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Photo Contest
ARTA Photo Contest 2025
The annual photo contest is a chance for ARTA members to exercise creative muscles and show off their photographic artwork.
See all the 2024 winning photos below and read more in the Autumn 2024 issue of news&views.
Photos can be submitted for one, or more, of four categories. All ARTA members (regular or affiliate) are eligible to enter. Please include the ARTA membership number on the official entry form. ARTA membership must be in good standing.
We have two entry divisions for members.
- Novice - division for any member that has not previously won in any category
- Master - division for previous winners in any category
2025 Categories
- Travel Photos of your travel adventures, wherever they took you.
- Nature The physical world collectively, including plants, animals, the landscape, and other features and products of the earth, excluding humans and human creations.
- Reflections Show off your technical skill by incorporating reflections into your images.
- Heroes What do you find heroic? How can you capture heroism in an image? Show us your best interpretation.
Rules and Forms
Please send your digital copies to [email protected]. Please keep email file sizes lower than 10MB as email servers may restrict delivery of very large files.
2024 ARTA Photo Contest Winners
Thank you to everyone who participated. The talent our members have for the camera is truly special. Congratulations to our winners this year.
See all winning photos on Flickr
Colour
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Mother Nature's Paintbrush
Kim Yamashita, Beaumont
First Place, Colour (Master)
2024
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Alternate Universe
John Hull
First Place, Colour (Novice)
2024
Detail
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Life Is Too Short to be Anything but Happy
Jacquie Klatt, Edmonton
First Place, Detail (Master)
2024
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Manes
Italo Pino, St. Albert
First Place, Detail (Novice)
2024
Nature
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Puffin with Sandeels
Marion Woodman, Calgary
First Place, Nature (Master)
2024
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Under Mother's Wing
Italo Pino, St. Albert
First Place, Nature (Novice)
2024
Travel
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Hassan II Mosque, Casablanca
Cathie Aalders-Taylor, Calgary
First Place, Travel (Master)
2024
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Ciutat de les Arts – Fish Bone Reflections
Timothy Lau, Edmonton
First Place, Travel (Novice)
2024