mayfield | Allen HS | Running Rock Iguana | Allen | TX |
| Advanced | Animals | Honorable Mention | Rachel Chase | Amarillo HS | The Road Less Traveled | Amarillo | TX |
| Advanced | Animals | Honorable Mention | Stella Foster | Carmel HS | Obscured Snout | Carmel | CA |
| Advanced | Animals | Honorable Mention | Stella Foster | Carmel HS | Rescued Pygmy Owl | Carmel | CA |
| Advanced | Animals | Honorable Mention | Jackson Chase | Casady School | The Protector | Oklahoma City | OK |
| Advanced | Animals | Honorable Mention | Mason Chow | Greenhill School | Cycle of Life | Addison | TX |
| Advanced | Animals | Honorable Mention | Mason Chow | Greenhill School | Sleepiness | Addison | TX |
| Advanced | Animals | Honorable Mention | Miya Tanner | Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy | Eye Contact | Melbourne | FL |
| Advanced | Animals | Honorable Mention | Katie Quander | The Kinkaid School | Bailey Gazing | Houston | TX |
| Advanced | Architecture/City Scape | First | Akash Munshi | St. Mark’s School of Texas | Bright Buildings | Dallas | TX |
| Advanced | Architecture/City Scape | Second | Anashay Monga | St. Mark’s School of Texas | Downtown | Dallas | TX |
| Advanced | Architecture/City Scape | Third | Sydney Smith | The Kinkaid School | Through the Dark | Houston | TX |
| Advanced | Architecture/City Scape | First Honorable Mention | Christian Neisler | St. Mark’s School of Texas | Untitled | Dallas | TX |
| Advanced | Architecture/City Scape | Honorable Mention | Adrianne Tijerina | Academy of Tech, Eng, Math and Science | Light in the Shadows | Abilene | TX |
| Advanced | Architecture/City Scape | Honorable Mention | William Rowlands | Academy of Tech, Eng, Math and Science | The LIFT | Abilene | TX |
| Advanced | Architecture/City Scape | Honorable Mention | Nicholas West | Argyle HS | WTC | Argyle | TX |
| Advanced | Architecture/City Scape | Honorable Mention | Isabella Boulware | Austin HS | Littlefield House | Austin | TX |
| Advanced | Architecture/City Scape | Honorable Mention | Isabella Boulware | Austin HS | Majesty | Austin | TX |
| Advanced | Architecture/City Scape | Honorable Mention | Rowan Dooldeniya | Austin HS | Scaffolding | Austin | TX |
| Advanced | Architecture/City Scape | Honorable Mention | Sarah Cate Bass | Casady School | Blue Skies | Oklahoma City | OK |
| Advanced | Architecture/City Scape | Honorable Mention | Evan Ringwald | Episcopal HS | Spiral Walkway | Bellaire | TX |
| Advanced | Architecture/City Scape | Honorable Mention | Maya Lenderman | Foster HS | Spiral Out | Richmond | TX |
| Advanced | Architecture/City Scape | Honorable Mention | Olivia Wilson | Grapevine Faith Christian School | Roam Around | Grapevine | TX |
| Advanced | Architecture/City Scape | Honorable Mention | Adryanna Sanchez | LASA | curvy thang | Austin | TX |
| Advanced | Architecture/City Scape | Honorable Mention | Lucas Scarborough | Legacy HS | Empty Chairs | Mansfield | TX |
| Advanced | Architecture/City Scape | Honorable Mention | Andriana Chamorro | McKinney HS | One Direction | McKinney | TX |
| Advanced | Architecture/City Scape | Honorable Mention | Christian Neisler | St. Mark’s School of Texas | Deformed | Dallas | TX |
| Advanced | Architecture/City Scape | Honorable Mention | Zachary Bashour | St. Mark’s School of Texas | Parallel Planes | Dallas | TX |
| Advanced | Black and White | First | Kaylee Nguyen | Cypress Park HS | Crease | Cypress | TX |
| Advanced | Black and White | Second | Mary Huinker | Cypress Ranch HS | Faith | Cypress | TX |
| Advanced | Black and White | Third | Laura During | Cypress Ranch HS | Black Hole | Cypress | TX |
| Advanced | Black and White | First Honorable Mention | Gabriela Iwona Szewczyk | Maine West HS | Glimpse of Euphoria | Plaines | IL |
| Advanced | Black and White | Honorable Mention | Kate Morales | Bridgeland HS | In the Dark | Cypress | TX |
| Advanced | Black and White | Honorable Mention | Kaylee Nguyen | Cypress Park HS | Solitude (in E Minor) | Cypress | TX |
| Advanced | Black and White | Honorable Mention | Morghan Prevost | Cypress Ranch HS | Inside | Cypress | TX |
| Advanced | Black and White | Honorable Mention | Kennedi LeRoy | Cypress Ranch HS | Time Travel | Cypress | TX |
| Advanced | Cell Phone/Smartphone | First | Sidney Covington | Allen HS | 1714 | Allen | TX |
| Advanced | Cell Phone/Smartphone | Second | Evan Ringwald | Episcopal HS | Hike | Bellaire | TX |
| Advanced | Cell Phone/Smartphone | Third | Angie Gonzalez | JJ Pearce HS | Storm | Richardson | TX |
| Advanced | Cell Phone/Smartphone | First Honorable Mention | Ethan Wilcox | Amarillo HS | Golden Gate | Amarillo | TX |
| Advanced | Cell Phone/Smartphone | Honorable Mention | Angenella Scarano Petit | Bridgeland HS | good trip | Cypress | TX |
| Advanced | Cell Phone/Smartphone | Honorable Mention | Alex Venkatesan | Bridgeland HS | Love=πr^2 | Cypress | TX |
| Advanced | Cell Phone/Smartphone | Honorable Mention | Addison Driscoll | Lawrence Free State HS | On the Water | Lawrence | KS |
| Advanced | Cell Phone/Smartphone | Honorable Mention | Aaron Mayo | Robert G Cole HS | Sunset Pier | San Antonio | TX |
| Advanced | Cell Phone/Smartphone | Honorable Mention | Rebecca Sandweg | St. John XXIII College Preparatory | In A Dream | Katy | TX |
| Advanced | Cell/Smartphone Video | First | Addison Driscoll | Lawrence Free State HS | Get Loud | Lawrence | KS |
| Advanced | Comedic Short Film | First | Lucy Holden | Episcopal HS | Rodent Redemption | Bellaire | TX |
| Advanced | Comedic Short Film | Second | Kaia Chambers | Episcopal HS | A Sticky Situation | Bellaire | TX |
| Advanced | Comedic Short Film | Third | George Traylor | Episcopal HS | Kurger Bing | Bellaire | TX |
| Advanced | Comedic Short Film | Honorable Mention | Kaitlyn Morris | Allen HS | Bad Spy | Allen | TX |
| Advanced | Comedic Short Film | Honorable Mention | Estee Kiel | Allen HS | Main Character Disease | Allen | TX |
| Advanced | Digitally Constructed Single Images | First | Sophia Christensen | Bridgeland HS | Battlefield | Cypress | TX |
| Advanced | Digitally Constructed Single Images | Second | Brynlee Underwood | Ben Barber Innovation Academy | Wonder | Mansfield | TX |
| Advanced | Digitally Constructed Single Images | Third | Nathan Meyer | St. Mark’s School of Texas | infinity | Dallas | TX |
| Advanced | Digitally Constructed Single Images | First Honorable Mention | Rebecca Sandweg | St. John XXIII College Preparatory | Lost In A Memory | Katy | TX |
| Advanced | Digitally Constructed Single Images | Honorable Mention | Kate Howell | Bridgeland HS | self portrait | Cypress | TX |
| Advanced | Digitally Constructed Single Images | Honorable Mention | Brandon Campbell | Bridgeland HS | Strings Can't Hold Me | Cypress | TX |
| Advanced | Digitally Constructed Single Images | Honorable Mention | John Dilidili | Cypress Woods HS | Flying Music Sheets | Cypress | TX |
| Advanced | Digitally Constructed Single Images | Honorable Mention | Mya Broughton | Episcopal HS | Football Illusion | Bellaire | TX |
| Advanced | Digitally Constructed Single Images | Honorable Mention | Nolan Belton | McKinney HS | Retro Future | McKinney | TX |
| Advanced | Digitally Constructed Single Images | Honorable Mention | Kaydence Cobb | Robert G Cole HS | retro pop | San Antonio | TX |
| Advanced | Digitally Constructed Single Images | Honorable Mention | Raven Carroll | Robert G Cole HS | Two Faced | San Antonio | TX |
| Advanced | Digitally Constructed Single Images | Honorable Mention | Aric Shah | Westlake HS | untitled | Austin | TX |
| Advanced | Documentary/Street Photography | First | Kendall Lehman | Fort Worth Country Day | Contrasts | Fort Worth | TX |
| Advanced | Documentary/Street Photography | Second | Paul Valois | St. Mark’s School of Texas | Stairs | Dallas | TX |
| Advanced | Documentary/Street Photography | Third | Andrew Burke-Stevenson | University of Chicago Lab Schools | All About That Bass | Chicago | IL |
| Advanced | Documentary/Street Photography | First Honorable Mention | Alora Freeman | Martin HS | Border Wall Dove | Arlington | TX |
| Advanced | Documentary/Street Photography | Honorable Mention | Nicholas West | Argyle HS | Overtime | Argyle | TX |
| Advanced | Documentary/Street Photography | Honorable Mention | Method Vitek | Cypress Woods HS | Lovers In Sand | Cypress | TX |
| Advanced | Dramatic Short Film | First | Nicole Citardi | Episcopal HS | Assumptions | Bellaire | TX |
| Advanced | Dramatic Short Film | Second | Julian Rodriguez | Bonita Vista HS | A Letter from Afghanistan | Chula Vista | CA |
| Advanced | Dramatic Short Film | Third | Dakota Dennard | Texas HS | Smile | Texarkana | TX |
| Advanced | Fashion | First | Elizabeth So | Memorial HS | Cafe Au Lait | Houston | TX |
| Advanced | Fashion | Second | Valeria Vazquez | Navasota HS | Rock Star | Navasota | TX |
