2026 Student Competition!
Cary Photographic Artists (CPA) is pleased to announce the3rd 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 and25 images selected for the Student Exhibitors’ Gallery for 2026.
Choices - Evie Eller
Award Winners
Gates Fort - Haileigh Cabral
Girls, Coming of Age
Scarlett Eversole
A Breath of Fresh Air - Alyssa Ho
A Day at the Beach - Jessica Young
Ryan King - Alex
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 Ziong
In Candlelight - Alyssa Ho
Nightmare or Dreams - Evie Eller
Obedience - Caroline Figueroa
Old Wives Tale - Cameron Calling
Rachel Dear - Scarlette Eversole
Remnants - Cameron Colling