The Texas Imagemakers are the top ten students in the state based on awards received in state and national photo contests during the current school year.
Entry Fee
- None
Deadline
- April 30, 2024
Rules and Submission Guidelines
- Texas Imagemaker selections are based on awards students have received in local, state and national photography and video contests during the current school year. Any other contests (writing, design, on-air broadcast) do not count. If there are multiple students with the same points in the last spot there can be more than ten students named to the list.
- As long as a) more than one school participates in a contest; and b) both the entry rules and the list of winners are available online on a public website, the contest can be included on the application. ATPI will require entrants to include the URLs on the entry forms with the student’s name easily identified on the list of winners.
- Local/Restricted access contests are contests that require a membership to participate or on-site contests that require attendance. This could include the TAJE Best in Texas Contest, NSPA and CSPA individual awards, the ATPI Winter Conference, JEA NSMC (the former Write-Offs), TAJE Fall Fiesta, any contest that is limited to an area of the state or any contest that requires hand-delivered entries.
- The points will be awarded as follows:
Best of Show/Best of the Best (TAJE)/Tops in Texas (ILPC)
• National/international contest | 10 points
• State/regional contest | 8 points
• Local/restricted access | 6 points
First Place/Superior/Merit/Gold Key (Young Arts)/Best of the Best 1st Runner-Up(TAJE)
• National/international contest | 9 points
• State/regional contest | 7 points
• Local/restricted access | 5 points
Second Place/Excellent/Silver Key (Young Arts)/Best of the Best 2nd Runner-up (TAJE)
• National/international contest | 8 points
• State/regional contest | 6 points
• Local/restricted access | 4 points
Third Place/Honorable Mention (ONLY Young Arts)/Best of the Best 3rd Runner-Up (TAJE)
• National/international contest | 7 points
• State/regional contest | 5 points
• Local/restricted access | 3 points
All other Honorable Mention/Exhibitor/Best of the Best Other Runner-Ups (TAJE)
• National/international contest | 5 points
• State/regional contest | 3 points
• Local/restricted access | 1 point
Current Contest List
Contest | Level | Reason |
Aga Khan Foundation Youth Summit | Local/Restricted | Dallas area |
ATPI Fall Contest | National/International | open to anyone |
ATPI Hal Fulgham | Local/Restricted | seniors only |
ATPI Self Portrait | National/International | open to anyone |
ATPI Social Media Contest | State/Regional | open to anyone |
ATPI Spring Contests – Top Program/Rising Star | Local/Restricted | Texas members |
ATPI Winter Conference | Local/Restricted | must attend |
Balfour Great Shot Photo Contest | National/International | open to anyone |
Bedford Teen Art Show | Local/Restricted | hand delivered entries |
Best of SNO | Local/Restricted | must be on SNO site |
Black Box Gallery Poetics of Light Competition | National/International | open to anyone |
City of Richardson Photography Contest | Local/Restricted | Richardson |
Clark Gardens Youth Division Photo Contest | Local/Restricted | Weatherford |
Cleburne Camera Club | Local/Restricted | North Texas |
Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Circle Awards | Local/Restricted | membership |
Dallas Morning News HS Journalism Day | Local/Restricted | North Texas |
Drexel Photography High School Contest | National/International | open to anyone |
East Texas State Fair | Local/Restricted | hand delivered entries |
Fort Worth Country Day Black and White Images | Local/Restricted | North Texas |
Four States Fair | State/Regional | open to AR, LA, OK and TX residents |
Get To Know Audubon Photography Contest | National/International | open to anyone |
Haltom City | Local/Restricted | North Texas |
Heard Nature Photographers | National/International | open to anyone |
Hecho en Dallas Exhibition | Local/Restricted | Dallas/Fort Worth |
ILPC | Local/Restricted | membership |
Impact Nationals | Local/Restricted | hand delivered entries |
Kerens Cotton Festival | State/Regional | accepts mailed entries |
Louisiana State Fair | State/Regional | open to LA, AR, TX |
