National Photographic Competition & Exhibition
Sponsored by Freeman Health System
Exhibits March 16 – May 4, 2024
Hosted annually by Spiva Center for the Arts, the competition is open to all amateur and professional US photographers.
Established in 1977, PhotoSpiva is the longest-running competition of its kind.
Online entry is from
October 31, 2023 – January 1, 2024 at 11:59pm.
Background image: The Tailor by Richard Tuschman
PhotoSpiva 2024 Juror
Richard Tuschman
Richard Tuschman began experimenting with digital imaging in the early 1990s, developing a style that synthesized his interests in photography, painting and assemblage. Since 2012, beginning with his celebrated series, Hopper Meditations, he has focused on creating cinematic, open-ended photographic narratives that explore the complexities and emotional nuances of human relationships. Tuschman holds a BFA from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, and has been exhibited widely, both in the US and internationally, including the Museum of Contemporary Art in Krakow, Poland, AIPAD in NYC, and the Photovisa Festival in Krasnodar, Russia. Tuschman’s projects have twice been selected to the Photolucida Critical Mass Top 50, he was a Finalist for the New Orleans Photo Alliance Clarence John Laughlin Award in 2015 and 2016, and was named a New York Foundation for the Arts Fellow in Photography in 2016. Richard Tuschman currently lives and works in New York City.
Learn more about Richard at https://www.richardtuschman.com/
HOW DO I ENTER?
Begin entering on October 31, 2023
You’ll be Able to Enter Online
Deadline is Jan 1, 2024
ENTRY FEE
A $40 fee is required to enter five (5) photos. You must enter 5 photos and no less. If you wish to submit more than five images, each additional entry is $10
WHAT DO I NEED TO ENTER?
The images need to be JPEG formatted and in RGB color mode. You aren’t required to give us a specifically sized image, but a good guideline is to make either the width or the height about 1600 pixels and maintain the aspect ratio.
AWARDS
Place | Value
1ST | $1,000
2ND | $750
3RD | $500
Merit Award (3) | $150
Honorable Mention (3) | $100
ELIGIBILITY
PhotoSpiva is open to any amateur or professional photographer in the United States or its territories. Submitted images must be the photographer’s own work, and it is the sole responsibility of the photographer to obtain written releases from any recognizable person(s) depicted. Two-dimensional work derived from any photographic process — traditional, digital, or photo-based mixed media — is eligible as long as the work is original and has never been exhibited at George A. Spiva Center for the Arts. Three–dimensional work is not eligible for this competition and exhibition.
2023 Competition Results
Juror: Jennifer Thoreson
Alex and Zoe
Photography
East
Archival Inkjet Print
1st Place Award
Emily Fisher | Bedford, NY
Penrhyn
Photography
Haar
Archival Inkjet Print
Through the Other Side
Archival inkjet print
Ice Fisherman, North Salem, NY
Photography
Great Serpent Mound, OH
photography
I Am That I Am
photography
2nd Place Award
Tom Stoffregen | Saint Paul, MN
Great Mound, Anderson, IN
photography
Divine Faith Temple
photography
Earthworks, Shawnee Lookout, OH
photography
Trinity Fellowship Church
photography
Avilla Post Office
digital photography
3rd Place Award
Curtis Almeter | Baxter Springs, KS
Bernie’s
digital photography
Centraal Station, Amsterdam
Lambda print
Merit Award
Juliane Backmann | Los Angeles, CA
Guadalajara Crossing
Lambda print
Merit Award
Shirley Harryman | Kansas City, MO
In Lake Como
Photography
Awakening
Archival print
The Baptism
Archival digital print
Merit Award
Michael Potts | Phoenix, AZ
Peaceful
Archival print
Purification 2
Archival digital print
Saturday Afternoon
Archival print
Along Came a Spider
Analog photography
American Honey
Analog photography
Honorable Mention
Jeren Kent | Los Angeles, CA
Delicates
Analog film
Midnight Mass
Analog photography
Water Levels Rising/Zhang Huan’s Legacy
Analog film
Rosenwald School, Charleston, Arkansas
Medium-format color film photography
Honorable Mention
Sabine Schmidt | Fayetteville, AR
Sidewalk, Joplin, Missouri
medium-format color film photography
DaQu’an
120mm film
Jake
120mm film
Honorable Mention
Collin Yung | Bolivar, MO
Joey
Digital photography
Zatrick
120mm film
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