| Advanced | Fashion | Third | Abrielle Maddison | Midlothian Heritage HS | Cowering Blossom | Midlothian | TX |
| Advanced | Fashion | First Honorable Mention | Farrah Wohlford | Memorial HS | Faceless Gucci | Houston | TX |
| Advanced | Fashion | Honorable Mention | Katelynn Cattell | JJ Pearce HS | Gaping Green | Richardson | TX |
| Advanced | Fashion | Honorable Mention | Isabella Groves | Prosper HS | Hide from the Sun | Prosper | TX |
| Advanced | Fashion | Honorable Mention | Arianna Panduro | Robert G Cole HS | posed | San Antonio | TX |
| Advanced | Formal (Studio) Portrait | First | Philip Cherian Alex | Trinity HS | Old Portrait | Euless | TX |
| Advanced | Formal (Studio) Portrait | Second | Ian Pacheco Diaz | Pflugerville HS | Circus Ready | Pflugerville | TX |
| Advanced | Formal (Studio) Portrait | Third | Leslie Gonzalez | Navasota HS | Bursts Of Color | Navasota | TX |
| Advanced | Formal (Studio) Portrait | First Honorable Mention | Drake Elliott | St. Mark’s School of Texas | untitled | Dallas | TX |
| Advanced | Formal (Studio) Portrait | Honorable Mention | Grace Young | Cypress Woods HS | Girl in Red | Cypress | TX |
| Advanced | Formal (Studio) Portrait | Honorable Mention | Lila Henningsen | Episcopal HS | GiveUp | Bellaire | TX |
| Advanced | Formal (Studio) Portrait | Honorable Mention | Johrdyn Tarpeh | Greenhill School | Blue | Addison | TX |
| Advanced | Formal (Studio) Portrait | Honorable Mention | Luke Fowler | LaGrone Academy | Blade Runner | Denton | TX |
| Advanced | Formal (Studio) Portrait | Honorable Mention | Vallery Orr | Memorial HS | Eternal Youth | Houston | TX |
| Advanced | Formal (Studio) Portrait | Honorable Mention | Kaydence Cobb | Robert G Cole HS | lets dance | San Antonio | TX |
| Advanced | Formal (Studio) Portrait | Honorable Mention | Langston Warner Hartnett | St. Mark’s School of Texas | Boyhood | Dallas | TX |
| Advanced | Formal (Studio) Portrait | Honorable Mention | Henry Piccagli | St. Mark’s School of Texas | Untitled Portrait | Dallas | TX |
| Advanced | Formal (Studio) Portrait | Honorable Mention | Philip Cherian Alex | Trinity HS | Tied Up | Euless | TX |
| Advanced | Informal-Environmental Portrait | First | Kendall Lehman | Fort Worth Country Day | Gabby + Mary | Fort Worth | TX |
| Advanced | Informal-Environmental Portrait | Second | Emily Giardine | Robert G Cole HS | Made a Mess | San Antonio | TX |
| Advanced | Informal-Environmental Portrait | Third | Philip Cherian Alex | Trinity HS | Indian Portrait | Euless | TX |
| Advanced | Informal-Environmental Portrait | First Honorable Mention | Vallery Orr | Memorial HS | Crimson Beneath | Houston | TX |
| Advanced | Informal-Environmental Portrait | Honorable Mention | Rachel Chase | Amarillo HS | Cowboy's View | Amarillo | TX |
| Advanced | Informal-Environmental Portrait | Honorable Mention | Alexander Daggett | Argyle HS | Summer Skate | Argyle | TX |
| Advanced | Informal-Environmental Portrait | Honorable Mention | Dominic DeLeon | Ben Barber Innovation Academy | Samari | Mansfield | TX |
| Advanced | Informal-Environmental Portrait | Honorable Mention | Kaileigh Johnson | Brownwood HS | The Road Ahead | Brownwood | TX |
| Advanced | Informal-Environmental Portrait | Honorable Mention | Stella Foster | Carmel HS | Ferns | Carmel | CA |
| Advanced | Informal-Environmental Portrait | Honorable Mention | Lauren McGinnis | Episcopal HS | Farmers Market Vendor | Bellaire | TX |
| Advanced | Informal-Environmental Portrait | Honorable Mention | Sherry Tang | Greenhill School | Entangled | Addison | TX |
| Advanced | Informal-Environmental Portrait | Honorable Mention | Ryleigh Eades | Heritage HS | Into The Woods | Frisco | TX |
| Advanced | Informal-Environmental Portrait | Honorable Mention | Addison Driscoll | Lawrence Free State HS | In the middle of it all | Lawrence | KS |
| Advanced | Informal-Environmental Portrait | Honorable Mention | Brennan Lotz | Legacy HS | Major Johnson Portrait | Mansfield | TX |
| Advanced | Informal-Environmental Portrait | Honorable Mention | Silvio Guzman | McCallum HS | Body Shop | Austin | TX |
| Advanced | Informal-Environmental Portrait | Honorable Mention | Hailey Walters | Meridian HS | City Life | Meridian | ID |
| Advanced | Informal-Environmental Portrait | Honorable Mention | Yahil Sostre Lopez | Robert G Cole HS | Pop Of Buzz | San Antonio | TX |
| Advanced | Informal-Environmental Portrait | Honorable Mention | Charlie Estess | St. Mark’s School of Texas | Untitled | Dallas | TX |
| Advanced | Informal-Environmental Portrait | Honorable Mention | Camille Solé | The Kinkaid School | Looking Into the Mirror | Houston | TX |
| Advanced | Landscape | First | Philip Cherian Alex | Trinity HS | Sunset In Heaven | Euless | TX |
| Advanced | Landscape | Second | Anthony Chamblin | Dickinson HS | An Early Moon | Dickinson | TX |
| Advanced | Landscape | Third | Ashley Xue | McKinney Boyd HS | Wildfire and the Milky Way | McKinney | TX |
| Advanced | Landscape | First Honorable Mention | Yahil Sostre Lopez | Robert G Cole HS | God Rays | San Antonio | TX |
| Advanced | Landscape | Honorable Mention | Evan Ringwald | Episcopal HS | Nature Everywhere | Bellaire | TX |
| Advanced | Landscape | Honorable Mention | Sarah Margaret Hill | Episcopal HS | Rock Castle | Bellaire | TX |
| Advanced | Landscape | Honorable Mention | Travis Mann | Greenhill School | Divided | Addison | TX |
| Advanced | Landscape | Honorable Mention | Isabella Bholan | Martin HS | Maui Road | Arlington | TX |
| Advanced | Landscape | Honorable Mention | Risa Darlington-Horta | McCallum HS | Extraterrestrial | Austin | TX |
| Advanced | Landscape | Honorable Mention | Payton Cunningham | Robert G Cole HS | Christmas in July | San Antonio | TX |
| Advanced | Landscape | Honorable Mention | Jacob Weinstein | St. Mark’s School of Texas | Into Emptiness | Dallas | TX |
| Advanced | Landscape | Honorable Mention | Jean Holstead | The Kinkaid School | Beach Bliss | Houston | TX |
| Advanced | Landscape | Honorable Mention | Camille Dunn | The Kinkaid School | Preeminence | Houston | TX |
| Advanced | Landscape | Honorable Mention | Philip Cherian Alex | Trinity HS | Up In The Mountains | Euless | TX |
| Advanced | Multimedia | First | Braden Bedford | Rock Hill HS | Season Pass Intro | Frisco | TX |
| Advanced | Multimedia | Second | Braden McKinnon | Texas HS | Thanksgiving | Texarkana | TX |
| Advanced | Multimedia | Third | Vallery Orr | Memorial HS | In Search of the Monolith | Houston | TX |
| Advanced | Multimedia | Honorable Mention | Jackson Haltom | Texas HS | Texas High vs Mount Pleasant | Texarkana | TX |
| Advanced | Nature | First | Daniel Weinstein | St. Mark’s School of Texas | Contrasting Nature | Dallas | TX |
| Advanced | Nature | Second | Addison Driscoll | Lawrence Free State HS | Lone Tree | Lawrence | KS |
| Advanced | Nature | Third | Grayson Griser | Grapevine Faith Christian School | Fields | Grapevine | TX |
| Advanced | Nature | First Honorable Mention | Travis Mann | Greenhill School | Overtaken | Addison | TX |
| Advanced | Nature | Honorable Mention | Kaylynn Reyna | Academy of Tech, Eng, Math and Science | Look Closer | Abilene | TX |
| Advanced | Nature | Honorable Mention | Stella Foster | Carmel HS | A Puddle of Fallen Leaves | Carmel | CA |
| Advanced | Nature | Honorable Mention | Allison Redmond | Cypress Woods HS | Olden Flowers | Cypress | TX |
| Advanced | Nature | Honorable Mention | Anthony Chamblin | Dickinson HS | The Frozen Flower | Dickinson | TX |
| Advanced | Nature | Honorable Mention | Jack Pflomm | JJ Pearce HS | The woods | Richardson | TX |
| Advanced | Nature | Honorable Mention | Riley Lassiter | Legacy HS | Misty Crane | Mansfield | TX |
| Advanced | Nature | Honorable Mention | Andrea Morales-Rodriguez | St. John XXIII College Preparatory | Sunflower | Katy | TX |
| Advanced | Nature | Honorable Mention | Ana Galeana | The Woodlands HS | You're My Stomate | Spring | TX |
| Advanced | Nature | Honorable Mention | Dakota Thomas | Weatherford HS | Sunset Special | Weatherford | TX |
| Advanced | News Video Package | First | Brandon McVay | Rock Hill HS | Silos | Frisco | TX |
| Advanced | News Video Package | Second | Madison Metcalf | McKinney HS | Special Olympics | McKinney | TX |
| Advanced | News Video Package | Third | Jackson Haltom | Texas HS | 2021 Texas High School Bacon Fry: After a cancellation, a rescheduled event and then a cancellation of the Texas High vs. Arkansas High football game, seniors moved the annual tradition to the week of homecoming. | Texarkana | TX |
| Advanced | News Video Package | Honorable Mention | Connor Fuxa | Rock Hill HS | All in the Details | Frisco | TX |
| Advanced | News Video Package | Honorable Mention | Kyla Lewis | Rock Hill HS | Blue Crew | Frisco | TX |
| Advanced | Open | First | Addison Driscoll | Lawrence Free State HS | Fly Away | Lawrence | KS |
