Awarding Nature in Color

The Nature In Color student photography winners have been announced! On Saturday, March 24th from 2:00-3:30 pm all students, families, and staff are invited to attend the Cathedral City Public Arts Commission's LiveArts! event to include: the student awards ceremony and Through the Photographers Lens: Nature and Desert Landscapes of the Coachella Valley - a lecture by local photographers Tom Brewster and Susan Evans. The event will take place at the Cathedral City Public Library and will emphasize unique approaches to photographic composition using nature both as a subject and personal inspiration.  

Congratulations to the following DATA Di students!

Advanced High School Category

1^st place - Chad Smith (above)

2^nd place - Robert Mora

3^rd place - Rachel Soper

Beginning High School Category

1^st place - Emilia Jimenez (above)

2^nd place - Jenni Varela

3^rd place - Chris Jones
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Honorable Mentions

Marissa Lazalde and Rachel Soper

and Exhibiting Finalists

Emily Reynolds, Tammy Melendez, Taylor Burns and Bernardo Rodriguez

View all the Di Nature In Color submissions here!

A very special thank you to Marilyn Cooper, Mayor Kathy DeRosa, and Louisa Castrodale for supporting photography in Cathedral City Schools!