2025 SPOA Industry Awards

alissaharmon
Aug 20
2 min read

Celebration & Recognition!

On the evening of June 26, 2025, we honored excellence in our field through our annual SPOA Awards ceremony. These honorees are setting the tone for what’s possible in the school photography world and inspiring the next generation of leaders to follow!

Hall of Fame Award: Bill Freeman, Freeman Photography & Ken Strawbridge, Strawbridge Studios, Inc.
President’s Award: Doyce Crandall, Focused School Photography
Rising Star: Cassie McCain, Focused School Photography & Barry Padgett, Leonard’s Photography
Mentorship Award: Jordan Moore, RISE-ilient Counsulting
Captura’s Legacy Award: Dean Stewart, Dean Stewart Photography
The Sparky Award: Anne Hull, Focused School Photography

2025 SPOA Photographic Competition Grand Champions!

★ Live Event: Aniyah Agard | Cady

★ PK-11th Fall: Amanda Webster | Focused School Photography

★ PK-11th Spring: Heather Gray | Focused School Photography

★ PK - 8th Graduation: Jennifer Turrell | Upstate Images

★ Sports PK - 12th Team Traditional: Misty Talamantes | Inter-State Studio

★ Senior Indoor Casual: Jennifer Turrell | Upstate Images

★ Senior Formal: Jen Adamo | Strawbridge Studios, Inc.

★ Senior Lifestyle Environmental: Alissa Harmon | Strawbridge Studios, Inc.

★ Sports PK - 11th Individual Location: Dylan Robbins | Strawbridge Studios, Inc.

★ Sports PK - 12th Composite: Tomisina Collopy | Strawbridge Studios, Inc.

★ Senior Creative Open: Jennifer Turrell | Upstate Images

★ Photographer Creative Open: Joey Wooten | schoolpictures.com

2025 SONY + SPOA Student Photography Awards

Action Shot: Lauren Lubee
Candid Shot: Jasmine Nguyen
Detail Shot: Kali Crandall
Dominant Photo: Sarah Fitzgerald
Environmental Shot: Jack Fish
Establishing Shot: Elijah Morrow
Reaction Shot: Kyler Carter
- AnnaGrace Redd
- Bryce Walker
- Riley McIvor

We were lucky enough to have one of our winners, Bryce Walker, join us for the evening’s celebration. Bryce represented his class of winners and was met with a standing ovation from the entire audience!