National Photographic Competition & Exhibition
Exhibits March 18 – May 13, 2023
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, 2022 – January 1, 2023 at 11:59pm.
*Background photo by Steven Kratka
2023 PhotoSpiva Jurors
To be announced….
HOW DO I ENTER?
Begin entering on October 31, 2022
You’ll be Able to Enter Online
Deadline is Jan 1, 2023
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.
2022 Competition Results
Jurors: Eric & Erin Dodson
1st Place Award
Morgan Ford Willingham | Emporia, KS
Someday When the Sands of Time Invert (3)
toned cyanotype on found textile
2nd Place Award | Body of Work
Troy Colby | Topeka, KS
Untitled, From the Series, The Fragility of Fatherhood (1-5)
archival pigment print
3rd Place Award
Kimberly Keller | Olney, MD
New/Used
digital photography
Merit Award
Norman Aragones | San Jose, CA
Distorted Generation
metallic print
Merit Award
Jaclin Haynes | Paxico, KS
Alien
digital photography
Merit Award
Mark Schmidt | Springfield, MO
Aurora MO #3
cyanotype, toned cyanotype, and indigo on fabric
Honorable Mention Award
Eliot Allen | Portland, OR
Eastern Oregon #88
digital photography
Honorable Mention Award
Lisa Miller | La Jolla, CA
Tangerine Dystopia
archival print
Honorable Mention Award
Emily Evans Sloan | Kansas City, MO
Rooted
digital archival print
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