CELEBRATION

OF YOUNG PHOTOGRAPHERS

GRADES 6-12

Shared Serenity by Benji Critton, 12th grade. 2024 top selected photo.

ASAP!’s 15th annual Celebration of Young Photographers invites students in grades 6-12 to submit their photographs for a chance to participate in a juried art exhibition. A panel of professional photographers selects 60 photos for a public exhibition, recognizing the top four photographers for their outstanding and thoughtful work based on the yearly theme.

This year’s theme is Transformation. Transformation means change or renewal. We see transformation all around us. For example, a raspberry turns quickly to mold on a hot day, while a civilization transforms slowly as people invent and share ideas. Transformation also happens in our minds and bodies when we learn new things or talk with friends. It happens to a caterpillar that becomes a butterfly. How is transformation happening in your life today? How can you represent that change through a photograph?

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

• Photos must be original and adhere to the theme described above
• Up to two (2) submissions per entrant will be accepted
• Diptychs and triptychs are not permitted
• Submissions must be 15-25MB, and 3,200-4,000 pixels on the longest side
• Submissions must be saved in JPEG format
• Submission files must be labeled as follows: lastname_firstname_title_grade.jpg (Ex: doe_jane_myhouse_9.jpg)
• Photos may be created with any type of camera including smartphones, DSLRs, and traditional film cameras
• Photo editing is permitted
• All submissions must be originally captured by the entrant using a camera or similar photographic device. AI-generated images that create or replace the original content of the photograph are not permitted.
• Submissions will be scored based on the following: expression of theme, creativity or uniqueness of concept, composition, lighting, and technical knowledge
• Submissions must be accompanied by a 1-2 sentence description of your photograph(s)

SUBMISSIONS

May 15 – September 25, 2025
Submission link coming soon

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2024 CYP AWARD RECIPIENTS

Dylan’s Wings Photography Awards
High School – Rui Wang, Grandmother’s Love Language, Miss Porter’s School, Grade 12
Middle School – Kian Edibam, Swan Lake, Ridgefield Academy, Grade 8

Honorable Mention
High School – Allen Yan, Different Journeys, Avon Old Farms School, Grade 12
Middle School – Ameliia Yerenkova, Simple Outskirts of this World, Middlebrook School, Grade 7

Viewer’s Choice
Suri Sanchez, Picturesque, Newington High School, Grade 11

WHERE

Hartford Art School
Silpe Gallery
200 Bloomfield Avenue, Hartford, CT 06117

WHEN

Sunday, November 2, 2025
2:00pm-3:30pm

COST

Free, pre-registration required.

VIEW PHOTOS FROM THE 14TH ANNUAL CELEBRATION

ASAP!’s 14th Annual Celebration of Young Photographers is made possible in part by The Jean and Julien Levy Foundation for the Arts, Peggy and Keith Anderson, and: