During the Association of Texas Photography Instructors Winter Conference on February 21-22 in Austin, TX, Texas High School photography students took top honors for their work. The annual conference allows students the opportunity to participate in hands-on classes related to all types of photography and video and to compete in on-site contests.
Taking top individual awards were:
Abby Bunch: Honorable Mention Self Portrait;
Margaret Debenport: First Place Cropped Competition; First Place Photojournalism Advanced Portfolio; Second Place Picture Package; Excellent Self Portrait; Third Place Digital Editing;
Abby Elliott: Third Place Art Advanced Portfolio; Honorable Mention Self Portrait;
Bailey Groom: Second Place Art Advanced Portfolio;
Brooke Knight: Superior Self Portrait;
Assad Malik: First Place News Video;
Jonathan Naples: Third Place Photojournalism Advanced Portfolio; Honorable Mention Self Portrait;
Caden Rainwater: Excellent Self Portrait; Third Place Beginning Portfolio;
Hollan Reed: Honorable Mention Beginning Portfolio;
Kaitlyn Rogers: First Place Art Advanced Portfolio;
Peyton Sims: First Place Picture Package; Second Place Beginning Portfolio; Honorable Mention Self Portrait;
Allyson Smith: Honorable Mention Beginning Portfolio; Honorable Mention Digital Editing;
Sophie Spakes: Honorable Mention Art Advanced Portfolio; Honorable Mention Picture Package;
Merideth Stanfill: Superior Self Portrait.
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Team Awards include:
Third Place for School Portfolio: Team of Margaret Debenport, Bailey Groom, Hollan Reed, Kaitlyn Rogers.
Third Place for B.I.G. 72 Video: An on-site, 72-hour contest where students work around a given theme for bragging rights on the best-on-the-spot program.
Honorable Mention School Portfolio: Team of Abby Elliott, Caden Rainwater, Peyton Sims
Merideth Stanfill.
