Candid Moments: Picture This!

Photography Exhibit & Competition

*Exhibits are FREE and open to the public. Donations are welcome.

Sometimes, the most powerful stories are the ones we don’t plan to tell. ”CANDID MOMENTS: Picture This!” celebrates the unscripted — photos that capture honest, fleeting, and unfiltered moments of life. Whether it’s the perfect imperfection of everyday scenes or the raw emotion of a spontaneous event, we invite photographers of all levels to submit work that reflects the beauty of the unexpected.

📸 About the Exhibition

Sometimes, the most powerful stories are the ones we don’t plan to tell.” CANDID MOMENTS: Picture This!” celebrates the unscripted — photos that capture honest, fleeting, and unfiltered moments of life. Photographers of all experience levels, from youth to professionals, responded to an open call for submissions. The images on view were selected through a competitive jury process based on artistic merit, emotional resonance, and connection to the exhibit’s theme.

🖼️Participating Artists

🏆 Competition & Prizes

Submissions were divided into 3 categories:

• Youth (ages 12–17)

• Amateur Adult

• Professional

Cash prizes will be awarded in each category for:

• 1st Place

• 2nd Place

• Honorable Mention

Additional awards will include:

• Best of Show

• TCA’s Choice Award

• People’s Choice Award

(Winners will be announced during the opening reception.)

🎓About the Judge

Steven Heddon

Steven Heddon is the owner and creative director of Fusion Creative Marketing, where he has led photography and video production efforts for over 25 years. His award-winning photography includes a first-place honor from The Turner Center for the Arts for a series of photographs taken in China (photos below). His videography spans advertising, corporate, educational, tourism, promotional, and entertainment content.

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Steven’s commercial work led him into documentary filmmaking. He has produced three impactful documentaries: The Southside Project (2022), focusing on the Southside minority neighborhood in Valdosta; Below the Line (2023), addressing homelessness in the area; and The Reformation Project (2023), which highlights the struggles faced by incarcerated individuals and their families, along with broader issues in the criminal justice system.

He served as an instructor at the Philanthro Films camp through South Georgia Film Studios and has mentored numerous Mass Media and photography interns from Lowndes High School, Valdosta State University, and Wiregrass Georgia Technical College—many of whom now work in the film industry.

Steven currently offers private film development instruction and teaches at The Turner Center for the Arts in Valdosta, Georgia.