DARKROOM PRINT EXPERIMENTAL ARCHITECTURE
LANDSCAPE + CITYSCAPE
NATURE + ANIMALS
STILL LIFE PORTRAIT
PHOTOJOURNALISM
PHOTO ESSAY
SHORT FILM
RECOGNIZED SCHOOLS
All Saints’ Episcopal School
Arlington Heights High School
Brewer High School
Fort Worth Country Day
Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts
Glen Rose High School
Greenhill School
Mansfield Legacy High School
Keith Bell Opportunity Central
Prosper High School
South Hills High School
Southwest High School
Trimble Tech High School
Trinity Christian Academy
Trinity Valley School
V. R. Eaton High School
On the Cover: 2026 Best in Show
Javi Johnson Untitled, Mordançage Greenhill School
Henry Locke Hoop
First Place
Trinity Valley School
Trinity Valley School
Kaden Kahuda Vandy Tower Second Place
Trinity Valley School
Gavin Glynn
An Ant’s Perspective
Third Place
Ahan Jain
Untitled, Mordançage Third Place
Trinity Valley School
Javi Johnson
Untitled, Mordançage First Place
Greenhill School
Honorable Mention
Southwest High School
Valery Mendoza Medina Out of the Rabbit Hole
Rachel Sutton Mystery Boy
Honorable Mention
Trinity Christian Academy
Javi Johnson
Untitled, Mordançage
Honorable Mention
Greenhill School
Second Place Southwest High School
Raul Avila View By Sea
Mason Tuomey
Waffle House
First Place
Fort Worth Country Day
Charlie Anderson Cowboy Up Third Place
Fort Worth Country Day
Mason Brown Above the Noise Second Place
Brewer High School
Ronit Luhana Out by the Reservoir
First Place
Glen Rose High School
Charlie Anderson Country Sky Second Place Fort Worth Country Day
Lainey Schlabs
Framed by Nature Third Place
Glen Rose High School
Honorable Mention
Prosper High School
Rylee Mills
Vertical Freedom
Honorable Mention
Glen Rose High School
Pedro Ferrari Liberty
Samuel Alexander Yellowstone River Honorable Mention
Arlington Heights High School
Wesley Black Nature Honorable Mention Greenhill School
Charlie Anderson Fishing First Place
Fort Worth Country Day
Charlie Anderson Snake Second Place
Fort Worth Country Day
Third Place
Itzel Corrujedo
Ripples of Reflection
Glen Rose High School
Sophie Casagrande Driver’s Best Friend Honorable Mention
Trinity Valley School
Isom Young Ants on a Chop Honorable Mention
South Hills High School
Charlie Boulware
Heron on the Trinity
Honorable Mention
Trinity Valley School
Brianna Sanchez
Bird Hangout
Honorable Mention
Trimble Tech High School
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Jax Thomas Harbor Flight
Honorable Mention
All Saints’ Episcopal School
Savannah Solsbery Lone Fish Honorable Mention Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts
Imalya Seneviranthe Orange First Place Southwest High School
Adam Peace Chess Honorable Mention Fort Worth Country Day
Ashton Theesfeld Farewell
Third Place
Fort Worth Country Day
Sloane Romo Books
Second Place
Trinity Christian Academy
First Place
Trinity Valley School
Second Place
Trinity Christian Academy
Brander Killion Antagonist Tour
Alex Segura Caught in the Rain Third Place
V. R. Eaton High School
Sam Whitmire Cowboy
Ava Davis
Channeling Dignity
Honorable Mention
Keith Bell Opportunity Central
Ajah Jordan
One Pose, One Story
Honorable Mention
Keith Bell Opportunity Central
Wendy Yang
Sister Honorable Mention
Trinity Christian Academy
Southwest High School
Ashton Theesfeld Walking in Frame
Honorable Mention
Fort Worth Country Day
Riley Ledesma The Wait Third Place
Abby George Isolated First Place
Trinity Christian Academy
The Moment We Let Go
Honorable Mention
Alex Segura
V. R. Eaton High School
Max Dearinger Celebration Second Place
Mansfield Legacy High School
Rachel Sutton Family First Place
Trinity Christian Academy
Caroline Hatton The Breakup Second Place
Trinity Christian Academy
Caroline Hatton The Sandwich Maker Honorable Mention
Trinity Christian Academy
// PHOTO ESSAY
Itzel Corrujedo
The Journey of Water
Third Place
Glen Rose High School
Kate Black A Poem on Easter First Place
Trinity Christian Academy
Luc Reynolds
No More Starving Artists Second Place
Trinity Christian Academy
Prescott Untitled Third Place
Glen Rose High School
Patton
ADJUDICATOR // BILL CURTSINGER
A self-taught photographer, Bill Curtsinger was a member of the elite Navy Photo Unit, Atlantic Fleet Combat Camera Group during the Vietnam War. Specializing in underwater and natural history subjects, he has photographed thirtythree articles, (six cover stories) for National Geographic magazine. His photo stories have also appeared in Smithsonian, Outside, Time, Newsweek, Life, Audubon, Natural History, and many other publications worldwide.
Curtsinger has photographed a number of books, including Wake of the Whale an Exhibit Format series book published by David Brower, the dean of the modern American environmental movement. Other titles include The Pine Barrens of New Jersey with John McPhee, Monk Seal Hideaway with Diane Ackerman, Under Antarctic Ice, and a series of children’s books on plankton called Sea Soup A 400-page retrospective of his work, Extreme Nature: Images from the World’s Edge, was published in nine languages and in eleven countries.
His image of a sea turtle hatchling was selected for the National Geographic 100 Best Pictures collector’s edition, and six of his photos were featured in National Geographic 100 Best Wildlife Pictures.
Bill lives in Port Townsend, Washington, with his wife Sue Ohlson.
FORT WORTH COUNTRY DAY
Eric Lombardi Head of School
Abby Abbott Head of Upper School
Paula Weatherholt Assistant Head of Upper School
Amy Witten Assistant Head of School for Student Support and Academics
Chelsy Beninate
Assistant Head of School for Operations and Security
Shannon Allen Communications and Constituent Relations Manager
Lisa Koger Graphic Design Manager
Lindy Heath Director of Fine Arts
Emily Pyeatt Arnold Upper School Photography Teacher
Owen Curtsinger Middle School Art Teacher
Sponsored by the Fort Worth Country Day Visual Arts Department, Black & White Images provides a forum for exhibiting student photographs from private and public high schools in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. The exhibition offers students an opportunity to exchange ideas, receive due recognition, and display outstanding photography. The 2026 Black & White Images Publication was printed by Print World in Fort Worth, Texas. Fonts include Franklin Gothic ATF family. Cover stock and inside paper is 80# velvet.
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