Lone Tree Photo Show
Exploring the Light
The 23rd Annual Exploring the Light Photo Show will be from March 27 – June 22, 2025. The show is presented by the Lone Tree Arts Commission and the Lone Tree Photo Club, with support from the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD). See the world through a different lens with the Exploring the Light Photo Exhibit at the Lone Tree Arts Center. Local photographers come together to create a visual collage of different styles, subjects and sentiments.
Important Dates
January 9th – Call for Entry opens
February 13th – Deadline / Entry closed
February 17th – February 21st – Jurying
February 24th – Notification
March 25th – Drop-off Images: 3:00pm – 6:00pm
March 29th – Opening Reception: 4:00pm – 6:00pm
June 23rd – Pick-up Images: 3:00pm – 6:00pm
2025 Categories
- Landscape
- Leading Lines
- Motion
- Portraits
- Wild Life
Jurying and Awards
Individual images submitted via CaFE TM are juried by a blind jury review process. Invited images are juried for awards based on final presentation of artwork including the image quality, content, frame, mat, and tile. Photographer identification will be hidden from view when jurying. Total cash awards are estimated at $3,350. Best of Show as well as first and second place winners in each category will be awarded gallery space for several weeks after the show at the Lone Tree Arts Center. Awards include first, second, and third place in each category, along with Best of Show and People’s Choice.
Entry and Fees
Photographers must apply via CaFE TM by the entry deadline of Thursday, February 13th, 2025. Up to 3 entries may be submitted by an individual. A non-refundable $36 entry fee is required. Fees may be paid via credit card on CaFE TM or check made payable to the City of Lone Tree and mailed to: Lone Tree Arts Center, c/o Photo Show, 10075 Commons Street, Lone Tree, CO. 80124.
Opening Reception
Saturday, March 29, 2024 from 4pm-6pm
Join us to celebrate the opening of the Exploring the Light Lone Tree Photo Show. Enjoy light hors d’oeuvres, beverages, and hear brief remarks!
2025 Juror – Cheryl Opperman
Her bold images provide a vivid bridge directly into the heart of countries, indigenous peoples, wildlife, and landscapes spanning the globe.
Cheryl’s esthetic compositions, artistic use of light, and exquisite detail have been honored with several prestigious awards including the Grand Prize in the professional category of the “Ultimate Image of Earth” international contest for Earth Day 2000, the “People in Nature” Category Winner in the 2003 Nature’s Best International Photography Awards, First Place for Travel/Tourism photography in the 2004 International Photography Awards, First Place “Birds” in the professional category of the 2006 National Wildlife Photography Awards, and the “Wildlife” Category Winner in the 2015 Windland Smith Rice International Awards.
Her photographs have been displayed in solo and group exhibitions across the country at notable venues including the Temple Hoyne Buell Theater, Boettcher Concert Hall, and Denver International Airport in Denver, Colorado and the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington D.C.
Employing the power of photography to inspire interest in the environment and other cultures, she has presented slide shows or classes on various topics to schools, camera clubs, the Intermountain Regional Headquarters of the National Park Service, the North American Nature Photography Association, the Colorado Environmental Film Festival, Denver Audubon, and the Crane Trust. Cheryl is a 1992 honors graduate of Brooks Institute of Photography holding a Bachelor of Arts degree in Industrial/Scientific photography.