Sponsored by an Anonymous
Art Center Family with additional
support from the Joplin Convention
and Visitors Bureau, Friends of St. Avips,
Freeman R. Johnson Trust and the
Missouri Arts Council, a state agency.

PhotoSpiva is open to any photographer in the United States or its territories.
www.photospiva.org

The Oldest Continuous U.S. National Photographic Competition
Celebrating its 32nd year, Spiva’s acclaimed national competition results in an exhibition
of excellence, a “snapshot” of contemporary photography featuring notable works by U.S. amateurs and professionals.

PhotoSpiva 2008 Juror:
Rod Slemmons
Director of the Museum of Contemporary Photography at Columbia College Chicago

The Joplin Globe – EXTRA! In our view:
Picture of success w/Rod Slemmons interview audio and slideshow

National photography exhibition opens at Spiva Center for the Arts

2008 Award winners
Click on the images below to see them enlarged

1st Place (body of work)
Robert Sulkin
Roanoke, VA


Prototype 1A-01 digital print, $600	Prototype 1A-02 digital print, $600

Prototype 1A-03 digital print, $600	Prototype 1A-04 digital print, $600	Prototype 1A-05 digital print, $600

2nd Place (body of work)
Peter Prusinowski
Philadelphia, PA


From Vital Essence – Latin America series: Guanajuato, Mexico, 2007 gelatin silver print, $1,000	From Vital Essence – Latin America series: Havana, Cuba, 2005 gelatin silver print, $1,000

3rd Place (body of work)
T.G. Tarnowski
Overland Park, K


Barbershop, Sunday Morning ultrachrome pigment print, $675	Barrs SeaFood Market ultrachrome pigment print, $675	Tabby Church, Brunswick, Georgia ultrachrome pigment print, $675

Honorable Mention


Andrea Land San Francisco, CA Sophie archival digital print, $1,150	Don Wolfe Overland Park, KS Huron #1 (Diptych) digital print, $300	Beth Lilly Atlanta, GA Highland View 2 archival digital print, $500

Merit Award


Corey Hine Kansas City, MO always greener archival digital print, $250	Tom Kiefer Ajo, AZ Pink Elephant archival digital print from 6x7 color slide film, NFS	John Banasiak Vermillion, SD Scenes from the Dreams of a Fortune Teller #553 Polaroid transfer print, $1,000

Complete listing of photographers

PhotoSpiva 2007

PhotoSpiva 2006

PhotoSpiva 2005

PhotoSpiva 2004