Contests, Photos 2026
RP's 2026 Summer Photo Contest: Let's get real!
The fascination with AI media creation, be it pictures, videos, and music, has turned sour for many of us. AI images are increasingly felt to be easy, cheap, and too often deceitful. In contrast to this AI gloss, God’s creation stands before us as a witness to just how real and powerful He is, so that everyone is without excuse (Rom. 1:20). It’s anything but artificial.
Our challenge for you this year is to take photos that capture what reality looks like on this side of eternity. There is brokenness, but there is also hope, darkness but now light, strength and fragility, complexity and order… God’s fingerprints are everywhere.
As always, the themes are meant as a springboard for your creativity and not any sort of limitation on it. Just try things, have fun, and share what you capture with all of us! So get clicking... and don't forget to include a line or two explaining what your photo is all about!
Categories:
- Children and youth (under 18)
- Adults (18+)
Rules:
- Maximum 2 entries per person
- Must be an original photo, taken in the last 12 months
- Include a line to explain how the photo relates to the theme (max. 100 words)
- Provide permission to RP to publish your photo online and/or in print if selected
- Include the name of the photographer and photo title, and for the under 18 entries, the photographer's age.
Prizes:
- Winner and runner-up, and a selection of other entries, for both categories will be printed in Reformed Perspective this Winter.
- Winner of each category will receive a $150 gift certificate from Reformed Book Services or Providence Books and Press; runner-up will receive a $75 gift certificate.
Deadline:
- Send your photo (high-resolution) to [email protected] before Sept 1, 2026