| Advanced | Open | Second | Paul Valois | St. Mark’s School of Texas | The Dock | Dallas | TX |
| Advanced | Open | Third | Sascha Horn | Guam HS | Pink | Hagatna | GU |
| Advanced | Open | First Honorable Mention | Sam Seeton | The Woodlands HS | Bargaining | Spring | TX |
| Advanced | Open | Honorable Mention | Isabella Boulware | Austin HS | Covered | Austin | TX |
| Advanced | Open | Honorable Mention | Dominic DeLeon | Ben Barber Innovation Academy | Suspension | Mansfield | TX |
| Advanced | Open | Honorable Mention | Alex Venkatesan | Bridgeland HS | The Dark Truth of Water | Cypress | TX |
| Advanced | Open | Honorable Mention | Chelsea Rasmussen | Cypress Woods HS | X-Ray Splash | Cypress | TX |
| Advanced | Open | Honorable Mention | Isabella Goytia | Episcopal HS | Generations | Bellaire | TX |
| Advanced | Open | Honorable Mention | Virginia Nussbaumer | Episcopal School of Dallas | Mother Earth | Dallas | TX |
| Advanced | Open | Honorable Mention | Travis Mann | Greenhill School | Home | Addison | TX |
| Advanced | Open | Honorable Mention | Baya Burgess | Lawrence Free State HS | Love's All Around | Lawrence | KS |
| Advanced | Open | Honorable Mention | Owen Simon | St. Mark’s School of Texas | Morning Walk | Dallas | TX |
| Advanced | Open | Honorable Mention | Henry Piccagli | St. Mark’s School of Texas | Parts | Dallas | TX |
| Advanced | Open | Honorable Mention | Langston Warner Hartnett | St. Mark’s School of Texas | Untitled | Dallas | TX |
| Advanced | Open | Honorable Mention | Nathan Meyer | St. Mark’s School of Texas | Untitled Film Still | Dallas | TX |
| Advanced | Open | Honorable Mention | Ashlee Welsh | The Woodlands HS | Vintage Car Smell | Spring | TX |
| Advanced | Photo Story | First | Diana Jaramillo | The Woodlands HS | Morning Glory | Spring | TX |
| Advanced | Photo Story | Second | Nicholas West | Argyle HS | UNT Basketball During Covid | Argyle | TX |
| Advanced | Photo Story | Third | Sydney Rowe | Texas HS | Mini HighStepper Clinic | Texarkana | TX |
| Advanced | Photo Story | First Honorable Mention | Annabelle Forlano | The Woodlands HS | Wednesday Night Worship | Spring | TX |
| Advanced | Photo Story | Honorable Mention | Christi Norris | Prosper HS | A game to remember | Prosper | TX |
| Advanced | Photo Story | Honorable Mention | Mia Saucedo | The Woodlands HS | Mud Bowl | Spring | TX |
| Advanced | Portfolio | First | Samari Goffney | Ben Barber Innovation Academy | Note To Self | Mansfield | TX |
| Advanced | Portfolio | Second | Femi Adedokun | Fort Worth Country Day | ADHD-Me | Fort Worth | TX |
| Advanced | Portfolio | Third | Owen Simon | St. Mark’s School of Texas | The Resentment Within | Dallas | TX |
| Advanced | Portfolio | First Honorable Mention | Risa Darlington-Horta | McCallum HS | Life in the City | Austin | TX |
| Advanced | Portfolio | Honorable Mention | Nicholas West | Argyle HS | ATPI Portfolio | Argyle | TX |
| Advanced | Portfolio | Honorable Mention | Rachel Nelson | Fort Worth Country Day | Arts District Architecture - Downtown Dallas | Fort Worth | TX |
| Advanced | Portfolio | Honorable Mention | Alexis Rollings | Fort Worth Country Day | Minimalism | Fort Worth | TX |
| Advanced | Portfolio | Honorable Mention | Dacie Ritch | Richland R-1 School | Dacie's Portfolio | Essex | MO |
| Advanced | Portfolio | Honorable Mention | Evan Lai | St. Mark’s School of Texas | America Divided | Dallas | TX |
| Advanced | Portfolio | Honorable Mention | Evan Lai | St. Mark’s School of Texas | Chromatic Remains | Dallas | TX |
| Advanced | Portfolio | Honorable Mention | Anashay Monga | St. Mark’s School of Texas | Midnight Sun | Dallas | TX |
| Advanced | Portfolio | Honorable Mention | Philip Cherian Alex | Trinity HS | Portfolio | Euless | TX |
| Advanced | Sports Action | First | Philip Cherian Alex | Trinity HS | Fly High | Euless | TX |
| Advanced | Sports Action | Second | Rachel Bingham | Shawnee Mission East HS | Pop-up Football | Prairie Village | KS |
| Advanced | Sports Action | Third | Isabella Bravo | McKinney HS | breathe | McKinney | TX |
| Advanced | Sports Action | First Honorable Mention | Mikayla Erlandsen | Martin HS | Leap | Arlington | TX |
| Advanced | Sports Action | Honorable Mention | Kaylee Halfmann | Aledo HS | Tying Time | Aledo | TX |
| Advanced | Sports Action | Honorable Mention | Alexander Daggett | Argyle HS | Sunset Flip | Argyle | TX |
| Advanced | Sports Action | Honorable Mention | Julia Hadland | Carmel HS | Summer at Home | Carmel | CA |
| Advanced | Sports Action | Honorable Mention | Augustin Forman | Hallsville HS | Pushing Through The Pain | Hallsville | TX |
| Advanced | Sports Action | Honorable Mention | Dana Holden | Hughes Springs HS | The Long Haul | Hughes Springs | TX |
| Advanced | Sports Action | Honorable Mention | Ashley Xue | McKinney Boyd HS | Determination | McKinney | TX |
| Advanced | Sports Action | Honorable Mention | Neena Sidhu | Prosper HS | Can't Catch Him | Prosper | TX |
| Advanced | Sports Action | Honorable Mention | Kaydence Cobb | Robert G Cole HS | leap of faith | San Antonio | TX |
| Advanced | Sports Action | Honorable Mention | Jill Rice | Shawnee Mission East HS | Split Jump | Prairie Village | KS |
| Advanced | Sports Action | Honorable Mention | Braylen Garren | Texas HS | TOUCH DOWN TEXAS HIGH | Texarkana | TX |
| Advanced | Sports Action | Honorable Mention | Philip Cherian Alex | Trinity HS | The Catch | Euless | TX |
| Advanced | Sports Action | Honorable Mention | Kris Robledo | Westlake HS | Touchdown! | Austin | TX |
| Advanced | Sports Action | Honorable Mention | Aric Shah | Westlake HS | verde | Austin | TX |
| Advanced | Sports Reaction | First | Philip Cherian Alex | Trinity HS | The Roar | Euless | TX |
| Advanced | Sports Reaction | Second | Braylen Garren | Texas HS | I supplied the pictures | Texarkana | TX |
| Advanced | Sports Reaction | Third | Ashely Bautista | Navasota HS | Hang In there | Navasota | TX |
| Advanced | Sports Reaction | First Honorable Mention | Emily Smith | Port Neches-Groves HS | The Thrill Of The Madness | Port Neches | TX |
| Advanced | Sports Reaction | Honorable Mention | Lauren Suess | Allen HS | The Stallion | Allen | TX |
| Advanced | Sports Reaction | Honorable Mention | Trinity Hambright | Amarillo HS | Feeling of Glory | Amarillo | TX |
| Advanced | Sports Reaction | Honorable Mention | Alexander Daggett | Argyle HS | Winning Shot | Argyle | TX |
| Advanced | Sports Reaction | Honorable Mention | Addison Driscoll | Lawrence Free State HS | Night Sky | Lawrence | KS |
| Advanced | Sports Reaction | Honorable Mention | Maija Miller | Legacy HS | Sideline Help | Mansfield | TX |
| Advanced | Sports Reaction | Honorable Mention | Brennan Lotz | Legacy HS | Tennis Victory | Mansfield | TX |
| Advanced | Sports Reaction | Honorable Mention | Emma Blair | Lovejoy HS | Jump For Joy | Lucas | TX |
| Advanced | Sports Reaction | Honorable Mention | Kamryn Hatch | Midlothian Heritage HS | Numb | Midlothian | TX |
| Advanced | Sports Reaction | Honorable Mention | Celeste Anguiano | Navasota HS | Our Last Game | Navasota | TX |
| Advanced | Sports Reaction | Honorable Mention | Alice Myers | Port Neches-Groves HS | Mid-County Madness | Port Neches | TX |
| Advanced | Sports Reaction | Honorable Mention | Emily Smith | Port Neches-Groves HS | USA! USA! | Port Neches | TX |
| Advanced | Sports Reaction | Honorable Mention | Macy Crosser | Shawnee Mission East HS | Goal-Scoring Face | Prairie Village | KS |
| Advanced | Sports Reaction | Honorable Mention | Rachel Bingham | Shawnee Mission East HS | Victory Scream | Prairie Village | KS |
| Advanced | Sports Reaction | Honorable Mention | Macy Maynard | Texas HS | sidelines | Texarkana | TX |
| Advanced | Sports Reaction | Honorable Mention | Philip Cherian Alex | Trinity HS | Emotion | Euless | TX |
| Advanced | Still Life | First | Ashley Marchant | Ben Barber Innovation Academy | The Perfect Pear | Mansfield | TX |
| Advanced | Still Life | Second | Kaydence Cobb | Robert G Cole HS | day at the spa | San Antonio | TX |
| Advanced | Still Life | Third | Payton Cunningham | Robert G Cole HS | You are What You Eat | San Antonio | TX |
| Advanced | Still Life | First Honorable Mention | Tommy Bannon | Robert G Cole HS | Shears | San Antonio | TX |
| Advanced | Still Life | Honorable Mention | Kaitlynn Monterrubio | Cypress Woods HS | Dealt A Bad Hand | Cypress | TX |
| Advanced | Still Life | Honorable Mention | Ayden Spelleri | McKinney HS | Last Race | McKinney | TX |
| Advanced | Still Life | Honorable Mention | Kate Styuck | Memorial HS | Prismatic | Houston | TX |
| Advanced | Still Life | Honorable Mention | Celeste Anguiano | Navasota HS | Fall Flowers | Navasota | TX |
| Advanced | Still Life | Honorable Mention | Danelle Torres | Navasota HS | Set The Table | Navasota | TX |
| Advanced | Still Life | Honorable Mention | Natalie Dickinson | Robert G Cole HS | Stand Out | San Antonio | TX |
