2016 Online Photography Show Awards

The 2016 Tri-Cities Online Photography and Digital Arts Show, hosted by the Student Art Fund of the Santa Barbara Art Association, is honored to present ribbons of Outstanding Artistic Merit to the following artists. This year we are pleased to have Wayne McCall as the juror for the show.

Ribbon of Outstanding Artistic Merit

Artist: Alondra Costilla

Media: Photography

School: Carpinteria High School

Artist Statement: Snap Crackle Pop

Ribbon of Outstanding Artistic Merit

Artist: Fredy Recinos

Media: Photography

School: Dos Pueblos High School

Artist Statement: Pit Stop. Heading up to a weekend long Christian Camp, we approached an area with a lot of snow. Of course our old bus could not make it up without snow chains, so we stopped and put the chains on, which took about half an hour. In that time, I noticed all the beautiful scenery around, so I got out if the bus and took some photos. I walked in front of the bus and saw how the light was seen through the fog, so I decided to take a picture of that. Since part of my job was to take pictures of the people at the camp, I decided to get some people outside the bus in the picture! I took the photo because you could see that people were enjoying the time with each other in this beautiful place. I really enjoyed editing it because there was a significant contrast all around the photo. I decided to make both the people and the headlights visible in the picture, so I did that, without placing an major focus on either.

Ribbon of Outstanding Artistic Merit

Artist: Fredy Recinos

Media: Photography

School: Dos Pueblos High School

Artist Statement: Inter-dimensional. I sat by the water with a LifeProof phone case, so I got the idea of an underwater photo. I took my phone, and with a leaky “waterproof” case, I went underwater to find the perfect shot. Doing it as quickly as possible to avoid a leak, I raised my hand towards the top of the water but  kept it underwater to get the reflection I needed. I snapped the photo and came out of the water. I checked my phone for water damage and it was fine. With the shot now in hand, I did some editing and a simple black and white and shadow and highlight changing made the shot.

Ribbon of Outstanding Artistic Merit

Artist: Dylan Rief

Media: Photography

School: Carpinteria High School

Artist Statement: Blue Moon. Underwater image shot with Gopro at Malibu Beach.

Ribbon of Outstanding Artistic Merit

Artist: Dylan Rief

Media: Photography

School: Carpinteria High School

Artist Statement: Buddhist Monk Overlooking the City. Shot in Bangkok, Thailand.