Best in Show
Michael Knapstein
Fine-art photographer based in Middleton, Wisconsin, known for visual exploration of the American Midwest.
WorkThe Prizewinner
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PhotoMidwest Biennial Exhibition 2026
PhotoMidwest
United StatesWinner: Michael Knapstein — Best in Show.
The odds
1
The organiser did not publish how many applied.
- Selected artists45
- Honourable mentions3
- Winner1
Winner
Honourable mentions
3Image of Distinction
- United StatesSeth KlekampMemorial (Music)
- United StatesDaniel KramerUntitled
- United StatesMadelyn LesnewichRebirth
Selected artists
4514th PhotoMidwest Biennial Juried Exhibition
- United StatesJimmie AllenKeith and Drake, Louisiana, Missouri
- United StatesMichael P AndersonSelf Portrait
- United StatesMorgan Anderson11.08.21 7:07AM
- United StatesAnne ConnorSardines
- United StatesSteve DaubsMan in the Crowd, Naples, Italy. 2024.
- United StatesPhyllis Deicher-LadwigMystical
- United StatesLisa Di Giacomo1957
- United StatesYvette Marie DostatniLone Star Flag
- United StatesLizz DyerReflecting
- United StatesJane ErlandsonMain Street La Moille
- United StatesFatemeh FaniThe Art of Returning
- United StatesCamila Flores SánchezGaze
- United StatesGregg FuhrmanHopperesque Garage
- United StatesFrankie GarrUnifying Symbol of Love
- United StatesJohn HartEmergence I
- United StatesJim HillHoop Dreams
- United StatesCary HortonRiot
- United StatesAsher ImtiazOusman, Milwaukee. Originally from The Gambia
- United Statesmichael jareckiChicago CTA Bus Driver - 2025
- United StatesAllison KleinCommunity Lost
- United StatesRichard KoenigMercantile, Webster Street
- United StatesKatie KorandaJoy
- United StatesDiane LamboleySunburnt Journey
- United StatesGuntis LauzumsStaircase
- United StatesChris MiedanerTiny Houses Hold Me Closer
- United StatesLaura MigBeloved #3
- United StatesGeorge J. MillermRecollections Pond, No. 2
- United StatesLuis MoraColorful Task Force_The City
- United StatesLucy MuellerThe Family that Hunts Together 1/3
- United StatesWendy MurkveTimekeepers
- United StatesLauren NealBetween Two Notes
- United Statesstone pengDawn walking rice field #3
- United StatesAndy RichterWhere the Water Reflects the Skies
- United StatesBenjamin Rogerson$36 - Albuquerque, NM
- United StatesMartin SaundersPorto Bridge
- United StatesChad SchneiderRunning errands while occupied in Minneapolis.
- United StatesCelia SchulzSoldier
- United StatesMaryam SepehryExistential, Hormuz Island
- United StatesBob SheehanDevil's Tower
- United StatesDilruba ShuvraPassengers of the open sky
Jury and selection panel
1- KKaren Irvine
Prizes, shows and programme
- exhibition
- 17 Sep 2026 – 26 Feb 2027, Promega Biopharmaceutical Technology Center, Fitchburg, WI
- prize
- Best in Show: Michael Knapstein, The Prizewinner. Images of Distinction: Seth Klekamp, Daniel Kramer, Madelyn Lesnewich.
- result
- Karen Irvine chose 104 images from 819 submissions (63 print exhibition, 41 digital-only).
- What the call offered
- The 14th PhotoMidwest Biennial Juried Exhibition — the capstone of the PhotoMidwest Festival in Madison, WI (Sep 17, 2026 – Feb 26, 2027), shown across the Promega Art Showcase, PhotoMidwest Studio, and the UW–Madison Pyle Center, in collaboration with Promega Art Showcases.
- Who could apply
- Open to photographers from the 13 Midwest U.S. states. 3–5 images.
Sources
3- 1photomidwest.orgchecked 4 Oct 2026
- 2photomidwest.orgchecked 4 Oct 2026
- 3knapsteinphotography.comchecked 4 Oct 2026
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