September 2025 Photoshop Challenge Results!

The theme for this challenge was: Maps!

The theme for this month was Maps! Did you find where you were going? Did you discover buried treasure? Did you explore a new realm? Thank a map! We challenged our members to show us their most inventive and artistic uses of maps! We love the results!

Congratulations to Nancie Rowan for winning with the charming piece “Adventure Awaits”! And congrats to the runner-up Jack Floegel with “Treasure Island”.

Also, special thanks to all the creative and talented artists who make this challenge a success every single month!

Challenge Results:

This challenge was judged by Caroline Julia Moore, Jo Crane, and Bethany Perron.

Winner: Nancie Rowan

Top Prize: An Individual Summit of Choice with Lifetime Access!

Runner Up: Jack Floegel

Prize: Choice between a Texture Collection Pack from CJM Texture Collection, or a Texture Pack by Bethany Perron.

Honorable Mentions:

The Map Train by Linda Solomon

Kayak Adventure by Susan Gravens

Climate Change – A Global Problem by Steve Pulley

Charting Africa’s Waters by Marie Farmer

Also Noticed:

Battle Plans by Sandi Roberts

The Trip of a Lifetime by Fay Mallett

Imagine My Surprise by Georges Dutil

I Have Hope by Adriana Goldfeld

All Other Entries:

Big thanks to everyone who participated in this Shift Art Challenge!

A Most Important Treasure by Marcy Burgis

Boundless Travel by Mary Miller

Following the Map by Dan Borge

Found It! by Andre Stevens

Kayak Dreaming by Gaye Taylor

Map of Found Treasure by Galord D. Mattes

Map to the Treasure by John Schultz

Maps to Adventure by Susanne Valla

Navigating History by Bev Terawskyj

Roadmap Through the Mind by Albert Fitskie

Time Travel by Janet Sipl

Top of the World by P. Fern Phillips

Treasure Hunt by Larry Schiffman

World Travel by Frank Pizzani