2026 #AlpineTXPhoto Contest

The City of Alpine’s is pleased to announce that the 2026 #AlpineTXPhoto Contest is now open for entries.

The 2026 #AlpineTXPhoto Contest invites photographers from far and wide to capture the essence of Alpine and its surroundings. Celebrating its sixteenth consecutive year, this annual contest showcases the town’s vibrant spirit and scenic wonders through the lens of talented individuals.

Free and open to the public, the contest deadline is September 30 of each year.

Photographers are encouraged to explore Alpine and its immediate surroundings: the downtown area with its charming facades, local businesses, and vibrant murals; details of small town life in Alpine’s parks and neighborhoods; and the picturesque landscapes between Alpine and our neighboring towns.

The top winner of the 2026 #AlpineTXPhoto Contest will be awarded a cash prize of $500, recognizing their exceptional talent and vision. In addition, four other winners will be selected, each receiving prizes of $100 and $50 respectively. This contest is free and open to the public, welcoming both residents and visitors to participate and contribute to the vibrant visual narrative of Alpine.

We are pleased to announce that the 2026 #AlpineTXPhoto Contest Judge is BOBBY GREESON!

Bobby Greeson is a multi-disciplinary artist equally comfortable with photography, filmmaking or design. His parents enrolled him in painting classes at age 6, and bought him his first camera at age 8, which he still has.

Driven by a passion for new experiences, he is a life-long traveler, having visited around sixty countries and all seven continents.

This same passion for original experiences has resulted in a varied professional career. Always taking photographs, he started his professional life as a graphic designer before moving into photography and then filmmaking. He has done design work for a variety of clients, including Boeing, Marriott Hotels, Verizon, the USA Film Festival, the University of North Texas, British Petroleum, Arco Oil & Gas, and NASA.

With his long-standing business partner and their music services company, Art4Music, he has worked extensively in the music industry for clients that include ZZ Top, Willie Nelson, the Dixie Chicks, Pearl Jam, Motley Crue, Steve Earle, James Brown, Joe Walsh and Talking Heads. Bobby has three Grammy nominations for art direction and album design.

In the film and video world, Bobby has done work for clients such as Blue Man Group, the Dallas Museum of Art, TED Talks, Southern Methodist University, the Angelika Theater chain, the Dallas Opera, Big Bend Medical Center, and the City of Alpine. He also directed a feature length documentary about the Beatles called 31 Days: The Beatles First American Tour, and has worked in various capacities on several low budget films that you’ve probably never heard of.

Greeson has photographed in a multitude of different scenarios but especially enjoys travel photography and photographing people. He has photographs that are part of the Smithsonian’s Permanent Collection and is the author of three books of his work. His photography has been published in National Geographic, Texas Monthly, D Magazine, Rolling Stone, the Smithsonian Magazine, Texas Parks and Wildlife, the Dallas Morning News, the Fort Worth Star Telegram, the Houston Post, and the New York Times. 

He is currently employed at Sul Ross State University where he is the ‘Sul Ross media guy’. He also teaches several photography classes at Sul Ross, and lives in Alpine.

Prizes

Contest entrants have the chance to win one of the following cash prizes.

• H.L. Kokernot, Jr. Memorial Award – $500
  (named in honor of the creator of the remarkable Kokernot Field, home of the Alpine Cowboys baseball team)
• Henry Charles Trost Memorial Award – $100
  (named in honor of the principal designer for Trost & Trost, architects of the historic Holland Hotel and many other signature buildings throughout the region)
• Twin Sisters Award – $50
• Hancock Hill Award – $50
• “A” Mountain Award – $50

Click here to view the complete Photo Contest Rules.

Any questions can be directed to photos@visitalpinetx.com