Of course! RMSP wants YOU to keep your copyright. Submitted images live safely on our server and won't be used for any purpose except to be viewed for judging. The top 100 in each category may be published on our websites, emails and social media accounts for future contest promotion only.

Anyone of high school age (14-18) who resides in the United States or Canada. You can be homeschooled, private schooled, or temporarily out of school, but you must be high school age.

Judging begins on March 1st, 2023 after the close of the contest. You will be contacted in mid-March if your photo places in the top 100 of a category (the honorable mentions). Winners will be contacted shortly after that, before the contest results are published on our site and our social accounts! Please be patient, as the process of narrowing down 100K images to just FOUR is understandably very time-consuming, and we want to give each photo the attention it deserves!

We are looking for photos that show you are dedicated to bettering your craft, excited about technical and creative excellence, and ready to keep moving forward toward your unique goals. The winners of each of our four categories (People, Nature, Miscellaneous, and Smartphone) are young people who are willing to dig deep into their wells of inspiration and bring it all back up to the surface. If you are one of these people, you have found a creative home. So pick your favorites, make new pictures, and spend time honing your craft so that you can push yourself right into one of the winning slots. We wish you the best of luck, and we can’t wait to look at your images!

Nature Category Winner

$2000 discount off RMSP Professional Intensive or Summer Intensive; $100 B&H Photo gift card; One-Year Adobe Photography Plan subscription; Peak Design Everyday Sling 10L; Oben AT-3565 tripod + BZ-217T ball head; $100 Paper & Ink gift certificate; Genaray Powerbank Pocket LED Light; RMSP swag pack

People Category Winner

$2000 discount off RMSP Professional Intensive or Summer Intensive; $100 B&H Photo gift card; One-Year Adobe Photography Plan subscription; Peak Design Everyday Sling 10L; Oben AT-3565 tripod + BZ-217T ball head; $100 Paper & Ink gift certificate; Genaray Powerbank Pocket LED Light; RMSP swag pack

Miscellaneous Category Winner

$2000 discount off RMSP Professional Intensive or Summer Intensive; $100 B&H Photo gift card; One-Year Adobe Photography Plan subscription; Peak Design Everyday Sling 10L; Oben AT-3565 tripod + BZ-217T ball head; $100 Paper & Ink gift certificate; Genaray Powerbank Pocket LED Light; RMSP swag pack

Smartphone Category Winner

Sony A7C with FE 28-60mm f/4-5.6 lens; $2000 discount off RMSP Professional Intensive or Summer Intensive; $100 B&H Photo gift card; Peak Design Everyday Sling 10L; One-Year Adobe Photography Plan subscription; Oben AT-3565 tripod + BZ-217T ball head; $100 Paper & Ink gift certificate; Genaray Powerbank Pocket LED Light; RMSP swag pack

Grand Prize (additional prizes for best in show)

Canon EOS R6 Mk II with RF24-105mm F4 L IS USM Lens; plus an additional: $100 to B&H; $150 to Paper & Ink; Insta360 ONE RS Twin Get Set Kit w/ extendable selfie stick; All Apps Adobe Photography Plan subscription instead of Photography Plan; Sigma 35mm 1.4 Art lens; Peak Design Everyday Backpack 20L (instead of a sling bag)