| Advanced | Still Life | Honorable Mention | Nathan Meyer | St. Mark’s School of Texas | Rocket Steering | Dallas | TX |
| Advanced | Still Life | Honorable Mention | Nicholas Koch | St. Mark’s School of Texas | untitled | Dallas | TX |
| Advanced | Still Life | Honorable Mention | Neil Song | St. Mark’s School of Texas | Untitled 8 | Dallas | TX |
| Advanced | Student Life | First | Braylen Garren | Texas HS | At least they are not humping. | Texarkana | TX |
| Advanced | Student Life | Second | Rachel Bingham | Shawnee Mission East HS | Solicitous Shadows | Prairie Village | KS |
| Advanced | Student Life | Third | Julianna Sortillon | Bonita Vista HS | Eye Read | Chula Vista | CA |
| Advanced | Student Life | First Honorable Mention | Adelynn Todd | Cypress Springs HS | Run of Pride | Cypress | TX |
| Advanced | Student Life | Honorable Mention | Lucynda Robinson | Bridgeland HS | Royal Runway | Cypress | TX |
| Advanced | Student Life | Honorable Mention | Kamryn Hatch | Midlothian Heritage HS | Running for the Future | Midlothian | TX |
| Advanced | Student Life | Honorable Mention | Macy Maynard | Texas HS | homecoming | Texarkana | TX |
| Advanced | Student Life | Honorable Mention | Sydney Rowe | Texas HS | The Web | Texarkana | TX |
| Advanced | Student Life | Honorable Mention | Andrew Burke-Stevenson | University of Chicago Lab Schools | Muscle Through | Chicago | IL |
| Advanced | Thematic - Alter Ego | First | Mark Regalado | Martin HS | Hamlet | Arlington | TX |
| Advanced | Thematic - Alter Ego | Second | Tanner Sparrow | Crandall HS | Two side to Addison | Crandall | TX |
| Advanced | Thematic - Alter Ego | Third | Andrew Carrie | Episcopal School of Dallas | Two Faced | Dallas | TX |
| Advanced | Thematic - Alter Ego | First Honorable Mention | Isabela Bernal | West Orange-Stark HS | My Masquerade | Orange | TX |
| Advanced | Thematic - Alter Ego | Honorable Mention | Kaylynn Reyna | Academy of Tech, Eng, Math and Science | Appreciating the Old | Abilene | TX |
| Advanced | Thematic - Alter Ego | Honorable Mention | Ian Plaisance | Bridgeland HS | Faceless Smile | Cypress | TX |
| Advanced | Thematic - Alter Ego | Honorable Mention | Andrew Carrie | Episcopal School of Dallas | Fighting Myself | Dallas | TX |
| Advanced | Thematic - Alter Ego | Honorable Mention | Kate Henderson | Greenhill School | Duality | Addison | TX |
| Advanced | Thematic - Alter Ego | Honorable Mention | Rebecca Sandweg | St. John XXIII College Preparatory | To Fit In | Katy | TX |
| Advanced | Thematic - Alter Ego | Honorable Mention | Nathan Meyer | St. Mark’s School of Texas | Kingpin | Dallas | TX |
| Advanced | Thematic - Alter Ego | Honorable Mention | Langston Warner Hartnett | St. Mark’s School of Texas | Midnight Tales | Dallas | TX |
| Advanced | Thematic - Alter Ego | Honorable Mention | Christian Neisler | St. Mark’s School of Texas | Untitled | Dallas | TX |
| Advanced | Thematic Video - Alter Ego | First | Julian Rodriguez | Bonita Vista HS | Whispers from the Hallway | Chula Vista | CA |
| Advanced | Thematic Video - Alter Ego | Second | Vaughn Johnson | Episcopal HS | Matcha | Bellaire | TX |
| Advanced | Thematic Video - Alter Ego | Third | Michael Chau | Allen HS | Addition | Allen | TX |
| Advanced | Thematic Video - Alter Ego | Honorable Mention | alaina Kenely | Allen HS | The Counselor | Allen | TX |
| Advanced | Time Exposure | First | Vallery Orr | Memorial HS | High Speed Fashion | Houston | TX |
| Advanced | Time Exposure | Second | Travis Mann | Greenhill School | Motion | Addison | TX |
| Advanced | Time Exposure | Third | Travis Mann | Greenhill School | High Tide | Addison | TX |
| Advanced | Time Exposure | First Honorable Mention | Anthony Chamblin | Dickinson HS | Time Waits for No One | Dickinson | TX |
| Advanced | Time Exposure | Honorable Mention | Josh Fritz | Argyle HS | Light Waves | Argyle | TX |
| Advanced | Time Exposure | Honorable Mention | Kaileigh Ryan-Banys | Crandall HS | Mystic Caverns | Crandall | TX |
| Advanced | Time Exposure | Honorable Mention | Marc Ewe | LASA | Guard of the Color | Austin | TX |
| Advanced | Time Exposure | Honorable Mention | Landon Harrison | McKinney HS | Bleeding Light | McKinney | TX |
| Advanced | Time Exposure | Honorable Mention | Celeste Anguiano | Navasota HS | Pour me a glass | Navasota | TX |
| Advanced | Time Exposure | Honorable Mention | Adam Miles | Prosper HS | Smoothing the Edges | Prosper | TX |
| Advanced | Time Exposure | Honorable Mention | Dawson McElroy | Round Rock HS | Neon Motorcycle | Round Rock | TX |
| Advanced | Time Exposure | Honorable Mention | Hadley Chapman | Shawnee Mission East HS | Learning in Focus | Prairie Village | KS |
| Advanced | Time Exposure | Honorable Mention | Gaby Davila | St. John XXIII College Preparatory | Lonely Hallway | Katy | TX |
| Advanced | Time Exposure | Honorable Mention | Evan Lai | St. Mark’s School of Texas | Fiery Yoyo | Dallas | TX |
| Advanced | Travel | First | Vallery Orr | Memorial HS | The City That Never Sleeps | Houston | TX |
| Advanced | Travel | Second | Aric Shah | Westlake HS | untitled | Austin | TX |
| Advanced | Travel | Third | Rowan Dooldeniya | Austin HS | Poolside | Austin | TX |
| Advanced | Travel | First Honorable Mention | Kaileigh Ryan-Banys | Crandall HS | Smoky Mountains | Crandall | TX |
| Advanced | Travel | Honorable Mention | Kaylynn Reyna | Academy of Tech, Eng, Math and Science | Where the Wind Takes Me | Abilene | TX |
| Advanced | Travel | Honorable Mention | Nicholas West | Argyle HS | The City | Argyle | TX |
| Advanced | Travel | Honorable Mention | Alesha Sulahry | Cypress Ranch HS | Ray Stoker Jr. | Cypress | TX |
| Advanced | Travel | Honorable Mention | Katelynn Cattell | JJ Pearce HS | Winding Road | Richardson | TX |
| Advanced | Travel | Honorable Mention | Isabelle Prô | Lawrence Free State HS | Into The Looking Glass | Lawrence | KS |
| Advanced | Travel | Honorable Mention | Vallery Orr | Memorial HS | The Bay | Houston | TX |
| Advanced | Travel | Honorable Mention | Soomin Chung | Prosper HS | Flying through | Prosper | TX |
| Advanced | Travel | Honorable Mention | Raven Carroll | Robert G Cole HS | Careless Memories | San Antonio | TX |
| Advanced | Travel | Honorable Mention | Macy Crosser | Shawnee Mission East HS | Yellowstone Falls | Prairie Village | KS |
| Advanced | Travel | Honorable Mention | Langston Warner Hartnett | St. Mark’s School of Texas | Destination | Dallas | TX |
| Advanced | Travel | Honorable Mention | Sam Adams | St. Mark’s School of Texas | Early Morning | Dallas | TX |
| Advanced | Travel | Honorable Mention | Philip Cherian Alex | Trinity HS | Stargazing | Euless | TX |
| Advanced | Video Documentary | First | Jackson Haltom | Texas HS | Students Gather at Pleasant Grove Stadium at Fields of Faith and learn about God | Texarkana | TX |
| Faculty | Best of Show | Will Milne | LaGrone Academy | Walking in the Snow | Denton | TX | |
| Faculty | Photo Story | First | Shannon Oden | Ben Barber Innovation Academy | A Daughter Lost and Honored | Mansfield | TX |
| Faculty | Photo Story | Second | Stephen Green | Caney Creek HS | Smoke Break | Conroe | TX |
| Faculty | Photo Story | Third | Julie Pelosi | The Woodlands HS | The Sanctuary | Spring | TX |
| Faculty | Photo Story | First Honorable Mention | Cosey Carlisle | Pflugerville HS | Cigar Box Prep | Pflugerville | TX |
| Faculty | Photo Story | Honorable Mention | Stephen Green | Caney Creek HS | Meet the Panthers | Conroe | TX |
| Faculty | Portfolio | First | Brenda Marafioto | Robert G Cole HS | The Big Easy | San Antonio | TX |
| Faculty | Portfolio | Second | Kimberlea Bass | Southwest Christian School | Photo Collage | Fort Worth | TX |
| Faculty | Portfolio | Third | Will Milne | LaGrone Academy | Food and Drink 2021 | Denton | TX |
| Faculty | Portfolio | First Honorable Mention | Will Milne | LaGrone Academy | Pink and Blue Architecture | Denton | TX |
| Faculty | Portfolio | Honorable Mention | Cosey Carlisle | Pflugerville HS | My Students are Beautiful | Pflugerville | TX |
| Faculty | Single Image | First | Will Milne | LaGrone Academy | Watermelon Slices | Denton | TX |
| Faculty | Single Image | Second | Carol Szymanski | St. John XXIII College Preparatory | High Reach | Katy | TX |
| Faculty | Single Image | Third | Shannon Oden | Ben Barber Innovation Academy | Samari | Mansfield | TX |
| Faculty | Single Image | Honorable Mention | Shannon Oden | Ben Barber Innovation Academy | By the Quiet Side of the Road | Mansfield | TX |
| Faculty | Single Image | Honorable Mention | Shannon Oden | Ben Barber Innovation Academy | Comanche | Mansfield | TX |
| Faculty | Single Image | Honorable Mention | Shannon Oden | Ben Barber Innovation Academy | Glow | Mansfield | TX |
| Faculty | Single Image | Honorable Mention | Natalie Ramsey | Crandall HS | Summer Storm | Crandall | TX |
