Nearly 400 images from 145 photographers were submitted to On Rose, Looking Glass Photo’s first photo contest. Together, they showed us just how many ways a single theme could be seen and interpreted.

Our judges, Becky Jaffe, Sarah Deragon, and Brandon Ruffin, selected the photographs gathered here. We’re grateful to every photographer who shared their work with us, and proud to celebrate these honorees online and in an October 2026 exhibition at Abrams Claghorn Gallery in Albany.