3/8/2026 DPPA Print Competition Results
Top Score Trophy
Rank Score Title and Maker
1 442  88 "Nocturn Alley"  -  Chere Leonard
Judges Choice
Judge's Name    
Betsy Bird   "She's Mine"  -  Bob Evart
First Year Entrants
Rank Score Title and Maker
1 403  81 "Tree for Two"  -  Kim O'Bryon Bridges *
1 403  81 "Emerald Among the Azaleas"  -  Karen Léger *
   
Portrait - People
Rank Score Title and Maker
1 418  84 "Battle-Tested"  -  Harry Redd
2 403  81 "Emerald Among the Azaleas"  -  Karen Léger *
2 403  81 "Quiet Strength"  -  Ambreen Zaveri
3 402  80 "‚ÄúWeathered Resolve‚Äù"  -  Lee McDaniel
4 401  80 "A Moment of Delight"  -  Lea Rhea Capote
  398  80 "Fur Embrace"  -  Rich Cirminello
  396  79 "Hush Little Dreamer"  -  Tina Caron
  395  79 "Triumph Over Adversity"  -  Kevin Murphy
  395  79 "The Girl Next Door"  -  Stephanie Ray
  392  78 "Among The Blooms"  -  Jen Chavez
  391  78 "A Rose for You"  -  Julie Schlette
  389  78 "So Much Glee in this Room!"  -  Kirk Darling
  380  76 "A Surprising Tale"  -  Cat Threadgill
     
     
Illustrative - Commercial
Rank Score Title and Maker
1 417  83 "Crimson Stingray"  -  Chere Leonard
2 409  82 "Cream Dream Kitchen"  -  Beth Graeme
3 405  81 "Soaked in Light"  -  John Witcraft
  399  80 "Fort Worth - The Livable City"  -  Suzanne Schroeder
  391  78 "Old Parkland"  -  Nicholas Quincy
     
   
Illustrative - Landscape/Nature
Rank Score Title and Maker
1 428  86 "The Weight of Knowing"  -  Melissa Digue
2 424  85 "Lethal Elegance"  -  David Downs
3 418  84 "The Quiet Rendez-vous"  -  Pam McGraw
4 408  82 "Can't See the Forest for the Trees"  -  Stephen Stookey
5 405  81 "Sheltered Until Bloom"  -  Kristina McCaleb
  403  81 "Tree for Two"  -  Kim O'Bryon Bridges *
  395  79 "Secrets of The Fastest Cats"  -  Patty Blome
  393  79 "Born of Fire and Steam"  -  Bob Woodfin
  393  79 "Sky Hunter‚Äôs Prize"  -  Stephen Shore
  390  78 "Beacon's Rest"  -  Randy Oxentenko *
  385  77 "Shadows on a Floor"  -  Andy Franklin
  385  77 "She's Mine"  -  Bob Evart
  384  77 "Where Ideas Became a Nation"  -  Alan Blakeley *
  383  77 "Hootie Who"  -  Lisa Amsden
     
     
Wedding
Rank Score Title and Maker
1 413  83 "True Love's Kiss"  -  Stephanie Ray
     
     
Illustrative - Reportage
Rank Score Title and Maker
1 417  83 "The Chase"  -  Vera Spence
2 400  80 "Old Number 7"  -  Melissa Digue
     
     
Artist - Creative Open
Rank Score Title and Maker
1 442  88 "Nocturn Alley"  -  Chere Leonard
2 424  85 "Bashful Before the Sun"  -  Rebecca Blacker
  394  79 "Pondside Daydream"  -  John Witcraft
     
   
In-Camera Artistry
Rank Score Title and Maker
1 423  85 "Through Traffic"  -  Vera Spence
2 412  82 "Bound by Light"  -  Rich Cirminello
3 411  82 "Hand in Hand"  -  Stephanie Ray
4 404  81 "Summer's Crown"  -  Patty Blome
5 403  81 "Ouiet Observation"  -  Melissa Digue
  403  81 "‚ÄúHonky Tonk Hymn‚Äù"  -  Lee McDaniel
  402  80 "The Level of Access"  -  John Witcraft
  401  80 "White Storm Rising"  -  Julie Schlette
  390  78 "Threshold"  -  Kim O'Bryon Bridges *