NSA Image Competitions

Image competitions are a long-time tradition of the annual NSA conventions. Receiving an award and recognition at NSA has been considered a highly regarded achievement that adds stature to an artist's resume.

There are three categories of image competitions at 3D-Con 2022:

Modern and Vintage Stereo View Competitions

Stereo views have captivated people for over 150 years. This competition features two categories - Vintage stereo view format (more than 50 years old) and Modern Stereoview format (views photographed by the entrant).

Modern card example

Vintage card example

2022 Vintage Stereo View Winners

1st Place - Russell Norton "Castes in India by Lt Col. Thomas H Biggs, RA"

2nd Place - Michael McEachern "Placer Mining Palio Karst in the Mother Lode"

3rd Place - Eugene Mitofsky "1935 Stereoscopic Cards (vision tests)"

HM - Eugene Mitofsky "TruVue Images"

2022 Modern Stereo View Winners

1st Place - Vanessa Grein & David Kuntz "Magical Creatures" (also Tex Treadwell award)

2nd Place - Bob Bloomberg "On The Road: Portraits From Here & There"

3rd Place - Liz Mitofsky "Springtime in Arizona"

HM - Lindsay Cole "Brian May: Art in Stereoscopic Vision"

HM - Bob Bloomberg "Cat Dreams"

3D Digital Image Showcase

You are invited to enter the 2022 3D Digital Image Showcase competition. All entries will be shown in the 3D Theater at the convention. Each entrant can submit up to FOUR digital images. We will be awarding 1st, 2nd and 3rd place awards for the best overall portfolio (photographer) AND individual images.

There is no cost/fee to enter.

2022 Best Image Winners

1st Place - Bob Bloomberg "Baby Finches"

2nd Place - Susan Pinsky "GG Bath Burdlo"

3rd Place - George Themelis "Vinnie Flying"

2022 Cumulative Score Winners

1st Place - Sergey Kozintsev

2nd Place - John Bueche

3rd Place - Carl Bromwich

On-Site Digital Image Competition

The NSA On-Site Image Competition has been a Convention tradition for many years, and is always a popular presentation during the Sunday 3D Theater. The goal is to gather stereo photos taken by 3D-Con attendees during the course of the Convention, highlighting the people and places that make the 3D-Con great. Each registered NSA Convention attendee may enter images of their own making in the 2022 NSA 3D-Con On-Site Image Competition. We plan to have a room set aside in the 3D-Con hotel with a few computers loaded with software (StereoPhoto Maker) where you can download, align, crop and transfer your digital files.

2022 On-Site Digital Image Competition Winners

1st Place - George Themelis "Harbor At Night"

2nd Place - Christopher Schneberger "Reflections"

3rd Place - John Bueche "Missing Link"

HM - Phyllis Maslin "Chihuly003"

HM - Christopher Schneberger "Chihuly Pool"

HM - George Themelis "Wild Flowers at Mt Rainier"

HM - George Themelis "Convention Hotel at Night"

Judges