The Photographic Communications Program at Northwest College, in conjunction with Roberts Camera of Indianapolis, has announced the second annual Northwest College Photo Contest and Exhibition. The exhibition will be on display from February 6 to March 22, 2024, in the SinClair Gallery inside the Orendorff building on the NWC campus.
An opening reception and awards presentation will be held on Tuesday, February 6, from 7-8:30 p.m., with award winning photojournalist Mark Davis from the Powell Tribune serving as this year’s contest juror. Participants are encouraged to attend the opening.
The contest is open to anyone 18 and older. Proceeds from the exhibition entry fee will be used for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place prize awards in the Amateur and Professional categories, and for future scholarships for NWC photography students.
Participants may enter up to five digital images by January 5 to be considered for inclusion by the selection committee. Selections will be ongoing as entries are submitted, and entrants will receive notification on which images have been selected no later than January 10. All images should be emailed to northwest.photo@gmail.com in JPEG format only, at 300 ppi, with the longest end no more than seven inches.
Images should be attached individually to the email in the following format: Last Name, First Initial_Title of Photograph. Use the following heading in the subject line of the email: Last Name, followed by “2nd Annual NWC Community Photo Contest”. In the body of the email, indicate whether you are entering the amateur or professional category. Participants will be required to pay the appropriate entry fee upon drop-off or delivery of their selected images.
For amateur photographers, there is an entry fee of $15 each for up to three images. This contest is open to all non-professional photographers living in the continental United States, including college students, teachers, and photo enthusiasts. Photographs previously published cannot be entered.
Professional photographers may also enter up to three images with a $20 entry fee for each. Photographers earning income from their photographs are considered professional and must enter this category. Photographs previously published cannot be entered.
Cash prizes will be awarded in each category as follows:
- Amateur 1st place: $100
- Amateur 2nd place: $50
- Amateur 3rd place: $25
- Professional 1st place: $150
- Professional 2nd place: $50
- Professional 3rd place: $25
Photographers in both divisions are responsible for the delivery and pickup of their entries. If entries are shipped, they must include a pre-paid return shipping label including insurance. Shipped entries must be received by Wednesday, January 24, 2024, and sent to: NWC Photo Contest, 231 West Sixth Street, Fagerberg Building, Powell, WY 82435. For shipping questions, contact Christine Garceau at Christine.garceau@nwc.edu or (307) 754-6497.
Matted and framed photographs may also be dropped off at the Fagerberg Building on the Northwest College campus in Room 42 between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. between January 22-26.
Photos for the exhibition must meet the following frame sizes and colors to facilitate hanging in the SinClair Gallery and for award consideration:
- Black metal or wood frames only
- Frame Sizes: 16 x 20 or 20 x 24
- White mats only
- Must be ready to hang
Make checks payable to Northwest College Photo Contest, fill out the gallery information form, and leave it with the photographs. The photographer’s name, division and category for entry, and sale price should be marked on the back of each entry. There will be informational sheets to fill out upon drop-off. No commission is taken for any image sold. Photographs can be entered in one division only and photographers cannot enter one photo in the amateur with another in the professional.
Entries must be picked up between March 25-29 from the NWC Photographic Communication program inside Fagerberg Building between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. following the conclusion of the exhibition. If needed, call SinClair gallery manager Jayne Johnson at (307) 754-6183 to make other arrangements. Any photographs not picked up by the end of the semester will not be available until the 2024 fall semester.