{"id":8870,"date":"2026-05-06T17:45:45","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T17:45:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teensandfriendsunited.org\/?page_id=8870"},"modified":"2026-05-06T17:47:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T17:47:06","slug":"tafus-teen-photographer-of-the-year-2026-award-2nd-place","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/teensandfriendsunited.org\/?page_id=8870","title":{"rendered":"TAFU&#8217;s Teen Photographer of the Year 2026 Award &#8211; 2nd Place"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">TAFU&#8217;s Teen Photographer of the Year 2026 Award &#8211; 2nd Place<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Sophia Stravitsch<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;galleryId&quot;:&quot;6a10d08206184&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/gallery\" class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure 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