Andrew Johnson is a two-time winner of Jaco’s PSC Sunset Photography Contest – Pensacola State College

Andrew Johnson is the winner of the 2026 PSC Sunset Photography Contest, introduced by Jaco’s Bayfront Bar & Grille. (Photo Credit: Benjamin Calloway)

“Cheers” by PSC images scholar Andrew Johnson gained first place within the 2026 PSC Sunset Photography Contest introduced by Jaco’s Bayfront Bar & Grille. (Photo Credit: Benjamin Calloway)

“Into The Sunset” by PSC images scholar Kelena Jenkins gained second place within the 2026 PSC Sunset Photography Contest introduced by Jaco’s Bayfront Bar & Grille. (Photo Credit: Benjamin Calloway)

Participating images college students from Pensacola State College gathered at Jaco’s Bayfront Bar & Grille for the PSC Sunset Photography Contest awards presentation. (Photo Credit: Benjamin Calloway)

Wade Beroset from Jaco’s Bayfront Bar & Grille introduced the PSC Sunset Photography Contest awards to Andrew Johnson for first place and Kelena Jenkins for second place. Pictured left to proper: Kelena Jenkins; PSC images teacher Mark Francis; Andrew Johnson; and Wade Beroset, proprietor and common supervisor of Jaco’s Bayfront Bar & Grille. (Photo Credit: Benjamin Calloway)

With the backdrop of the solar setting over Pensacola Bay, restaurant proprietor and common supervisor Wade Beroset introduced the winners of this 12 months’s PSC Sunset Photography Contest on Wednesday, March 4, at Jaco’s Bayfront Bar & Grille. Pensacola State College images college students Andrew Johnson and Kelena Jenkins gained first-place and second-place honors, respectively.

The profitable {photograph}, entitled “Cheers,” has earned Johnson his personal month-long images exhibit at Jaco’s in April. He additionally gained the competition in 2024.

“It’s an honor to receive this prestigious award among so many talented artists attending Pensacola State College,” mentioned Johnson. “Huge ‘thank you’ to Jaco’s for all the pieces they do for the Visual Arts Department. They are a neighborhood hub for wonderful eating and artists alike.

“Every student who submitted work this year did a phenomenal job, and I’m thankful to be a part of this amazing group.”

Photography college students Benjamin Calloway, Zoe Ellis, Gary Hines, Jason Mulvihill, Kaitlyn Provo, Natalee Stuart, Ebony Wilder, Teanna Woodard and Ben Word additionally participated within the contest with entries on exhibit on the restaurant for public voting all through February.

All contest members obtained Jaco’s present playing cards and could have their work seem within the restaurant’s well-liked sundown wall calendar.

Jaco’s has introduced the PSC Sunset Photography Contest since 2014 and additional helps the faculty’s Visual Arts Department with a $1,500 scholarship obtainable to eligible highschool college students making use of to the Photography program and money prizes for the annual scholar artwork exhibition at PSC.
During the awards presentation, Beroset spoke concerning the restaurant’s long-time assist. “At Jaco’s, we love supporting the arts in our community; we love supporting art education programs at PSC; obviously, we love dogs; and we love sunsets,” mentioned Beroset, alluding additionally to the restaurant’s dog-friendly patio, spectacular sunsets and comparable assist of canine rescue organizations.