2026 Communication Arts Photography Shortlist

Open internationally, of 2,241 submissions, 438 entries were shortlisted. Only of which 38 works of students were selected - CBU Photography having 14 of them.

2026 Communication Arts Photography Shortlist

 

Out of 1,509 submissions to this international competition, 312 entries were shortlisted. Among those, 24 were student works, with California Baptist University (CBU) accounting for 13 of them, created by seven different students.

One of the most prestigious competitions for creativity in photography is the Communication Arts Photography Competition. Selected by an internationally representative jury of distinguished creative directors and photographers, the winning entries will be distributed worldwide in the Communication Arts Photography Annual, in print and digital editions, and on commarts.com, ensuring significant exposure for the creators of this outstanding work. As a service to art directors, designers, and art buyers, a comprehensive index will include contact information for the photographers represented.

CA’s Award of Excellence is one of the most coveted awards in professional photography. To be selected means placing their work among the highest ranks of editorial and commercial photography worldwide.


Ella DuPree

2026 Communication Arts Photography Annual - Short List

Ella DuPree

2026 Communication Arts Photography Annual - Short List

Ella DuPree

2026 Communication Arts Photography Annual - Short List

Ella DuPree

2026 Communication Arts Photography Annual - Short List

Ella DuPree

2026 Communication Arts Photography Annual - Short List

Evelyn Melgoza

2026 Communication Arts Photography Annual - Short List

Isaiah Squire

2026 Communication Arts Photography Annual - Short List

Isaiah Squire

2026 Communication Arts Photography Annual - Short List

Juliette Doan

2026 Communication Arts Photography Annual - Short List

Noah Witt

2026 Communication Arts Photography Annual - Short List

Noelle Joy Gmyr

2026 Communication Arts Photography Annual - Short List

Noelle Joy Gmyr

2026 Communication Arts Photography Annual - Short List

Uriel Sanchez

2026 Communication Arts Photography Annual - Short List


2026 Photography Jury

Tim Beard, founding partner, Bibliotheque Design, London, United Kingdom
Miranda Kendrick, art producer, Anomaly, Los Angeles, CA
Osborne Macharia, photographer, Vancouver, Canada
Zoe Paterniani, photo editor, Taschen, Berlin, Germany
Aidan Sullivan, founder/owner/CEO, Verbatim Photo, New York, NY
Dee Swann, associate director of photography, The Washington Post, Washington, DC
Daria Troitskaia, photographer, Milan, Italy
Everard Williams, chair, photography + imaging, ArtCenter College of Design, Pasadena, CA
Michael Zajakowski, photo editor/cofounder, Prism Photo Workshop, Chicago, IL