| Faculty | Single Image | Honorable Mention | Natalie Ramsey | Crandall HS | Villas at mia reef | Crandall | TX |
| Faculty | Single Image | Honorable Mention | Kate Philbrick | Episcopal HS | Need A Hand? | Bellaire | TX |
| Faculty | Single Image | Honorable Mention | Will Milne | LaGrone Academy | Reflections of Basketball | Denton | TX |
| Faculty | Single Image | Honorable Mention | Will Milne | LaGrone Academy | Staircase | Denton | TX |
| Faculty | Single Image | Honorable Mention | Ian McVea | Martin HS | Cayuga Service Station | Arlington | TX |
| Faculty | Single Image | Honorable Mention | Cosey Carlisle | Pflugerville HS | River House | Pflugerville | TX |
| Faculty | Single Image | Honorable Mention | Kimberlea Bass | Southwest Christian School | Cracks on the Surface | Fort Worth | TX |
| Faculty | Video | First | Pejman Milani | Episcopal HS | I've Been Thinking Music Video | Bellaire | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Best of Show | Avery Troha | Ben Barber Innovation Academy | Ballon stress | Mansfield | TX | |
| K-8/Beginning | Advertisement/PSA | First | Fernando Garcia | McKinney HS | Orchestra Promo | McKinney | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Advertisement/PSA | Second | Gabrielle Idzi | McKinney HS | How to Make Friends | McKinney | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Advertisement/PSA | Third | Alex Jones | Rock Hill HS | Football Hype | Frisco | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Advertisement/PSA | Honorable Mention | Emma Simon | Lamar MS Fine Arts Academy | No Smoking | Austin | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Advertisement/PSA | Honorable Mention | Emma Johannson | McKinney HS | Royal Pride Band Promo | McKinney | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Advertisement/PSA | Honorable Mention | Ethan Brown | Torrey Pines HS | PSA: Do Not Disturb | San Diego | CA |
| K-8/Beginning | Advertising | First | Jack Santage | LaGrone Academy | Downtown Rolling | Denton | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Advertising | Second | Madison Hise | Prosper HS | Shoes Off, Party On | Prosper | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Advertising | Third | Javier Gonzalez | Caney Creek HS | Just Savage | Conroe | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Advertising | First Honorable Mention | Avery Troha | Ben Barber Innovation Academy | Nike | Mansfield | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Advertising | Honorable Mention | Lily Thompson | Byron Nelson HS | Porsche 911 Turbo S Martini | Trophy Club | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Advertising | Honorable Mention | Madeline Bullie | Hebron HS | NIKE | Carrollton | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Advertising | Honorable Mention | Hannah Adams | LaGrone Academy | Realher Advertisement | Denton | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Advertising | Honorable Mention | Katherine Spruill | McKinney HS | Canon Camera | McKinney | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Advertising | Honorable Mention | Caleb Mahoney | Robert G Cole HS | Leave Your Mark | San Antonio | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Animals | First | John Henry Jordan | The Cambridge School of Dallas | Great Blue Whale | Dallas | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Animals | Second | Marguerite Pyne | The Kinkaid School | The Chicken | Houston | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Animals | Third | Remi McFarland | Glen Rose HS | Chicken | Glen Rose | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Animals | First Honorable Mention | Joseph Jester | Bonita Vista HS | Snail | Chula Vista | CA |
| K-8/Beginning | Animals | Honorable Mention | Kailyn Speed | Aledo HS | Beginning Animal 3 | Aledo | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Animals | Honorable Mention | Merci Weimer | LaGrone Academy | Breaching Whale in Alaska | Denton | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Animals | Honorable Mention | Dianna Belvin | Martin HS | Barn Cat | Arlington | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Architecture/City Scape | First | Henri Cooper | Robert G Cole HS | What's your angle? | San Antonio | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Architecture/City Scape | Second | Brianna Driver | Robert G Cole HS | Split Focus | San Antonio | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Architecture/City Scape | Third | Katherine Spruill | McKinney HS | Windows | McKinney | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Architecture/City Scape | First Honorable Mention | Luis Vargas | Southwest Christian School | Tile | Fort Worth | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Architecture/City Scape | Honorable Mention | Jules Langert | Austin HS | Untitled | Austin | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Architecture/City Scape | Honorable Mention | Leslie Rivera | Crandall HS | Arches at Arboretum | Crandall | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Architecture/City Scape | Honorable Mention | Caden Stefanelli | Lamar MS Fine Arts Academy | Blue_Orange Building | Austin | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Architecture/City Scape | Honorable Mention | Evangeline Chen | Lamar MS Fine Arts Academy | Elevations | Austin | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Architecture/City Scape | Honorable Mention | Katherine Spruill | McKinney HS | Stairs Shadow | McKinney | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Architecture/City Scape | Honorable Mention | Gwen McDaniel | Southwest Christian School | Take a Seat | Fort Worth | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Architecture/City Scape | Honorable Mention | Matthew Freeman | St. Mark’s School of Texas | Chicago Buildings | Dallas | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Architecture/City Scape | Honorable Mention | Gracyn Stocks | Temple Christian School | My Fair Lady | Fort Worth | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Architecture/City Scape | Honorable Mention | Benjamin Middleton | The Colony HS | The Walking Bridge | The Colony | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Black and White | First | Eileen Roberts | Cypress Ranch HS | Linh | Cypress | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Black and White | Second | Vanessa Roa | Cypress Ranch HS | clean up | Cypress | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Black and White | Third | Pia Zeuschner | Cypress Ranch HS | The abandoned factory | Cypress | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Black and White | First Honorable Mention | Alyssa Wroblewski | Bridgeland HS | Doll | Cypress | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Black and White | Honorable Mention | Emily Hughes | Bridgeland HS | Girl Against the World | Cypress | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Black and White | Honorable Mention | Aaron Nguyen | Bridgeland HS | Human Effects on Nature | Cypress | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Black and White | Honorable Mention | Vanessa Roa | Cypress Ranch HS | loney | Cypress | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Black and White | Honorable Mention | Eris deLeon | Cypress Ranch HS | Never Seen Again | Cypress | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Black and White | Honorable Mention | Aran Jafari | Cypress Ranch HS | Selene | Cypress | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Cell Phone/Smartphone | First | Ruinan Hua | Veterans Memorial HS | Chinese Classroom | Corpus Christi | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Cell Phone/Smartphone | Second | Matthew Freeman | St. Mark’s School of Texas | repetitive bubbles | Dallas | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Cell Phone/Smartphone | Third | Bennett Shepard | Austin HS | Untitled | Austin | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Cell Phone/Smartphone | First Honorable Mention | Milo Schindler | Lamar MS Fine Arts Academy | Red Bubbles | Austin | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Cell Phone/Smartphone | Honorable Mention | Marley Martinez | Greenhill School | Behind the Door | Addison | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Cell Phone/Smartphone | Honorable Mention | Sakyra Hill | Heritage HS | The ending to a chapter | Frisco | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Cell Phone/Smartphone | Honorable Mention | Madison Hise | Prosper HS | Mystic Reflection | Prosper | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Cell Phone/Smartphone | Honorable Mention | Evelynn Frisbee | Smithson Valley HS | Sunset by the lake | Spring Branch | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Cell Phone/Smartphone | Honorable Mention | Matheus Beckhauser | The Woodlands HS | Caught in Cotton Candy | Spring | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Cell Phone/Smartphone | Honorable Mention | Matheus Beckhauser | The Woodlands HS | Keep Lookin' Up | Spring | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Cell/Smartphone Video | First | Caroline Börk | Lawrence Free State HS | Pink Out | Lawrence | KS |
