Grand prize recipients named in 2011 PIEA student and teacher photo contest

The three judges were Juliana Forero, assistant director of education for the Houston Center for Photography; James McNay, former president of the National Press Photographers Association; and Andrea Smith, studio manager for Jim Fiscus Photography in Athens, Ga. Smith took the place of Fiscus, who was unable to travel due to an illness in the family.

The winners are:

Grand Prize, Portfolio, College & University: Sanya Sundar, Shari Academy of Professional Photography and Digital Imaging, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Instructor: Girish Mistry

Grand Prize, Single Image, College & University: Yogesh Mange, Shari Academy of Professional Photography and Digital Imaging, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Instructor: Girish Mistry

Grand Prize, Portfolio, Grades 10, 11, 12: Jason Goldshteyn, Abraham Lincoln High School, Brooklyn, N.Y.

Instructor: Carlos Molina

Grand Prize, Single Image, Grades 10, 11, 12: Jenelle Ramdeen, Bayonne High School, Bayonne, N.J.

Instructor: Charlann Meluso

Grand Prize, Single Image, Grades 9 and Below: Justin Lai, Westwood High School, Austin, Texas

Instructor: Judy Gaines

Grand Prize, Portfolio, Faculty/Staff: Jason Leath, Rye Country Day School, Rye, N.Y.

Grand Prize, Single Image, Faculty/Staff: Lydia Wiltse, College of Southern Nevada, N. Las Vegas, Nev.

Grand Prize, Digitally Constructed Photographic Image, College & University: James Wolfe, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas

Instructor: Kenda North

Grand Prize, Digitally Constructed Photographic Image, Up to Grade 12: Anna Vaught, Westlake High School, Austin, Texas

Instructor: Dale Baker

A complete list of winners can be found at the PIEA website, http://pieapma.org.