Lenscratch Student Prize 2026
Annual prize supporting emerging student photographers. First Prize $2,000 cash plus year-long mentorship with Aline Smithson, portfolio reviews with curators, $500 Freestyle Photo gift certificate, and exhibition. Second Prize $1,000, Third $750, four Honorable Mentions $500 each.
Jury: Aline Smithson, Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Lenscratch · Daniel George, Photographer · Linda Alterwitz, Photographer · Kellye Eisworth, Photographer · Vicente Cayuela, Photographer · Alexa Dilworth, Former Publishing Director, CDS at Duke University · Kris Graves, Director, Kris Graves Projects · Karen Haas, Lane Curator of Photographs, Museum of Fine Arts Boston · Yorgos Efthymiadis, Founder, The Curated Fridge · Hamidah Glasgow, Curator & Former Director, Center for Fine Art Photography · Samantha Johnson, Photographer · Alayna Pernell, Photographer · Epiphany Knedler, Photographer · Jeanine Michna-Bales, Photographer · Jordan Tovin, Photographer · Drew Leventhal, Photographer · Allie Tsubota, Photographer · Raymond Thompson Jr., Photographer · Guanyu Xu, Photographer · Shawn Bush, Photographer · Drew Nikonowicz, Photographer
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