26th High and Dry Photography Exhibit

INTRODUCTION
In our 26th year of this competition, we are further exploring how we can use art to increase understanding of the different STEM elements of the arid and semi-arid land environment. Photographers whose work is selected will be asked to provide a short description explaining why they picked their photo to reflect the theme. The 2026-2027 focus is Water.

Images must reflect the theme of Water as it relates to arid and semi-arid environments. The choice of subject (abundance, scarcity, structures, people, animals, landscapes, etc.) is up to the photographer, but the image must indicate a connection to the STEM theme to be considered for juror selection. Photographers whose work is selected will be asked to provide a short blurb explaining why they picked their photo to reflect the theme. The resulting exhibition is one that calls to attention the beauties and realities of our increasingly dry planet.

The International Cultural Center is a facility open to all age groups, so entries deemed inappropriate for display will not be accepted.

DISLCAIMER REGARDING THE ARTIST REFLECTION:
Only photographers whose work is selected will be asked to provide an artist reflection. You will not be asked to provide a scientific explanation if you are not comfortable with that. Just some additional context is all we are asking for. Please don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions!

ELIGIBILITY
The exhibition is open to amateur and professional photographers. Photographs submitted must not have been previously exhibited in Lubbock. Entrants warrant that they have the copyright to all submitted work.

FEES

Photographers may submit up to 5 images at $6 each for a non-refundable fee of up to $30. Please click Done at the end of the survey, then email me at mattispa@ttu.edu to receive a link to the payment portal. (Note: CHECKS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AS PAYMENT)

The entry form and payment must be received at TTU International Affairs by October 17th, 2025.

AWARD
First Place - $600 / Second Place - $300 / Third Place $150

JUROR: Peter Hiatt
Peter Hiatt is a photographer living in Fort Worth, Texas. He makes photographs about culture, land use, time, and experience. Hiatt’s past projects have focused on our shared cultural relationship to the land, specifically in modern America. More recently, his work has been concerned with human connection, the passage of time, and the experience of the sublime.

Hiatt graduated with a Master of Fine Art degree from the University of North Texas in 2017. He was the Instructor of Photography at Culver Academies in Culver, Indiana for seven years. In 2025, Hiatt moved back to his native Texas, where he served as the Visiting Lecturer in Photography at Texas Christian University. Currently, Hiatt is the Fine Art Printer at Fort Worth
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Hiatt has exhibited nationally in galleries and institutions including 500X, Artspace 111, Gallery 414, Texas Women’s University, the University of North Texas and the University of Oklahoma. He has had solo exhibitions at the Fort Worth Community Arts Center, the Oak Cliff Cultural Center in Dallas, and the Wolfe Gallery at Culver Academies in Culver, Indiana.

Visit: hiattphoto.com

CALENDAR OF EVENTS – High and Dry 2026

Friday, October 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Submission deadline
Monday, November 9 . . . . . . . . . . . Notification sent to photographers
Friday, November 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . Matted prints due at TTU International Cultural Center
Thursday, December 3 . . . . . . . . . . Exhibit opens
Friday, December 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reception at TTU International Cultural Center
Friday, February 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exhibit closes

SPECIFICATIONS
Color and black & white photographs are eligible. Due to gallery limitations, three-dimensional works cannot be accepted.

REPRODUCTION
TTU International Affairs will have the right to display, project, and reproduce selected work for exhibition, marketing, and promotional purposes only. Photographers retain copyrights to their individual works.

LIABILITY
TTU International Affairs will exercise due care in handling the prints, but will not be responsible for loss, damage, or replacement during selection, exhibit, or shipping.

NOTIFICATION
Notification will be emailed to you following the juror’s decision. This will be your official notification of the juror’s selection and this decision is final.

EXHIBITION REQUIREMENTS

If your work is accepted, you will be asked to send one exhibition quality matted print for each accepted image, along with a prepaid shipping label, unless you plan to pick up your work. Prints must be in a pure white mat with the outside dimensions of 16”X20”. Any work which, upon receipt, is deemed to have been misrepresented by the digital image, or to be of poor technical quality, may be omitted by the juror or TTU International Affairs. Photographers whose work is selected will also be asked to provide a short blurb explaining why they picked their photo to reflect the theme.

After 12 months, if your print is still in the possession of the Office of International Affairs, your print will be added to the International Cultural Center Archive and used for future promotion and exhibition.

Questions: Mattie Moriearty | TTU International Affairs | mattispa@ttu.edu

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26th High and Dry Photography Exhibit

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2. Address (Required.)

3. Phone Number (Required.)

4. Email address (Required.)

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International Affairs will have the right to display, project, and reproduce work accepted for this exhibition for publicity and promotional purposes only. Individual photographers retain copyrights to their individual works. (Required.)

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11. Make sure you click the Done button at the bottom of the survey. After you click Done, please email me at mattispa@ttu.edu to receive a link to the payment portal. After you have paid, please email me a copy of your payment receipt.