2026 Student Competition!
Cary Photographic Artists (CPA) is pleased to announce the 3rd Annual Julia Daniels student photography competition for undergraduate college and university students in the Raleigh-Durham Triangle.
The competition is named in honor of the late Julia Daniels, a long-time member of Cary Photographic Artists and professor at Wake Tech, and is made possible through donations from her family and CPA members.
Below are Award Winners and 25 images selected for the Student Exhibitors’ Gallery for 2026.
Choices - Evie Eller
Award Winners
Gates Fort - Haileigh Cabral
Rachel, Dear
Scarlett Eversole
A Breath of Fresh Air - Alyssa Ho
A Day at the Beach - Jessica Young
Alex - Ryan King
Beauty in the Unknown - Jaxon Sperti
Competition Red - Harper Ewing
Complimentary Contrast - Maura Trivette
Eva Gothic - Caroline Figueroa
Fishing Lure - Geensia Xiong
Hmong American - Geensia Xiong
In Candlelight - Alyssa Ho
Mountain Roads - Laney Gabosch
Nightmare or Dreams - Evie Eller
Obedience - Caroline Figueroa
Old Wives Tale - Cameron Calling
Remnants - Cameron Colling
Me and Jaylen- Scarlett Eversole
Sideways - LaneyGabosch
Signal - Geethika Korrapati
The Other Side - Amaiya Sanders
Waves - Derek Xue
When Stars Align - Cameron Colling
Where Sand knows My Name - Ava Holland