Journalism Education Association | Local/Restricted | must attend |
Jostens | National/International | open to anyone |
Mushroom Festival | State/Regional | Texas resident |
National Federation of Press Women | National/International | open to anyone but must be published images |
National Geographic Your Shot | National/International | open to anyone |
National Scholastic Press Association Contests | Local/Restricted | membership |
National Young Arts Foundation | National/International | open to grades 10-12 |
NJ-ICS International Photographic Exhibition | National/International | open to anyone |
North Texas State Fair | Local/Restricted | hand delivered entries |
Northwest College Wyoming | National/International | open to US, Mexico, Canada |
Parker County Peach Festival | Local/Restricted | area residents |
Quill & Scroll | Local/Restricted | membership |
Red River Regional TSA Contest | Local/Restricted | membership |
Rocky Mountain School of Photography High School Photo Contest | National/International | open to anyone |
Scholastic Art National | National/International | open to anyone |
Scholastic Art Regional | State/Regional | open to anyone |
SIPA’s Best Visual Contest | Local/Restricted | membership |
SkillsUSA | Local/Restricted | membership |
State Fair of Texas | State/Regional | open to anyone |
TAJE Best in Texas | Local/Restricted | membership |
TAJE Fall Fiesta | Local/Restricted | must attend |
TAMU-C Third Floor Shoot Out | National/International | open to anyone |
TAPPS | Local/Restricted | membership |
Texas Bank and Trust | State/Regional | all Texas photographers |
Texas Photographic Society International Student Contest | National/International | open to anyone |
The Picture Review (Austin Community College) | Local/Restricted | Austin area HS students |
UIL State Film Contest | Local/Restricted | membership |
VASE | Local/Restricted | membership |
Walsworth Photo Contest | National/International | open to anyone |
Weatherford ISD Facebook Challenge | Local/Restricted | Weatherford |
Weatherford Art Association Peach Festival | Local/Restricted | Weatherford |
Weatherford Art Association Student Art Show | Local/Restricted | Weatherford |
Youth Journalism International | National/International | open to anyone |
Winners Lists
2024
Kristina Colburn – Texas HS, Texarkana
Julia Copas – McCallum HS, Austin
Lyric Curtis – Texas HS, Texarkana
Truth Dukes – Texas HS, Texarkana
Taryn Farnsworth – The Woodlands HS, The Woodlands
Patrick Flanagan – St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas
Anna Haley – Texas HS, Texarkana
Anna Bell Lee – Texas HS, Texarkana
Akul Mittal – St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas
Kailyn Williams – Texas HS, Texarkana
2023
Allyson Arnold – Texas HS, Texarkana
Kristina Colburn – Texas HS, Texarkana
Elizabeth Debenport – Texas HS, Texarkana
Braylen Garren – Texas HS, Texarkana
Anna Haley – Texas HS, Texarkana
Jackson Haltom – Texas HS, Texarkana
Gergö Major – McCallum HS, Austin
Macy Maynard – Texas HS, Texarkana
Nathan Meyer – St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas
Emily Mire – Port Neches-Groves HS, Port Niches
Joy Wang – Bellaire HS, Bellaire
2022
Allyson Arnold – Texas HS, Texarkana
Ashely Bautista – Navasota HS, Navasota
Elizabeth Davenport – Texas HS, Texarkana
Braylen Garren – Texas HS, Texarkana
Macy Maynard – Texas HS, Texarkana
Sydney Rowe – Texas HS, Texarkana
Aric Shah – Westlake HS, Austin
Chaney Tipton – LaGrone Academy, Denton
Kennedy Weatherby – McCallum HS, Austin
Nicholas West – Argyle HS, Argyle
2021
Philip Cherian Alex – Trinity HS, Euless
Abby Elliott – Texas HS, Texarkana
Mary Abby Goss – Austin HS, Austin
Grant Johnson – Rock Hill HS, Frisco
Assad Malik – Texas HS, Texarkana
Olivia McKeever – John Paul II HS, Plano
Caden Rainwater – Texas HS, Texarkana
Bella Russo – McCallum HS, Austin
Aric Shah – Westlake HS, Austin
Peyton Sims – Texas HS, Texarkana
2020
Kelsey Carroll – Lovejoy HS, Lovejoy
Elizabeth Chan – McKinney HS, McKinney
Risa Darlington-Horta – McCallum HS, Austin
Mary Abby Goss – Austin HS, Austin
Grant Johnson – Prosper HS, Prosper
Caleb Melville – McCallum HS, Austin
Mariana Ramirez – McKinney HS, McKinney
Landry Raymond – McKinney HS, McKinney
Bella Russo – McCallum HS, Austin
Peyton Sims – Texas HS, Texarkana
2019
Kelsey Carroll – Lovejoy HS, Lovejoy
Elizabeth Chan – McKinney HS, McKinney
Abney Garcia – McKinney HS, McKinney
Kaitlyn Gordon – Texas HS, Texarkana
Alyssa Higgins – Texas HS, Texarkana
Grace Nguyen – Lovejoy HS, Lovejoy
Madison Olsen – McCallum HS, Austin
Holland Rainwater – Texas HS, Texarkana
Kaitlyn Rogers – Texas HS, Texarkana
Ash Thye – Trinity HS, Euless
2018
Kaitlyn Gordon – Texas HS, Texarkana
Haley Hathcock – Trinity HS, Euless
Alyssa Higgins – Texas HS, Texarkana
Maria Krupa – Trinity HS, Euless
Madison Olsen – McCallum HS, Austin
Auryeal Parker – Texas HS, Texarkana
Simon Silva – Alief Hastings HS, Houston
Racheal Sizemore – Texas HS, Texarkana
Zachary Smith – Trinity HS, Euless
Ash Thye – Trinity HS, Euless
2017
Yulissa Cortina – Trinity HS, Euless
Jack French – Weatherford HS, Weatherford
Haley Hathcock – Trinity HS, Euless
Kaylee Knights – Trinity HS, Euless
Maria Krupa – Trinity HS, Euless
Lauren Maynard – Texas HS, Texarkana
Kayleigh Moreland – Texas HS, Texarkana
Madeline Parish – Texas HS, Texarkana
Claire Schaffer – Westlake HS, Austin
Leah Thye – Trinity HS, Euless
2016
Mira Fradkin – Greenhill School, Addison
Jack French – Weatherford Ninth Grade Center, Weatherford
Haley Hathcock – Trinity HS, Euless
Maxwell Keliehor – Westlake HS, Austin
Rachel Lewis – Texas HS, Texarkana
Rochelle Mitsakos – Trinity HS, Euless
Kayleigh Moreland – Texas HS, Texarkana
Madeline Parish – Texas HS, Texarkana
Sara Vaughn – Texas HS, Texarkana
Ashley Vorse – Trinity HS, Euless
2015
Kelsi Brinkmeyer – Texas HS, Texarkana
Sam Eichenwald – St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas
Lauren Franco – Trinity HS, Euless
Jack French – Hall Middle School, Weatherford
Matt Garnett – Argyle HS, Argyle
Arno Goetz – St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas
Alden James – St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas
Morgan Saucier – Westlake HS, Austin
Mason Smith – St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas
Timothy Whaling – Westlake HS, Austin
2014
Nathan Andersen – Trinity HS, Euless
Halbert Bai – St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas
Carlie Clem – Texas HS, Texarkana
Robin Kate Davis – The Kinkaid School, Houston
Arno Goetz – St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas
Alden James – St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas
Savannah Pritchard – Texas HS, Texarkana
Andrea Shumway – Trinity HS, Euless
Mason Smith – St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas
Tim Whaling – Westlake HS, Austin
2013
Halbert Bai – St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas
Jonah Boatman – Westlake HS, Austin
Sarah Burger – Aledo HS, Aledo
Riley Graham – St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas
Bethanie James – Trinity HS, Euless
Jazmin Juarez – Deer Park HS, Deer Park
Miguel Perez – West Brook HS, Beaumont
Blake Robins – St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas
Haley Rushing – Texas HS, Texarkana
Max Wolens – St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas
2012
Alyssa (Grace) Acree – Trinity HS, Euless
Michael Gilliland – St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas
Riley Graham – St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas
Christian Hitzelberger – Highland Park HS, Dallas
Hannah Kunz – Westlake HS, Austin
Paul Pizana – Trinity HS, Euless
Carley Ream – Trinity HS, Euless
Shelby Tauber – McKinney HS, McKinney
Max Wolens – St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas
André Woodard – West Brook HS, Beaumont
2011
Halbert Bai – St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas
Ashlee Johansen – Southwest Christian School, Fort Worth
Hannah Kunz – Westlake HS, Austin
Paul Pizana – Trinity HS, Euless
Blake Robins – St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas
Nicole Rodriguez – Trinity HS, Euless
Shelby Tauber – McKinney HS, McKinney
Anna Vaught – Westlake HS, Austin
John Wetzel – St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas
Ross Yudkin – St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas
2010
Monica Borja-Garcia – Trinity HS, Euless
Adam Brobjorg – St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas
Jeffrey Eichenholz – St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas
Kathryn Alexis Fechtel – Greenhill School, Addison
