2024 COMPETITION & SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS

The William G. Ericson Foundation, in partnership with the Pasadena City College Foundation, sponsored the competition on May 18, 2024, with public high schools in the Pasadena Area Community College District (PACCD) to provide scholarship awards to the winners.

The eligible PACCD high schools are Arcadia High School, Arroyo High School, Blair High School, Gabrielino High School, John Muir High School, La Cañada/Flintridge High School, Marshall Fundamental High School, Pasadena High School, Rosemead High School, San Marino High School, South Pasadena High School, and Temple City High School.

The Finalists and Category winners were chosen by the Ericson Foundation Board members. The First, Second and Third place “Best in Show” winners were chosen by the competition judges: Robert Hanashiro - Senior Staff Photographer for USA Today, and Co-Founder, Sports Shooter Academy; Matt Harbicht - Lifestyle and Commercial photographer; Harry How - Getty Images; and Alex Gallardo - AP Freelancer, and was 20 years staff photographer for Los Angeles Times. The competition photographs were judged blindly.

SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS

FINALISTS

LUCAS COLE DE PAULA • UNTITLED • ABSTRACTS • TEMPLE CITY HIGH SCHOOL

ROWAN SMITH • PROVIDENCE • ABSTRACTS • SOUTH PASADENA HIGH SCHOOL

SOPHIE CLARA JACOBS • CONTRAST IN THE IRIS • ABSTRACTS • SOUTH PASADENA HIGH SCHOOL

CLAIRE YEE • WATCHING THE WATCHER • ABSTRACTS • SOUTH PASADENA HIGH SCHOOL

LEXI WANG • SERENITY • PEOPLE • TEMPLE CITY HIGH SCHOOL

LORENZO EMILIANO GUERRA • SECLUSION IN MYSELF • PEOPLE • SOUTH PASADENA HIGH SCHOOL

JENNY ZHENG • UNTITLED • PEOPLE • SAN MARINO HIGH SCHOOL

CHRISTIAN ABEL CABRERA • MR.FILM.12.13.23 • PEOPLE • LA CANADA/FLINTRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL

ELAINE ZHANG • UNTITLED • PEOPLE • SAN MARINO HIGH SCHOOL

MAYA SOHEE YOUNG • UNTITLED • PEOPLE • SOUTH PASADENA HIGH SCHOOL

MICHELLE SO • UNTITLED • PEOPLE • ARCADIA HIGH SCHOOL

AMY TA • UNTITLED • PEOPLE • TEMPLE CITY HIGH SCHOOL

GIANNA CARMENATE • UNTITLED • PEOPLE • PASADENA HIGH SCHOOL

SAGEL MAWJI • UNTITLED • PEOPLE • SOUTH PASADENA HIGH SCHOOL

SANGYOUN LEE • OLD • PEOPLE • SOUTH PASADENA HIGH SCHOOL

SAMUEL GUTIERREZ • UNTITLED • PEOPLE • MARSHALL FUNDAMENTAL HIGH SCHOOL

ALIQUE ELIZABETH TUFENKJIAN • PERCEPTUAL SET • PEOPLE • MARSHALL FUNDAMENTAL HIGH SCHOOL

CHRIS SOUZA • POWERPUFF SCHOLARSHIP • PEOPLE • JOHN MUIR HIGH SCHOOL

AUDREY HOANG • UNTITLED • PLACES • TEMPLE CITY HIGH SCHOOL

IVAN HONORATO • UNTITLED • PLACES • MARSHALL FUNDAMENTAL HIGH SCHOOL

SOPHIA LI • FLOATING • PLACES • ARCADIA HIGH SCHOOL

HEE JOON LEE • EPHEMERAL_US • PLACES • SOUTH PASADENA HIGH SCHOOL

NEVRIK GHARAMANIANS • O • PLACES • LA CANADA/FLINTRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL

ALMA ANGLINN MOLINA • WATERFALL • PLACES • ARROYO HIGH SCHOOL

PRESTON TONG • UNTITLED • THINGS • SAN MARINO HIGH SCHOOL

WORTHY TEEMS • UNTITLED • THINGS • MARSHALL FUNDAMENTAL HIGH SCHOOL

JAMES GREEN • UNTITLED • THINGS • PASADENA HIGH SCHOOL

TY HARLAN • UNTITLED • THINGS • LA CANADA/FLINTRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL

JONATHAN B MAI • BEE IN THE BLOOM • THINGS • SOUTH PASADENA HIGH SCHOOL

YAZMEEN BAUTISTA • PIG GRACE • THINGS • TEMPLE CITY HIGH SCHOOL

AMIRETH DOMÃNGUEZ GUEVARA • UNTITLED • THINGS • MARSHALL FUNDAMENTAL HIGH SCHOOL