| K-8/Beginning | Cell/Smartphone Video | Second | Caroline Börk | Lawrence Free State HS | Firefest | Lawrence | KS |
| K-8/Beginning | Cell/Smartphone Video | Third | Caroline Börk | Lawrence Free State HS | Voll-he-ball | Lawrence | KS |
| K-8/Beginning | Cell/Smartphone Video | Honorable Mention | Noah Kircher | Bonita Vista HS | SD SK8 | Chula Vista | CA |
| K-8/Beginning | Digitally Constructed Single Images | First | Kieran Dang | Lamar MS Fine Arts Academy | Over the Horizon | Austin | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Digitally Constructed Single Images | Second | Wilson Jones | Southwest Christian School | Early Morning | Fort Worth | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Digitally Constructed Single Images | Third | Benjamin Middleton | The Colony HS | The Windmills | The Colony | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Digitally Constructed Single Images | First Honorable Mention | Allison Peterman | The Cambridge School of Dallas | Nienor | Dallas | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Digitally Constructed Single Images | Honorable Mention | Kendall Johnson | Greenhill School | reflecting beach | Addison | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Digitally Constructed Single Images | Honorable Mention | Emily Widner | Martin HS | Blue House | Arlington | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Digitally Constructed Single Images | Honorable Mention | Thomas Olajos | Smithson Valley HS | A different perspective | Spring Branch | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Digitally Constructed Single Images | Honorable Mention | Allison Peterman | The Cambridge School of Dallas | Awash | Dallas | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Digitally Constructed Single Images | Honorable Mention | Benjamin Middleton | The Colony HS | Horse | The Colony | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Documentary/Street Photography | First | Matt Petres | University of Chicago Lab Schools | Parade | Chicago | IL |
| K-8/Beginning | Documentary/Street Photography | Second | Charlie Massoud | Episcopal School of Dallas | Solo Seamstress | Dallas | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Documentary/Street Photography | Third | Ethan Lopez | Prosper HS | Waiting | Prosper | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Documentary/Street Photography | First Honorable Mention | Matt Petres | University of Chicago Lab Schools | Columbus Day | Chicago | IL |
| K-8/Beginning | Documentary/Street Photography | Honorable Mention | Sevannah Castillo | Glen Rose HS | Street Photography | Glen Rose | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Dramatic Short Film | First | Caroline Börk | Lawrence Free State HS | Devious Licks: a face behind the phenomenon | Lawrence | KS |
| K-8/Beginning | Dramatic Short Film | Second | Vivian Lewis-Gray | Lamar MS Fine Arts Academy | The Watchers | Austin | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Fashion | First | Chaney Tipton | LaGrone Academy | fashion | Denton | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Fashion | Second | Chaney Tipton | LaGrone Academy | Fashion with Platon | Denton | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Fashion | Third | Chloe Vrionis | Caney Creek HS | Bright Star | Conroe | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Fashion | First Honorable Mention | Izzy Villanueva | Robert G Cole HS | Plaid and Holes | San Antonio | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Fashion | Honorable Mention | Angelina Britt | Foster HS | Beyond | Richmond | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Fashion | Honorable Mention | Erik Cerda | JJ Pearce HS | Come Closer | Richardson | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Fashion | Honorable Mention | Olivia Hayes | JJ Pearce HS | Pink and Orange | Richardson | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Fashion | Honorable Mention | Lily Anderson | Redwater HS | In Her Own World | Redwater | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Formal (Studio) Portrait | First | Jasmine Manalo | Robert G Cole HS | noir et blanc | San Antonio | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Formal (Studio) Portrait | Second | Braeden Baumann | The Cambridge School of Dallas | Doorway | Dallas | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Formal (Studio) Portrait | Third | Avery Troha | Ben Barber Innovation Academy | Window Light | Mansfield | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Formal (Studio) Portrait | First Honorable Mention | Chaney Tipton | LaGrone Academy | all in the eyes | Denton | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Formal (Studio) Portrait | Honorable Mention | Diana Barba | LaGrone Academy | Abi in Leather | Denton | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Formal (Studio) Portrait | Honorable Mention | Angie Hernandez | LaGrone Academy | Beauty without color | Denton | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Formal (Studio) Portrait | Honorable Mention | Abi Dolan | LaGrone Academy | No Sleep | Denton | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Formal (Studio) Portrait | Honorable Mention | Ruby Mercer | Robert G Cole HS | Ocean eyes | San Antonio | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Formal (Studio) Portrait | Honorable Mention | Kristin Sims | The Kinkaid School | Cacie | Houston | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Informal-Environmental Portrait | First | Abbiihjah Oyeoku | Foster HS | All That Glitters | Richmond | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Informal-Environmental Portrait | Second | Yuridia Hernandez | Robert G Cole HS | Restriction | San Antonio | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Informal-Environmental Portrait | Third | Brianna Driver | Robert G Cole HS | No Filter | San Antonio | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Informal-Environmental Portrait | First Honorable Mention | Braeden Baumann | The Cambridge School of Dallas | Splash | Dallas | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Informal-Environmental Portrait | Honorable Mention | Abbiihjah Oyeoku | Foster HS | Look Alike | Richmond | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Informal-Environmental Portrait | Honorable Mention | Simon Massena | LaGrone Academy | Life Outside The Walls | Denton | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Informal-Environmental Portrait | Honorable Mention | Kaylee Breecker | Lamar MS Fine Arts Academy | Leaf Spirit | Austin | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Informal-Environmental Portrait | Honorable Mention | Ellie Collard | McCallum HS | Imani | Austin | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Informal-Environmental Portrait | Honorable Mention | Ericzander Salomon Reyes | Sonoma Valley HS | Simply Perfect | Sonoma | CA |
| K-8/Beginning | Informal-Environmental Portrait | Honorable Mention | Olivia Schlossin | The Cambridge School of Dallas | Ripple | Dallas | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Landscape | First | Jules Langert | Austin HS | Untitled | Austin | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Landscape | Second | Matthew Bybee | St. Mark’s School of Texas | Mount Olympus | Dallas | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Landscape | Third | Isaac Carlisle | West Cypress Hills Elementary School | Prairie Ocean | Spicewood | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Landscape | First Honorable Mention | Laura Maia Ribas | Prosper HS | Cloudless Sky | Prosper | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Landscape | Honorable Mention | Jules Langert | Austin HS | Untitled | Austin | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Landscape | Honorable Mention | Sophie Carruthers | Greenhill School | Autumn in Aspen | Addison | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Landscape | Honorable Mention | Adam Strauss | Greenhill School | sand and sky | Addison | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Landscape | Honorable Mention | Zeke Brandt | Lamar MS Fine Arts Academy | Bubbly Sunset | Austin | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Landscape | Honorable Mention | Jaeda Crabtree | Prosper HS | Red Woods | Prosper | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Landscape | Honorable Mention | Eva Burdette | Prosper