Kim SignoretPaar – Poly Photo Club

Poly awards at 2026 SD Fair Student Showcase for Photography

Poly is proud to support and showcase the next generation of photographers. Since 2018, proceeds from our annual raffle at the year-end banquet have funded scholarship awards for photography students throughout San Diego County.

Members voted on the top 10% of the judged submissions — 117 images in two divisions: 73 High School and 44 Community College/Continuing Education. Awards are given in both of the two divisions:
• First Place: $125
• Second Place: $75
• Third Place: $50
• Six Honorable Mentions: $25 each

The award ceremony is June 20 at 1:00 pm in the Student Showcase area of the Exhibition Hall at the SD County Fair.

Go to the Poly Flickr albums to see the results of members voting. The photos are sorted in order of the averaged voting with the awards noted in the captions.

View the photographs:
High School https://www.flickr.com/gp/polyphotoclub/149dFcMKj1
Community College/Continuing Education https://www.flickr.com/gp/polyphotoclub/23ydQ214wr

Enjoy the outstanding images from these talented student photographers!!

2025 Year-End Winners

2025 Year-End awards were presented at the Poly Photo Year-End Awards Banquet on January 10 at the La Jolla Country Club.

- Image of the Year: Whooo’s Chillin In the Snow by Debbie Porter
- Van Nostrand Best of Nature: Going for a Drink by Allan Pakett
- Bob Rittenhouse Most Creative: Straws Blowing Bubbles by James Woodward

To see all the winning images, go to the website menu — Photo Gallery > Year-End Winners > 2025 Year-End Winners. The direct link is: https://polyphotoclub.com/competition/winning-images/2025-year-end-winners/

2025 Year-End entries – 345 images: 245 Realistic, 67 Altered Reality, 33 Project – were judged in December by a panel of three guest judges: Lois Fong-Sakai, Greg Klamt, Jenny Wolf.

To view the year-end program and video, click the following:

Poly 2025 Year-End Awards Program – A look back at the activities of 2025
Poly Best of 2025 – All the best images entered in the year-end competition, video produced by Frances Schnall
Link to Poly Flickr album of event photos by Beverly Brock

New Mexico Trip Oct 2025

A group of nine, which included seven members, made the trip to northwestern New Mexico for four+ days of photography, coordinated by Lacey Horner. Lacey mapped out times and iconic locations. Thank you, Lacey!

Government closures threw a wrench in our plans for some places, but fortunately plenty was accessible and photoshoots were part of the road trip coming and returning.

We found ourselves in four different states — AZ, UT, NM, CO! Locations included Monument Valley, Mexican Hat, Four Corners, Mesa Verde National Park, Durango, Ship Rock, Bisti Badlands (Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness), Horseshoe Bend, Antelope Canyon.

Thanks to everyone who submitted images for the Poly Flickr site. The album is at https://www.flickr.com/gp/polyphotoclub/26d4q6GR2C