On Friday, March 12, 2010, the Digital Photography Club of Annapolis's First Annual Open Juried Photo Competition opened at Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts in Annapolis, MD. Linnell Bowen, the Executive Director of Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts, welcomed a standing room only crowd. Gary Jameson, one of Maryland Hall's resident artists, spoke to the group about his work on display across the hall in the Martino Gallery. After Mr. Jameson's comments, Susana Raab, a photographer based in Washington, DC and the juror for the exhibit, presented a slideshow of photographs from two of her personal projects, Consumed and A Sense of Place. Ms. Raab concluded her presentation with comments on the prize-winning photographs she had selected for the exhibit.
The competition awards were presented by Ms. Raab. Hunter Harris of Aloft Aerial Photography won First Place. He was awarded a cash prize and a Bella Photo Art & Framing Gallery coupon for a matted and framed 17" print. Jay Alden, former DPCA club president, won both 2nd and 3rd place prizes and was awarded cash prizes. Four Honorable Mentions were announced. Katherine Meadows, Joan Machinchick, Annette Uroskie, and Lauren Brice were each awarded a cash prize. In addition, they received a coupon from one of DPCA's exhibit sponsors. Falcon Digital Studio donated two coupons for photo services, Art Things, Inc. donated a gift certificate for their store, and Ritz Camera & Image donated a coupon for processing services.
The People's Choice Award-Vote March 21, 2010
The public is invited to visit the exhibit and vote for their favorite photograph on Sunday, March 21, 2010 from 1-4pm during Maryland Hall's ArtFest. The winner of the People's Choice Award will receive a coupon for a Photoshop Workshop at Bella Photo Art & Framing Gallery. From 3:00-3:30 pm that afternoon, club member and exhibitor Chris Edwards will present "Making Great Pictures: Tips on Composition." Ms. Edwards will discuss the pieces on display in the exhibit as well as principles of digital photography. To see a full schedule of the ArtFest activities, click here.
The People's Choice award will be presented during the DPCA meeting on Monday, April 12, 2010. At 7:00 pm, Hunter Harris will present "The Bay From Above: Aerial Views of the Bay Then and Now" which juxtaposes the 1930s-1950s photography of H. Robins Hollyday with new photography by Mr. Harris, pairing views of the same stretch of the Bay region. Contrasting Hollyday's black-and-white photographs with Harris's color images of spectacular vistas and the unique viewpoint hundreds of feet above the Bay, these photographs provide astoundingly beautiful and startling evidence of the changes in the Chesapeake's shoreline, farmland, and Bay spaces over the last 75 years. After Mr. Harris speaks, the People's Choice award will be presented to the winner in the Chaney Gallery. Mr. Harris will also take questions about his presentation at that time.
The photo competition was a first time collaboration between the Digital Photography Club of Annapolis and Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts. It was open to photographers residing in Maryland. Forty-three photographs by twenty-eight photographers were selected and are on display in the Chaney Gallery and in the Hallway Gallery. Gallery hours are 10 am - 5 pm, Monday through Saturday. The exhibit will be on display through Thursday, April 22, 2010.
The Digital Photography Club of Annapolis meets every other Monday in Room 308 at Maryland Hall. Please visit the DPCA web site to learn more about the programs, to view the meeting schedule, and to see member photographs.
If you would like to learn more about Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts, click here.
If you have questions about the photo competition exhibit or the DPCA activities, please contact DPCA's Exhibit Director, Roberta Mislevy, at
director-exhibits@digitalphotoclub.net
