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Announcing our 2022 Student Competition Winners!

After our virtual judging, we’ve picked the top winners in our 2022 SPD-U Student Competition! We’ll be announcing them over the next week and updating the list here. Special thanks to our judges Muzam Agha, Eric Capossela, Emily Furlani, Mike Ryan, and Jillian Sellers for taking the time to review all of this year’s submissions and to our Student Competition Committee Raymond Ho, David Cooper, José Reyes, and Haley Kluge for organizing.

This competition marked the 24th year of hosting our annual SPD-U Student Competition. After multiple rounds of virtual judging and Zoom meetings, our panel of judges carefully chose their picks from all the great student work submitted. They selected first, second, and third-place winners as well as some noteworthy entries. Click their names below to see the winning work.

Special thanks to Apostrophe Reps, Shannon Associates, and Hearst Magazines for sponsoring the 2022 SPD-U Scholarships for our Photography, Illustration, and Design winners respectively.

Congratulations to all of our winners and to all the wonderful entries we received!


First Place - Design


Chloe Leeder

School: Norwich University of the Arts
Level: Third Year
Subject Leader: Glen Robinson
Category: Fashion/Lifestyle

First Place - Illustration


Jiaxin Liu

School: Fashion Institute of Technology
Level: Second Year
Instructor: Lauren Berke
Category: Editorial

First Place - Photography


Saul Barrera

School: Art Center College of Design
Level: Junior
Instructor: Everard Williams
Category: Portrait


Second Place - Design


Joel Reyes

School: Ringling College of Art and Design
Level: Junior
Instructors: Polly Johnson
Category: City/Regional

Second Place - Illustration


Willow Hall

School: Norwich University of the Arts
Level: Third Year
Subject Leader: Glen Robinson
Category: GIFs


Third Place - Design


Lily Leeks

School: Norwich University of the Arts
Level: Third Year
Subject Leader: Glen Robinson
Category: Sports/Adventure


Noteworthy - Design


David Herrera

School: Kean University
Level: Senior
Instructors: Nancy Campbell and Trevett McCandliss
Category: Fashion/Lifestyle

Chloe Leeder

School: Norwich University of the Arts
Level: Third Year
Subject Leader: Glen Robinson
Category: City/Regional

Skye Williams*

School: Norwich University of the Arts
Level: Third Year
Subject Leader: Glen Robinson
Categories: News and Sports/Adventure
*Two Noteworthy Entries