The Association of Texas Photography Instructorswww.atpi.org

SHANNON RUSSEAU - Weatherford Ninth Grade Campus (Weatherford) - Honorable Mention Rising Star Landscape/Nature - Instructor: Natalie Hansen

WESLEY HIBBS - St. Mark’s School of Texas (Dallas) - First Place Top Program Architecture - Instructor: Scott Hunt

SAVANNAH YORK - Texas High School (Texarkana) - Honorable Mention Top Program Thematic - Instructor: Clint Smith

LILY DAVID - Cole High

School (San Antonio) - Third

Place Rising Star Portrait - Instructor:

Brenda Marafioto

Morgan Saucier - Westlake High School (Austin) - Honorable Mention Top Program Documentary/Photojournalism - Instructor: Cindy Todd

Kelsi BrinkmeyerTexas High School

Sam EichenwaldSt. Mark’s School of Texas

Lauren Franco Trinity High School

Jack FrenchHall Middle School

Matt GarnettArgyle High School

Arno GoetzSt. Mark’s School of Texas

Alden JamesSt. Mark’s School of Texas

Morgan SaucierWestlake High School

Mason SmithSt. Mark’s School of Texas

Tim WhalingWestlake High School

The judges for this year’s contest included:Charles Edwards

Jason DigleyNathan Lindstrom

Scott Kohn

KELSI BRINKMEYER - Texas High School (Texarkana) - Third Place Hal Fulgham Scholarship Photojournalism - Instructor: Clint Smith

1st PlaceSt. Mark’s School of Texas

2nd PlaceTexas High School

3rd PlaceDeer Park High School

SAVANNAH PRITCHARD - Texas High School (Texarkana) - First Place Top Program Documentary/Photojournalism - Instructor: Clint Smith

ANNABEL THORPE - Argyle High School (Argyle) - First Place Rising Star Sports - Instructor: Stacy Short

Photojournalism:

The Hal Fulgham Memorial Scholarship is named after one of the founders of the organization, a former member of the faculty at Sam Houston State University. This scholarship, awarded to graduating seniors of Texas ATPI members, is based on an 8-to-10-print porfolio of the student’s work and may be used to further the student’s education after high school.

Texas Imagemakers are the top 10 students in the state based on awards received in state and national contests.

JACOB SNEDAKER - Austin High School (Austin) - Second Place Top Program Still Life - Instructor: Melanie Sherwood

The ATPI Top Program award is based on school portfolios of 10 prints. Each school submits up to four portfolios in seven different categories: portrait, still life, architecture, documentary/photojournalism, sports, thematic and landscape/nature. Each portfolio represents the work of at least five students. The school with the highest point total is named the Top Program.

2015

The ATPI Rising Star award is a contest for schools that want some practice before competing in the Top Program competition. Each school submits up to three portfolios in four different categories: architecture, documentary/photojournalism, landscape/nature and portrait. Each portfolio represents the work of at least four students. The school with the highest point total is named the Rising Star. PhotoVideoEdu sponsored this year’s prize to the Rising Star school.

MATT GARNETT - Argyle High School (Argyle) - First Place Hal Fulgham Scholarship Photojournalism - Instructor: Stacy Short

ADAM MERCHANT - St. Mark’s School of Texas (Dallas) - First Place Top Program Thematic - Instructor: Scott Hunt

1st PlaceMcCallum High School

2nd PlaceArgyle High School

3rd PlaceWeatherford High School

MISAEL RODRIGUEZ - Lamar High School (Arlington) - First Place Rising Star Portrait - Instructor: Darrell Byers

AMY McINNES - McCallum High School (Austin) - Second Place Rising Star Portrait - Instructor: Carey West

ARNO GOETZ - St. Mark’s School of Texas (Dallas) - First Place Top Program Portrait - Instructor: Scott Hunt

AMY DAS - The Kinkaid School (Houston) - Second Place Top Program Landscape - Instructor: Farrah Braniff

KENNEDY SNOWDEN - Southwest Christian School (Ft. Worth) - Third Place Rising Star Landscape - Instructor: Kimberlea Bass

KATIE BREWER - Weatherford High School (Weatherford) - Second Place Rising Star Architecture - Instructor: Diane Bolinger

CARLOS CRANE - Nolan Catholic High School (Ft. Worth) - Third Place Top Program Still Life - Instructor: Christine Coleman

LAUREN FRANCO - Trinity High School (Euless) - First Place Hal Fulgham Scholarship Fine Art - Instructor: Jeff Grimm

TONY SUTHERLAND - Creekview High School (Carrollton) - Second Place Top Program Architecture - Instructor: Leah Waters

ARIANA FREITAG - McCallum High School (Austin) - First Place Rising Star Landscape/Nature - Instructor: Carey West

ANNALYN KUMAR - Ft. Worth Country Day School (Ft. Worth) - Second Place Top Program Documentary/Photojournalism - Instructor: Kendall Davis

1st – Lauren FrancoTrinity High School

2nd – Lauren FrancoTrinity High School

3rd – Abby PfaffNolan Catholic High School

HM – Kylie CopelandTrinity High School

HM – Courtni FieldsNolan Catholic High School

HM – Laura McCleanSouthwest Christian School

1st - Matt GarnettArgyle High School

2nd – Kylie CopelandTrinity High School

3rd- Kelsie BrinkmeyerTexas High School

HM – Kylie CopelandTrinity High School

HM – Morgan SaucierWestlake High School

Fine Art:

RACHEL GARCIA - Deer Park High School (Deer Park) - First Place Top Program Still Life - Instructor: Michael Peña