Made by and for Bay Area high school photographers.
The SF Photography Competition is open to high school students from across the Bay Area. Our goal is to highlight the real experiences and communities that make this region unique, as seen through your photography. Submit your best photos that were taken in the Bay Area - there are no set categories, and you can enter as many times as you want. We want to cultivate a vibrant community of young SF Bay Area photographers and showcase the diversity of the region.
Local pros reviewing your photos
Kevin and Scott bring community portraits, events, and long-form photojournalism experience to every photo.
Kevin Kitsuda
Portrait & event photographer
Photography started when his daughter was born 16 years ago.
Photography started for me when my daughter was born 16 years ago. I've been shooting professionally for 12 years specializing in a diverse range of photography services including family portraiture, wedding photography, event coverage and portraits. My approach is built on creating a comfortable and engaging environment for each shoot.
Scott Strazzante
Staff photojournalist · SF Chronicle
Chronicle staffer since 2014 after 27 years at Chicago papers.
Scott Strazzante joined the photography staff at the San Francisco Chronicle in 2014 after spending the first 27 years of his career at Chicago newspapers, including 13 at the Chicago Tribune. Strazzante is a former National Newspaper Photographer of the Year, National Sports Photographer of the Year, an 11-time Illinois Photographer of the Year and was part of a Chicago Tribune team that won a Pulitzer Prize in 2007 for investigative journalism. His project Common Ground has been featured in National Geographic, Mother Jones, New York Times’ Lens Blog and on CBS Sunday Morning and became his first book in 2015. His second book, Shooting from the Hip, followed in 2017, and this year “Baseball’s Last Dive Bar” became his third book.
Local first
Photos from throughout the Bay Area taken by high school students who live it.
Keep it honest
Document what happened. Light edits only, no generative AI or composites.
Respect & credit
Get consent when others are visible and follow any relevant rules.
Why students send in their shots
We're refreshing this with new quotes from current entrants.
Student reflections will be published here soon. Check back for fresh voices from this season.