Prizes
Adult Amateur Photographers
1st Place – $100
2nd Place – $50
3rd Place – $25
Professional Photographers
1st Place – $150
2nd Place – $50
3rd Place – $25
Opening Reception & Awards
Thursday January 29, 2026 at 6:00-7:00 pm
Plaza Diane (211 N Bent Street), Powell, WY 82435
4th Annual Amateur & Professional Photo Contest
Contest Deadline: January 8, 2026 at 11:55 pm (MST)
Adult Amateur Photographers
Entry fee - $15 each for up to 3 images (due upon delivery).
Open to all non-professional amateur photographers living in the continental United States. Including college students, teachers, and photo enthusiasts. Entrants are limited to three entries in this category. Photographs previously published cannot be entered in this category.
Professional Photographers
Entry Fee $20 each for up to 3 images (due upon delivery).
Photographers earning income from their photographs are considered professional and must enter in this category. Photographs previously published cannot be entered in this category. There is a limit of three photographic images in this category. All images must meet the requirements as described for the professional division.
Printing and Framing Requirements
Black metal or wood frames only (Plastic frames will not be accepted)
Must be ready to hang
White mats only
Frame sizes – one of these two sizes to fit gallery hanging requirements.
16 x 20
20 x 24
The photographer’s name, division and category for entry, and sale price, should be marked on the back of the entry. There will be informational sheets to fill out when you drop off your photos. Plaza Diane will collect 15% commissionfor any image sold.
Digital Submission Guidelines
Entering images in this part of the process is free. Entry fees will be collected for the number of images selected for the contest and exhibition.
You may enter up to 5 digital images. Entrants will receive notification on which images have been selected for inclusion in the contest no later than January 10, 2026.
Digital files requirements JPEG image only Longest end no more than 7 inches 300 ppi
Rename your files Last name, first initial of first name_title. (Example: SmithJ_Bision)
Please fill out the form below to enter the contest.
Copyright Information
By entering this contest, you give permission to the Photographic Communications program at Northwest College to print your images for display as well as publish them in the local newspapers, the Northwest College website and the Photographic Communication Facebook page.
Additionally, when possible, entrants should obtain permission and a copyright release from any individual identifiable in entry photographs. Individuals featured in photos have the right to know their images may be published on social media websites.
*If your images contain any material or elements that are not owned by you, and are subject to copyrights of third parties, the entrant is responsible for obtaining any and all releases and consents necessary to permit exhibition and use of the photograph as described above. (These might include paintings, sculptures or other works of art made by someone other than the photographer submitting the images).