Each year, the contest is open to any high school or rising 9th-grade student from the following areas:
- Washington, DC
- Maryland: Frederick, Howard, Montgomery & Prince George’s counties and adjacent Maryland cities and towns
- Virginia: Arlington, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William, counties and adjacent Virginia cities and towns
Prizes: The Grand Prize is $500. Nine other finalists win $100 each.
Judges: The student competition judges for 2024 are Brianna Dowd, Jennifer King, and Sarah Salomon. Find out more about each of them on our competition judges web page.
Questions: If you have any questions about the student competition, including image entry, please email us at: studentcontest@midatlanticphotovisions.org.
Congratulations to the students who had images selected in our 2024 Student Competition.
Gallery of Selected Images for 2024:
The Fight for Freedom
by Syd Erickson, a finalist in the 2024 MAPV Student Competition.
An Artist Bereft
by Sebastian Tulin, a finalist in the 2024 MAPV Student Competition.
Free Spirt
by Rafi Omari, a finalist in the 2024 MAPV Student Competition.
Unwanted Spotlight
by Pacade Eng, a finalist in the 2024 MAPV Student Competition.
Blurry Tunnel
by Nam Nguyen, a finalist in the 2024 MAPV Student Competition.
Fragmented Identity - The Struggle Within
by Kiana Hajikarimloo, a finalist in the 2024 MAPV Student Competition.
Winding Staircase
by Deliana Belan, a finalist in the 2024 MAPV Student Competition.
Looking Out
by Ayann Dev, a finalist in the 2024 MAPV Student Competition.
Smile to the World
by Wonwoo Do, a finalist in the 2024 MAPV Student Competition.
Shining in the Darkness
by Testimony Adewole, a finalist in the 2024 MAPV Student Competition.