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Wildlife winner 2023 (adults): Richard Li, “Oryx on Sand Dune” 2022, photo taken in Namibia desert, handheld from a helicopter.

It’s back! The Six Fifty Peninsula Photo Contest is accepting submissions through April 14. Peninsula photographers of all ages and skill levels who live, work or attend school within the 650 area code are invited to submit entries for six different visual categories:

  • Abstract
  • Landscapes
  • Moments
  • Portraits
  • Travel
  • Wildlife

Each category offers adult and youth divisions. Adults 18 and older must submit entries to the adult division, but youth 17 and younger (and 18-year-old high school students) can submit to either division. Entry fees include a $5 registration fee for adults plus $5 for each entry (up to 10); no registration fee for youth (use code youth), $5 for each youth entry (up to 10).

All submitted entries must be original work(s) created by the entrant and taken no earlier than Jan. 1, 2019. Use of AI tools is not permitted.

Abstract winner 2023 (youth): Tyler Wong, “Fuel of a Sunken Ship” 2021, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Find all the details on how to enter here. The entry deadline is Sunday, April 14, at 11:59 p.m.

Winning photos and those selected for exhibition will be displayed at the Palo Alto Art Center. Prizes include $200 for each adult division category, $100 for each youth division category and $500 best in show.

Winning images will also appear on Palo Alto Online and its social media accounts; in The Six Fifty’s newsletter and its webpages; and in the Palo Alto Art Center’s publications, website, social media and promotions. A selection of winning photos will also be published in the Palo Alto Weekly.

Winners will be notified by May 6. Photos will be judged on originality, technical excellence, composition, artistic merit and overall impact.

Travel winner 2023 (adults): Andrew F. Pierce, “Pretty as a Picture” 2021, Dillon Beach, California.

See galleries of past winners here:

2018 Peninsula Photo Contest winners

2019 Peninsula Photo Contest winners

2020 Peninsula Photo Contest winners

2021 Peninsula Photo Contest winners

2022 Peninsula Photo Contest winners

2023 Peninsula Photo Contest winners

Editor’s note: This article has been updated to correct the date winners will be notified and to remove the exhibit dates, which are still to be determined as of March 21.

Julia Brown started working at Embarcadero Media in 2016 as a news reporter for the Pleasanton Weekly. From 2018 to 2021 she worked as assistant editor of The Almanac and Mountain View Voice. Before joining...

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