Texas Tech University

17th Annual High and Dry Photography Competition

Call for Entries for “High and Dry: A Photographic Exhibition of Peoples and Places of the World's Dry Lands”

Jornada Del Muerto
©Emmitt Booher, “Jornada del Muerto”

First Place – 2016 High and Dry Exhibition

Deadline: October 05, 2017
Eligibility: Open to all photographers, both amateur and professional

Photographers of all levels are invited to submit work reflecting the dry lands theme of this annual juried exhibition. The choice of subject (people, animals, or landscapes) is up to the photographer, but the shot must have been taken in an arid or semiarid region. Approximately 70 images will be selected for exhibition and shown at the galleries of Texas Tech University's International Cultural Center from November 22, 2017 to January 31, 2018. A reception will be held on December 1, 2017 from 5:00-6:30 p.m. Awards are $600 for first place, $300 for second place, and $150 for third place.

The juror for the "2017 High and Dry Competition" will be Greg Davis, a National Geographic Creative Photographer based out of Austin.

Entry fee: $6.00 per image, 5 image maximum. Checks payable to Office of International Affairs.


Call for Entries Instructions

High and Dry 2017 Entry Form

Please complete the High and Dry Entry Form and mail it with your check to the Office of International Affairs by October 05, 2017. For more information, please read the Call for Entries Instructions

Questions: Contact Jan Stogner, Assistant Director for International Art and Culture jan.stogner@ttu.edu/806-834-2372