INTRODUCING High School Photography Contest

INTRODUCING, Volume 2 is the second edition of Rowan University’s High School Photography Contest magazine.

This year’s contest received an exceptional response, with submissions from more than 25 states as well as international entries. The range, depth, and quality of the work made the selection process highly competitive. The final publication reflects a diverse cross-section of emerging photographic voices.

We are grateful to all students and educators who contributed to the continued growth of this contest. The work submitted this year reflects the strength and thoughtfulness of photography programs across the country and beyond.

Five students have been selected to have their work exhibited in the stARTup Gallery in the Rowan Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship, where it will be shown alongside work by current Rowan University photography students through March 2027. These students are:

• Sam Danis, Newton North High School, Newton, MA
• Uri Feinstein-Mentesh, Bay Ridge Preparatory School, Brooklyn, NY
• Nikhil Raval, Greenwich Country Day School, Greenwich, CT
• Lyric Walker, Wayne Hills High School, Wayne, NJ
• Sophia Wong, Harvard-Westlake School, Studio City, CA

We are proud to share this work and recognize the students included in this year’s publication.

INTRODUCING, Volume 2 features the work of:

Ronald Abad, The High School of Art & Design, New York, NY
Fareda Ahmed, County Prep High School, Jersey City, NJ
Raya Al-Chaderchi, McLean High School, McLean, VA
Miykah Askew, Woodbury Jr-Sr High School, Woodbury, NJ
Gwen Baccaro, Wayne Hills High School, Wayne, NJ
Alaina Bengen, Wayne Hills High School, Wayne, NJ
Ezra Blumenfeld, Friends Seminary, Brooklyn, NY
Henry Bluteau, Wayne Hills High School, Wayne, NJ
Jackson Britton, Gilman School, Baltimore, MD
Aiden Calagui, Catholic Memorial High School, Waukesha, WI
Evan Capobianco, The Shipley School, Bryn Mawr, PA
Lola Chesney-Iijima, Pleasant Valley High School, Bettendorf, IA
Dylan Clark, Paramus High School, Paramus, NJ
Jayme Cordova, Academy for Technology and the Classics, Santa Fe, NM
Sam Danis, Newton North High School, Newton, MA
Izzy Diem, Delaware Valley Regional High School, Frenchtown, NJ
Lukas Farrell, The Shipley School, Bryn Mawr, PA
Uri Feinstein-Mentesh, Bay Ridge Preparatory School, Brooklyn, NY
Landon Freaney, Wayne Hills High School, Wayne, NJ
Priscilla Guerrero Sanchez, Highland Regional High School, Blackwood, NJ
Lexie Guevarez, Wayne Hills High School, Wayne, NJ
Lawrence Guo, Torrey Pines High School, San Diego, CA
Samantha Hanes, Amy Biehl High School, Albuquerque, NM
Joshua Haynes, Southaven High School, Southaven, MS
Natalia Hilerio, Timber Creek High School, Orlando, FL
Henry Hubbell, Durham School of the Arts, Durham, NC
Lorelei Kim, Madison High School, Madison, NJ
Megan Kopelman, Wayne Hills High School, Wayne, NJ
Trace Kornas, Sparta High School, Sparta, NJ
Mark Martin Jr, Woodbury Jr-Sr High School, Woodbury, NJ
Grayson McKee, Chamblee High School, Chamblee, GA
Keiran Merriman, Barrington High School, Barrington, IL
Victoria Monte, Wayne Hills High School, Wayne, NJ
Gabriel Morales, Wayne Hills High School, Wayne, NJ
Nathan Morton, J. Graham Brown School, Louisville, KY
Adelina Muller, Tenafly High School, Tenafly, NJ
Ryan Nguyen, Roxbury High School, Succasunna, NJ
Morgan O'Keefe, Roselle Park High School, Roselle Park, NJ
Ahmet Odabasi, Wayne Hills High School, Wayne, NJ
Ariana Olivera, Roselle Park High School, Roselle Park, NJ
Jayden Papaleo, Sparta High School, Sparta, NJ
Shaynah Patel, Fountainhead School, Surat, Gujarat, India
Jack Pizonka, The Shipley School, Bryn Mawr, PA
Nikhil Raval, Greenwich Country Day School, Greenwich, CT
Eva Robles, Wayne Hills High School, Wayne, NJ
Daniel Rosado, Roxbury High School, Succasunna, NJ
Melissa Santana, County Prep High School, Jersey City, NJ
Jake Shallop, Roxbury High School, Roxbury, NJ
Makenna Topp, Harvard-Westlake School, Los Angeles, CA
Deven Vachani, The Shipley School, Bryn Mawr, PA
Lyric Walker, Wayne Hills High School, Wayne, NJ
Xavier Williams, Woodbury Jr-Sr High School, Woodbury, NJ
Sophia Wong, Harvard-Westlake School, Studio City, CA
Jordyn Zollinger, Delaware Valley Regional High School, Frenchtown, NJ