Student photo contest
Theme: Capturing Kansas
Get your cameras ready for the 2026 Happy Birthday, Kansas! Student Photo Contest! This year's theme is "Capturing Kansas". Submit your photographs shot in Kansas in 2026 to preserve for future generations to enjoy.
Participants: First grade through high school for Kansas students. Photos must be photographed by the student, and taken in Kansas in 2026.
Partners: Sponsored by the Kansas Legislative Spouses in conjunction with the Kansas Historical Society.
Contest: The contest will close at 11:59 P.M. on Friday, December 18th, 2026. Results will be announced as part of the Kansas Day celebrations in January 2027.
Awards
Unlike previous years, awards for this year's contest will be cash prizes:
- Elementary (1st - 5th): $100 for first place, $50 for second.
- Middle School (6th - 8th): $200 for first place, $100 for second.
- High School (Freshman - Senior): $300 for first place, $150 for second.
Sponsors in 2026
These sponsors made the contest possible. We appreciate their support!
Gold Sponsors
- Kansas Legislative Spouses
Silver Sponsors
- Larry Alley, Kansas Senate, District 32
- William Clifford, Kansas Senate, District 39
- Marci Francisco, Kansas Senate, District 2
- Mike King, Kansas House, District 74
- Allen Reavis, Kansas House, District 63
- Barb Wasinger, Kansas House, District 111
Supporters
- Fred Gardner, Kansas House, District 9
- Scott Hill, Kansas Senate, District 24
- Kyle McNorton, Kansas House, District 50
- Jim Minnix, Kansas House, District 118
- Virgil Peck, Kansas Senate, District 15
- Pat Pettey, Kansas Senate, District 6
- Lon Pishny, Kansas House, District 122
- Ronald Ryckman, Kansas Senate, District 38
Previous Years
Below is a catalog of past photo contest results.
- 2022 - Presented January 27, 2023
- 2021 - Presented January 28, 2022
- 2020 - Presented January 29, 2021
- 2019 - Presented January 29, 2020
- 2018 - Presented January 29, 2019
- 2017 - Presented January 26, 2018
- 2016 - Presented January 27, 2017
- 2015 - Presented January 29, 2016
- 2014 - Presented January 29, 2015
