TEXARKANA, Texas - Texas High School photography students took top honors for their work on Feb. 21-22 during the Association of Texas Photography Instructors Winter Conference in Austin.
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 onsite 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 and Third Place Digital Editing
Abby Elliott - Third Place Art Advanced Portfolio and 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 and Honorable Mention Self Portrait
Caden Rainwater - Excellent Self Portrait and 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 and Honorable Mention Self Portrait
Allyson Smith - Honorable Mention Beginning Portfolio and Honorable Mention Digital Editing
Sophie Spakes - Honorable Mention Art Advanced Portfolio and Honorable Mention Picture Package
Merideth Stanfill - Superior Self Portrait
Team Awards include:
Third Place for School Portfolio - Team of Margaret Debenport, Bailey Groom, Hollan Reed and Kaitlyn Rogers
Third Place for B.I.G. 72 Video - An onsite, 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 and Merideth Stanfill