Winning Digital Images 2014 Youth Photography Showcase 8 th year sponsored by the Photographic Society of Chattanooga Youth Photography Showcase is a program of the Photographic Society of America Award Winner Photos by Stephen Sweat
Schools Represented in 2014 YPS Baylor School Boyd Buchanan School Center For Creative Arts Chattanooga Christian School CSAS Dade County High School East Hamilton High School Girls Preparatory School Home School Lafayette High School McCallie School Ridgeland High School Ringgold High School Silverdale Baptist Academy Soddy Daisy High School Walker Valley High School
Awards Honorable Mentions (HM) Ribbon Third Place Winners Ribbon Second Place Winners - Ribbon First Place Winners - Ribbon & $25 Best of Show Winners Ribbon & $50
Architecture Architecture can be a building or structure of any type, or any part thereof, including windows, doors, roofs, stairways, steeples, towers, domes, etc.
Architecture Winners Shown (l-r) are: Mike Tomshack, PSC President; Faith McClure, HM, Lafayette High School; Winter Pickett, HM, Center for Creative Arts; and Uriah Young, 3 rd Place, Home School. Not present were; Anna Jackson, 1 st Place, Lafayette High School; Bugeun Cho, 2 nd Place, McCallie School; and Andrew Scales, HM, Baylor School.
The Gateway To The West HM Faith McClure, Lafayette High School
Spine HM Winter Pickett, Center for Creative Arts
Arches HM Andrew Scales Baylor High School
Landmarks 3 rd Place Uriah Young, Home School
The Potala Palace 2 nd Place Bugeun Cho, McCallie School
Florida Beach Pier 1 st Place Anna Jackson Lafayette High School
People and/or Animals An individual or a group of people and/or pets or other animals including birds, fish, reptiles, or insects, a combination being acceptable.
People and/or Animals Winners Shown (l-r) are: Mike Tomshack, PSC President; Louis Lu, 1 st Place, McCallie School; Caitlin McWilliams, HM, Dade County High School; Beau Sahaj, HM, McCallie School; and Zihao Chen, HM, McCallie School. Not present were: Anna Jackson, 3 rd Place, Lafayette High School; and Brianna Canning, 2 nd Place, Soddy Daisy High School.
Caught HM Caitlin McWilliams, Dade County High School
Taking Flight HM Beau Sahaj, McCallie School
Spread The Divine Wings HM Zihao Chen, McCallie School
Self Portrait 3 rd Place Anna Jackson, Lafayette High School
Eye Of The Beholder 2 nd Place Brianna Canning Soddy Daisy High School
The Thai Girl 1 st Place Louis Lu McCallie School
Photojournalism A photo recounting a story or news item generally dealing with news events, human interest, sports, disasters, etc., are acceptable. (Cannot be manipulated in any way)
Photojournalism Winners Shown (l-r) are: Mike Tomshack, PSC President; Catherine Davis, 2 nd Place, Baylor School; Jiahao Guo, 1 st Place tie, McCallie School; Breck Sheaffer, 1 st Place tie, Soddy Daisy High School. Not present for the photo were: Abby Lawrence, 3 rd Place, Ridgeland High School; Nick Chitwood, HM, Dade County High School; and Andrew Scales, HM, Baylor School.
Do Not Feed The Birds HM Andrew Scales Baylor School
Reminiscing Great Times HM Nick Chitwood, Dade County High School
Long Day 3 rd Place Abby Lawrence Ridgeland High School
Masked Attitude 2 nd Place Catherine Davis, Baylor School
Crush 1 st Place Tie Jiahao Guo, McCallie School
Welcome Home 1 st Place Tie Breck Sheaffer Soddy Daisy High School
Photographer s Choice This category can be a photo of any subject. (This is an open category, and use of any photographic technique, photo manipulation, or software is acceptable.)
Photographer s Choice Winners Shown (l-r) are: Mike Tomshack, PSC President; Abby Lawrence, 1 st Place, Ridgeland High School; Kinsley Cronan, HM, Boyd Buchanan School; Isabella Sweat, HM, Ringgold High School; Louis Lu, HM, McCallie School; Emily Drew, HM, Center for Creative Arts; Zihao Chen, HM, McCallie School; Kayla Thrift, 3 rd Place, Walker Valley High School; and Jiahao Guo, 2 nd Place, McCallie School.
Iced Over HM Kinsley Cronan, Boyd Buchanan School
Autumn Day HM Emily Drew, Center for Creative Arts
One Night In Tibet HM Louis Lu, McCallie School
Refulgence HM Zihao Chen, McCallie School
Smurfville HM Isabella Sweat, Ringgold High School
Autumn Is Approaching 3 rd Place Kayla Thrift, Walker Valley High School
Rainy Night On The Street 2 nd Place Jiahao Guo, McCallie School
Rainy Day 1 st Place Abby Lawrence, Ridgeland High School
Scapes A scene as of land, sea, city, clouds, etc. can be part of scapes.
Scapes Winners Shown (l-r) are: Mike Tomshack, PSC President; Kelley Lockmiller, HM, Boyd Buchanan School; Beau Sahaj, 2 nd Place, McCallie School; and Louis Lu, Best of Shop Digital, McCallie School. Absent were: Matthew Jones, 1 st Place, McCallie School; Anna Jackson, 3 rd Place, Lafayette High School; Nick Chitwood, HM, Dade County High School; and Bugeun Cho, HM, McCallie School.
Winterland Escape HM Kelley Lockmiller, Boyd Buchanan School
Quiet Quarry HM Nick Chitwood, Dade County High School
River HM Bugeun Cho, McCallie School
Colorful Memories 3 rd Place Anna Jackson, Lafayette High School
A Day At The Beach 2 nd Place Beau Sahaj, McCallie School
Alpine Bloom 1 st Place Matthew Jones, McCallie School
Best of Show in Digital Louis Lu McCallie School
Best of Show in Digital The Thai Girl Louis Lu McCallie School
Thanks to all teachers who encouraged students to enter the 2014 Youth Photography Showcase! Jason Oswald, Baylor School Melissa Owens, Boyd Buchanan School Justin Black, Center for Creative Arts Sara Coffman, Chattanooga Christian School Mr. Kelman, CSAS Tonya Gatlin, Dade County High School Brenda Coe, East Hamilton High School Jennifer Ross, Home School Mary Young, Home School Heather Hawkins, Lafayette High School David Hall, McCallie School Kathy Posey, McCallie School Meg Sparks, Ridgeland High School Kelly Delk, Ringgold High School Jennifer Leslie, Silverdale Baptist Academy Jacob Willcutt, Silverdale Baptist Academy Marcella Duke, Soddy Daisy High School Christopher Lane, Soddy Daisy High School Mandy Wilson, Walker Valley High School
Thanks to all high school students who entered the 2014 YPS! Keep photographing and enter again next year!