Each year, the San Diego County Fair hosts one of the nation’s most competitive photography exhibitions. In 2025, the competition received approximately 3,400 entries. Of those, only 1,200 images were selected to hang on the walls of the fair’s gallery.
We’re proud to celebrate the incredible accomplishments of our Darkroomers members who had work accepted—and especially the 13 members whose images received awards across various categories.
Below, you’ll find a gallery of the award-winning photographs created by our talented members.
First Place Award Winners
“Fragments of Yesterday” by Angela Andrieux
“Camila At Rest” by Michael Peddecord
Second Place Award Winners![]()
“Academic Echoes” by Angela Andrieux
Third Place Award Winners
Fourth Place Award Winners
“Venice Color Wheel” by Janie Anderson
“Egg Drop Soup” by Mary Peddecord
Honorable Mentions
“Early Morning Climb On Dune 45” by Janie Anderson
“Passage, Golden Gate” by Martin Carrington
“Gloomy Coaster” by Zachary Daly
“Ranunculus Radiance” by Jason Harmon
“Staircase At La Guarida” by Mary Peddecord
“Freesias” by Mary Peddecord
“Sixty Years Of Communism” by Mary Peddecord
“Penguin March and Mt Discovery” by Anne Smith
“Iguana Xing” by Richard Van Gils
“Climber” by Ralph Vasquez
“Hub & Spoke” by Hareesh Vibhakkar