Hannah Kunz – Westlake HS, Austin
David Molay – Greenhill School, Addison
Audrey Ryon – Trinity HS, Euless
John Wetzel – St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas
Emma L. Willoughby – Seven Lakes HS, Katy
Ross Yudkin – St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas
2009
Adam Brobjorg – St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas
Steele Burrow – Episcopal School of Dallas, Dallas
Eva Cranford – Westlake HS, Austin
Jacob Goodman – Greenhill School, Addison
Alan Michnoff – Greenhill School, Addison
David Molay – Greenhill School, Addison
Marta Portalés Oliva – Episcopal School of Dallas, Dallas
Jessica Scoggins – Trinity HS, Euless
Shannon Soule – Westlake HS, Austin
Samuel Womack – Westlake HS, Austin
2008
Ansley Dougherty – Trinity HS, Euless
Josh Haunschild – The Kinkaid School, Houston
Andrew Hefter – Allen HS, Allen
Rachel Klein – Trinity HS, Euless
Hillary Kunz – Westlake HS, Austin
Nick Minton – Trinity HS, Euless
Katie Pipkin – Westlake HS, Austin
Daniel Reese – Westlake HS, Austin
Shannon Soule – Westlake HS, Austin
Sam Womack – Westlake HS, Austin
2007
Eric Germann – Westlake HS, Austin
Josh Haunschild – The Kinkaid School, Houston
Aalok Kanani – St. Mark’s School of Texas, Dallas
Rachel Klein – Trinity HS, Euless
Hillary Kunz – Westlake HS, Austin
Nick Minton – Trinity HS, Euless
Shannon Soule – Westlake HS, Austin
2006
Marcelino Benito – Cypress Falls HS, Houston
Justin Black – McKinney North HS, McKinney
Nathan Drolet – Cypress Falls HS, Houston
Austin Green – Trinity HS, Euless
Josh Haunschild – The Kinkaid School, Houston
Katie Kraus – Westlake HS, Austin
Hillary Kunz – Westlake HS, Austin
Melissa Taylor – Cypress Falls HS, Houston
Hanna Swanson – Westlake HS, Austin
James Tittle – Cypress Falls HS, Houston
2005
Clayton Anderson – Trinity HS, Euless
Marcelino Benito – Cypress Falls HS, Houston
Justin Black – McKinney North HS, McKinney
Nichole Bufton – Trinity HS, Euless
Nathan Drolet – Cypress Falls HS, Houston
Katie Kraus – Westlake HS, Austin
Hillary Kunz – Westlake HS, Austin
Grace Lee – The Kinkaid School, Houston
Meghan McGuire – The Kinkaid School, Houston
Melissa Taylor – Cypress Falls HS, Houston
2004
Ashley Baker – Trinity HS, Euless
Chris Ditto – Westlake HS, Austin
Andrea Dominguez – Cypress Falls HS, Houston
Anthony Duncan – Cypress Falls HS, Houston
Robert Adam Fuqua – Hillcrest HS, Dallas
Ryan Gladstone – Trinity HS, Euless
Bryan Klecka – Cypress Falls HS, Houston
Lorena Maili – Cypress Falls HS, Houston
Lindsey Miller – Trinity HS, Euless
Zack Schneider – The Kinkaid School, Houston
Megan Walsh – Trinity HS, Euless
2003
Taylor Anderson – Trinity HS, Euless
Ryan Gladstone – Trinity HS, Euless
Jason Kindig – Duncanville HS, Duncanville
Lorena Maili – Cypress Falls HS, Houston
Roy Mata – Westlake HS, Austin
Elizabeth Moran – The Kinkaid School, Houston
Rachel Perryman – Cypress Falls HS, Houston
Zack Schneider – The Kinkaid School, Houston
Jessica Silver – The Kinkaid School, Houston
Melissa Vinez – Trinity HS, Euless
2002
Taylor Anderson – Trinity HS, Euless
Ashlin Bean – Trinity HS, Euless
Brent Bunger – Cypress Falls HS, Houston
Jesse Chacon – Trinity HS, Euless
Kelly Fegan – Trinity HS, Euless
Roy Mata – Westlake HS, Austin
Callie Meiners – Martin HS, Arlington
Melissa Miller – The Kinkaid School, Houston
Rachel Perryman – Cypress Falls HS, Houston
Zack Schneider – The Kinkaid School, Houston
Trevor Ward – Trinity HS, Euless
2001
Nicole Anderson – Trinity HS, Euless
Sara Andrade – Allen HS, Allen
Christie Boertlein – Trinity HS, Euless
Treasure Bunch – Trinity HS, Euless
Brent Bunger – Cypress Falls HS, Houston
Jesse Chacon – Trinity HS, Euless
Alexandra Kenig – Westlake HS, Austin
Melissa Miller – The Kinkaid School, Houston
Jeremy Sharp – Trinity HS, Euless
Julie Steinberg – The Kinkaid School, Houston
Jacob Williams – Lamar HS, Arlington
2000
Bo Allaire – Cypress Falls HS, Houston
Christie Boertlein – Trinity HS, Euless
Brittany Hansen -The Kinkaid School, Houston
John Livas – Cypress Falls HS, Houston
Jesse Chacon – Trinity HS, Euless
Shezad Manjee – Trinity HS, Euless
Nick Mantzel – Trinity HS, Euless
Blake Marvin – Highland Park HS, Dallas
Brian Parrott – Trinity HS, Euless
Julie Steinberg – The Kinkaid School, Houston
Maureen Stocking – Trinity HS, Euless