HS | The Caves Hike | Prosper | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Landscape | Honorable Mention | Grace Dosek | Smithson Valley HS | Soaring through the sky | Spring Branch | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Landscape | Honorable Mention | Christiane Griggs | The Briarwood School | Golden Winds | Houston | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Landscape | Honorable Mention | Jude Gillespie | The Woodlands HS | God's Country | Spring | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Multimedia | First | Sam Fitzgibbons | Lamar MS Fine Arts Academy | Free Arm | Austin | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Multimedia | Second | Anna Robinson | Lamar MS Fine Arts Academy | Crazy Cat | Austin | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Multimedia | Third | Angela Bryan | Lamar MS Fine Arts Academy | Biscuit Does a Flip | Austin | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Multimedia | First Honorable Mention | Adrien Jung | Lamar MS Fine Arts Academy | Sam = Funny | Austin | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Multimedia | Honorable Mention | Elise Howell | Lamar MS Fine Arts Academy | 26 Eyes | Austin | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Multimedia | Honorable Mention | Evan Gravois | Lamar MS Fine Arts Academy | Bullseye | Austin | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Multimedia | Honorable Mention | Michon Fox | Lamar MS Fine Arts Academy | Frog's Snack | Austin | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Multimedia | Honorable Mention | Vivian Lewis-Gray | Lamar MS Fine Arts Academy | Poly Poly | Austin | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Nature | First | Luis Vargas | Southwest Christian School | Mushroom | Fort Worth | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Nature | Second | Sophie Hrad | Robert G Cole HS | A Droplet of Beauty | San Antonio | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Nature | Third | Naomi Ram | Robert G Cole HS | Evergreen | San Antonio | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Nature | First Honorable Mention | Izzy Villanueva | Robert G Cole HS | Leafy Green | San Antonio | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Nature | Honorable Mention | Morgan Spears | Crandall HS | The only bloom | Crandall | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Nature | Honorable Mention | Ingrid Burghart | Lamar MS Fine Arts Academy | Perfectly Imperfect | Austin | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Nature | Honorable Mention | Trinity Lariviere | Robert G Cole HS | Basking in the Sun | San Antonio | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Nature | Honorable Mention | Ethan Soliz | Robert G Cole HS | Bee-autiful | San Antonio | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Nature | Honorable Mention | Brendan Miller | Sabine HS | Arachne | Gladewater | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Nature | Honorable Mention | Khoi Nguyen | Temple Christian School | Sleepy Caterpillar | Fort Worth | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Nature | Honorable Mention | Ben Davis | The Woodlands HS | Dancing Between the Raindrops | Spring | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Nature | Honorable Mention | Zoe Green | Westlake HS | Greene_b_nature_5.jpg | Austin | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | News Video Package | First | Aiden Richmond | Rock Hill HS | P.I.T.C.H. | Frisco | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | News Video Package | Second | Ashley Hinchy | Torrey Pines HS | Surfs Up | San Diego | CA |
| K-8/Beginning | News Video Package | Third | Braydyn Cyranowicz | Rock Hill HS | Holiday Photo Greetings | Frisco | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | News Video Package | Honorable Mention | Champe Presley | McKinney HS | Mr. Bruck | McKinney | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | News Video Package | Honorable Mention | Summer Steinert | Torrey Pines HS | College is Calling | San Diego | CA |
| K-8/Beginning | News Video Package | Honorable Mention | Eve Korchkov | Torrey Pines HS | In-between the lines | San Diego | CA |
| K-8/Beginning | Open | First | Sophia Girguis | Sonoma Valley HS | On Display | Sonoma | CA |
| K-8/Beginning | Open | Second | Marley Martinez | Greenhill School | NW Bridge | Addison | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Open | Third | Ellie Runnels | The Cambridge School of Dallas | Pinhole Guitar | Dallas | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Open | First Honorable Mention | Charlie Waldman | Greenhill School | Statue in the Air | Addison | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Open | Honorable Mention | Fulton French | All Saints Episcopal School | Super Sonic | Fort Worth | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Open | Honorable Mention | Chaney Tipton | LaGrone Academy | at the tip of a finger | Denton | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Open | Honorable Mention | Jessica Pedraza | Martin HS | Abstraction | Arlington | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Open | Honorable Mention | Henry Sun | St. Mark’s School of Texas | untitled | Dallas | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Photo Story | First | Emma Hagood | McCallum HS | Standing up, walking out | Austin | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Photo Story | Second | Ashlyn Mullins | Glen Rose HS | Homecoming Queen | Glen Rose | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Photo Story | Third | Alianna Rios | J Economedes HS | Folklorico Jaguar | Edinburg | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Photo Story | First Honorable Mention | Remi McFarland | Glen Rose HS | Tiger Win | Glen Rose | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Photo Story | Honorable Mention | Aditya Rajan | James Enochs HS | Against All Odds | Modesto | CA |
| K-8/Beginning | Photo Story | Honorable Mention | Ian Parsons | The Woodlands HS | Come Fly With Me | Spring | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Portfolio | First | Ryder Burford | Crandall HS | Classic Cars | Crandall | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Portfolio | Second | Isaac Carlisle | West Cypress Hills Elementary School | Summer Trip | Spicewood | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Portfolio | Third | Ciara Brown Colwell | Pflugerville HS | Classmates | Pflugerville | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Portfolio | First Honorable Mention | Nina Corso | Westlake HS | Fashionable Colors | Austin | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Portfolio | Honorable Mention | Lily Thompson | Byron Nelson HS | Rainbow Machines | Trophy Club | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Sports Action | First | Sophia Martin | John Paul II HS | Fly High | Plano | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Sports Action | Second | Krina Shah | Westlake HS | In The Air | Austin | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Sports Action | Third | Audrey Condon | Shawnee Mission East HS | Big Reach | Prairie Village | KS |
| K-8/Beginning | Sports Action | First Honorable Mention | Joshua Baldwin | Victoria West HS | Fumble | Victoria | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Sports Action | Honorable Mention | Celina-Marie Kuehne | Austin HS | Flying Human | Austin | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Sports Action | Honorable Mention | Allyson Arnold | Texas HS | It’s a fish! It’s a bird! | Texarkana | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Sports Action | Honorable Mention | Gabriel Issa | University of Chicago Lab Schools | Swim On | Chicago | IL |
| K-8/Beginning | Sports Action | Honorable Mention | Joshua Baldwin | Victoria West HS | Man Down | Victoria | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Sports Reaction | First | Allyson Arnold | Texas HS | High stepper or High jumper? | Texarkana | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Sports Reaction | Second | Maria Rodriguez | James Enochs HS | Not Like This | Modesto | CA |
| K-8/Beginning | Sports Reaction | Third | Ryder Brady | The Woodlands HS | Agony or Ecstasy | Spring | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Sports Reaction | First Honorable Mention | Abby Walker | New Boston HS | Blood, Sweat and Tears | New Boston | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Sports Reaction | Honorable Mention | Angelina Britt | Foster HS | All For You | Richmond | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Sports Reaction | Honorable Mention | Jazmyn Muhammad | James Enochs HS | Shattering Loss | Modesto | CA |
| K-8/Beginning | Sports Reaction | Honorable Mention | Sophi Beardslee | McCallum HS | Game, set and match | Austin | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Sports Reaction | Honorable Mention | Mia Gomez | McCallum HS | Revelling in a playoff victory | Austin | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Sports Reaction | Honorable Mention | Audrey Condon | Shawnee Mission East HS | Senior Night Blues | Prairie Village | KS |
| K-8/Beginning | Sports Reaction | Honorable Mention | Davis Kuhn | Smithson Valley HS | Pumped in pink | Spring Branch | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Still Life | First | Fallon Barretto | Robert G Cole HS | Life Cycle | San Antonio | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Still Life | Second | Harrison Lawrence | The Kinkaid School | A Jar of Chips | Houston | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Still Life | Third | Siena Sandoval | Westlake HS | Smoke Bomb in Pumpkin | Austin | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Still Life | Honorable Mention | Celina-Marie Kuehne | Austin HS | The rose of memento mori | Austin | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Still Life | Honorable Mention | Leslie Rivera | Crandall HS | Long Shadows | Crandall | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Still Life | Honorable Mention | Abigail Krumm | Martin HS | Dying Rose | Arlington | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Still Life | Honorable Mention | Naomi Ram | Robert G Cole HS | Around the Gears | San Antonio | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Still Life | Honorable Mention | Karis Miller | Southwest Christian School | Brushes | Fort Worth | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Still Life | Honorable Mention | Miles Franklin | The Kinkaid School | Ensnared | Houston | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Still Life | Honorable Mention | Caroline Girard | The Kinkaid School | Flowers and Fruit | Houston | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Still Life | Honorable Mention | Ruinan Hua | Veterans Memorial HS | Book Love | Corpus Christi | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Student Life | First | Allyson Arnold | Texas HS | orange?orange! | Texarkana | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Student Life | Second | Riley Eck | Shawnee Mission East HS | Victory | Prairie Village | KS |
| K-8/Beginning | Student Life | Third | Emma Hagood | McCallum HS | Our halls should be safe | Austin | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Student Life | First Honorable Mention | Abby Walker | New Boston HS | Marching Mitosis | New Boston | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Student Life | Honorable Mention | Emily Blanco | Cypress Springs HS | Our Pride, Last Time | Cypress | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Student Life | Honorable Mention | Aditya Rajan | James Enochs HS | Posted | Modesto | CA |
| K-8/Beginning | Student Life | Honorable Mention | Jazmyn Muhammad | James Enochs HS | Setback or Comeback | Modesto | CA |
| K-8/Beginning | Student Life | Honorable Mention | Meredith Grotevant | McCallum HS | A hair-raising solo | Austin | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Student Life | Honorable Mention | Kaylee Calicott | Redwater HS | Fields of Green | Redwater | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Student Life | Honorable Mention | Riley Eck | Shawnee Mission East HS | Sideline Support | Prairie Village | KS |
| K-8/Beginning | Student Life | Honorable Mention | MJ Monroe | The Woodlands HS | I can't hear you | Spring | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Student Life | Honorable Mention | Eleana Baggio | Veterans Memorial HS | Homecoming | Corpus Christi | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Student Life | Honorable Mention | Carrington Brown | Westlake HS | 2nd Floor hall | Austin | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Thematic - Alter Ego | First | Raymond Harrison | The Cambridge School of Dallas | Unmasked | Dallas | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Thematic - Alter Ego | Second | Olivia Ward | Smithson Valley HS | Overtime | Spring Branch | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Thematic - Alter Ego | Third | Noah Enlow | All Saints Episcopal School | New World Convent | Fort Worth | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Thematic - Alter Ego | First Honorable Mention | Abi Dolan | LaGrone Academy | Toxic Thoughts | Denton | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Thematic - Alter Ego | Honorable Mention | Isabel Bhatia | Greenhill School | Starry Eyes | Addison | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Thematic - Alter Ego | Honorable Mention | Chaney Tipton | LaGrone Academy | the battlefield of love | Denton | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Thematic - Alter Ego | Honorable Mention | Chaney Tipton | LaGrone Academy | why won't you hear me? | Denton | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Thematic - Alter Ego | Honorable Mention | Sadie Wilson | Martin HS | The Mirror Tells a Tale | Arlington | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Thematic - Alter Ego | Honorable Mention | Carson Runnels | The Cambridge School of Dallas | Hey Jude | Dallas | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Thematic Video - Alter Ego | First | Charlie Densmore | Lamar MS Fine Arts Academy | The Characters I Can Become | Austin | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Time Exposure | First | Ciara Brown Colwell | Pflugerville HS | Halo | Pflugerville | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Time Exposure | Second | Patrick Schorre | The Briarwood School | Water Balloon | Houston | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Time Exposure | Third | Abigail Tevis | Robert G Cole HS | Chaos Amoung The Light | San Antonio | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Time Exposure | First Honorable Mention | Beau Piel | Martin HS | Transience | Arlington | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Time Exposure | Honorable Mention | Charlie Massoud | Episcopal School of Dallas | Speed Racer | Dallas | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Time Exposure | Honorable Mention | Erik Cerda | JJ Pearce HS | My Energy | Richardson | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Time Exposure | Honorable Mention | Tony Cervantes | Pflugerville HS | King | Pflugerville | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Time Exposure | Honorable Mention | Kylie Busbee | Pflugerville HS | Manos | Pflugerville | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Time Exposure | Honorable Mention | Valerie Kaiser | Pflugerville HS | Yellow Glow | Pflugerville | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Time Exposure | Honorable Mention | Riley Eck | Shawnee Mission East HS | Glow Show | Prairie Village | KS |
| K-8/Beginning | Travel | First | Jenna Broas | Bonita Vista HS | Hawaii | Chula Vista | CA |
| K-8/Beginning | Travel | Second | Carolyn Flowers | The Cambridge School of Dallas | Hong Kong Haze | Dallas | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Travel | Third | Clara Williams | Lamar MS Fine Arts Academy | Beach Pier | Austin | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Travel | First Honorable Mention | Lilian Bedell | Prosper HS | Blue Bridge | Prosper | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Travel | Honorable Mention | Elena Parnigoni | Austin HS | The Beauty of Nature | Austin | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Travel | Honorable Mention | Celina-Marie Kuehne | Austin HS | Tranquility | Austin | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Travel | Honorable Mention | Celina-Marie Kuehne | Austin HS | Under Water | Austin | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Travel | Honorable Mention | Charley Chase | Southwest Christian School | Rainbow Clouds | Fort Worth | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Travel | Honorable Mention | Raymond Harrison | The Cambridge School of Dallas | Grand Tetons | Dallas | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Travel | Honorable Mention | Raymond Harrison | The Cambridge School of Dallas | San Diego Wave | Dallas | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Travel | Honorable Mention | Nicole Hu | The Cambridge School of Dallas | Twilight City | Dallas | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Travel | Honorable Mention | Carson Runnels | The Cambridge School of Dallas | Wyoming | Dallas | TX |
| K-8/Beginning | Video Documentary | First | Caroline Börk | Lawrence Free State HS | Devious Licks: a face behind the phenomenon | Lawrence | KS |
| K-8/Beginning | Video Documentary | Second | Fionna Kennedy | Lamar MS Fine Arts Academy | Impact of Covid 19 on kids | Austin | TX |