2019 Photograph of the Year Competition Results

On May 1, 2019 SPC held it’s annual Photograph of the Year competition. Members were asked to submit up to 3 images across Black & White Print, Color Print and Digital Image categories, with a maximum of 2 into any single category for a chance to be crowned our 2018-2019 photograph of the year. Member’s selected images were shown throughout this competition season, and could be from the open subject or assigned subject categories. Our judges were tasked with selecting one image per category to represent the Stamford Photography Club as the 2019 Photograph of the Year.

The photograph of the year (Black & White Print, Color Print, and Digital Projected Image) is
in Blue Fill.

The first place entry in each category is highlighted Blue

The second place entry in each category is highlighted Red

The honorable mention entry in each category is highlighted in Green.

Ties for first place were broken by a second round of judging so that there was a single first place in each category.

BLACK & WHITE PRINTS CLASS A OPEN SUBJECT

Hoping to Slip By Unnoticed by Debbie Wolf
7 7 6 – 20
Jonas #1 by Emily Kelting
9 8 7 – 24
Fixer Upper by Barbara Williams
7 7 8 – 22
Curves by Barbara Williams
8 8 7 – 23
Sunday in the Country by Lisa Silberman
7 7 7 – 21
Track in the Sand by Peter Nagy
8 8 8 – 24


BLACK & WHITE PRINTS CLASS SALON OPEN SUBJECT

Grain Silo #2 by Matt Gray
7 7 8 – 22
Down the Rabbit Hole by Susan Christiano
9 9 7 – 25
After the Daily Prayer by Jean-Marc Bara
8 8 9 – 25
Early Morning Bike Ride by Sally Harris
8 8 8 – 24
Stripes by Bill Gordon
7 8 8 – 23
Is This Where I Get Off? by Jean-Marc Bara
9 9 9 – 27
Encounter on a Country Road by Sally Harris
8 8 9 – 25
Down in the Valley by David Kaplan
9 8 9 – 26
Wait for Me by Rosemarie Consunji
9 8 8 – 25
The Giant Sleeps by Steven Labkoff
7 9 8 – 24
Bus Rider in the Rain by Mike Harris
9 8 9 – 26
Spellbound by Rosemarie Consunji
8 8 8 – 24
Photographer’s Selfie by Victoria Hackman
7 7 8 – 22


COLOR PRINTS CLASS A OPEN SUBJECT

Rising Tide in St. Marks Square by Steve Kaplan
7 7 7 – 21
The Oncoming Storm by Barbara Williams
7 7 7 – 21
Slivers of Light by Lisa Silberman
7 7 8 – 22
Soldiers Don’t Give Up by Samantha Heilweil
7 7 8 – 22
Future Lion King by Steve Kaplan
8 7 7 – 22
What are you Looking At? by Debbie Wolf
7 7 7 – 21
Street Vendor, India by Emily Kelting
7 8 7 – 22
Looking Out on a Rainy Day by Samantha Heilweil
8 7 8 – 23


COLOR PRINTS CLASS SALON OPEN SUBJECT

Etched in Time by Susan Christiano
9 9 8 – 26
Sunrise Over Keag River by Bill Gordon
8 7 8 – 23
Boy and His Rooster by Sally Harris
7 7 8 – 22
Trapped in the Crypt by Jean-Marc Bara
8 8 9 – 25
Golden Dawn by Bill Gordon
7 7 8 – 23
Lilac-Breasted Roller by Grace Kaplan
8 9 8 – 25
Found on Gilligan’s Island by Susan Christiano
8 7 8 – 23
Moo to You Too! by Victoria Hackman
7 7 7 – 21
Man in Nature by Rosemarie Consunji
9 9 8 – 26
It’s Not Nice to Fool Mother Nature by Linda Brinckerhoff
8 9 9 – 26
Show Me the Way by Steve Labkoff
8 9 9 – 26
Sunshine in the Valley by David Kaplan
8 8 8 – 24
Friday Night Lights by Mike Harris
7 7 7 – 21
She Lights the Way by Steve Labkoff
7 8 8 – 23
If the Hat Fits, Wear It by Mike Harris
8 8 8 – 24


DIGITAL PROJECTED COLOR IMAGE OPEN SUBJECT CLASS A

Hanging On by Jerry Pollack
7 7 8 – 22
Soldiers!  Don’t Give Up the Fight! by Samantha Heilweil
6 7 7 – 20
Shafts of Light by Peter Nagy
7 7 7 – 21
Mantis Hug by Roberto Olivares
7 6 7 – 20
Youthful Enjoyment in the Fountain, Chicago by Edward Hortick
7 8 7 – 22
Second Breakfast by Lisa Silberman
7 7 7 – 21
Thanksgiving Ceremony by Emily Kelting
8 8 8 – 24
Eyeware and Bicycles in Rome by Chip Paris
8 8 8 – 24
Birth by Debbie Wolf
7 7 8 – 22
Last Tango by Steve Kaplan
8 7 7 – 22
Winter Evening by Chris McManus
7 7 7 – 21
Havana Duet by Jiasong Zhu
7 8 7 – 22
A Different View by Peter Nagy
8 8 7 – 23
Beautiful Day in Brooklyn by Chip Paris
7 8 7 – 22
The Ice by Roberto Olivares
7 6 7 – 20
Here Comes the Queen by Edward Hortick
7 6 8 – 21
Haydn by Jerry Pollack
7 8 7 – 22
Morning Paddle by Chris McManus
7 7 8 – 22
Taking Off by Jiasong Zhu
7 7 7 – 21
What’s Up? by Bill Williams
7 7 6 – 20


DIGITAL PROJECTED COLOR IMAGE OPEN SUBJECT CLASS SALON

Marshall Point Lighthouse by Grace Kaplan
7 8 8 – 23
Ice on my Eyelashes by Victoria Hackman
7 7 7 – 21
Promenade by Greg Presley
8 8 8 – 24
Motherly Love by Linda Brinckerhoff
8 9 8 – 25
Thanaka Girl by David Roberts
7 7 7 – 21
Beacon of the Galaxy by Chris Wisker
7 8 8 – 23
Push or Pull by Kirsti Holtan
7 9 7 – 23
Red Dragon Tulip by Matt Gray
7 7 8 – 22
A Big Lunch by David Henkel
8 8 8 – 24
The Memories of Youth by Aleksander Rotner
8 8 9 – 25
Interior of a Leaf by Carlotta Grenier
7 8 8 – 23
Shy Goodbye by Greg Presley
7 8 8 – 23
Sea Fog on a Frozen Morning by Matt Gray
8 7 7 – 22
No, It’s Too Cold for Me by David Roberts
8 7 8 – 23
Wishful Thinking by Carlotta Grenier
7 8 8 – 23
In My Magical Backyard by Aleksander Rotner
8 9 9 – 26
Meal Time by Chris Wisker
7 8 8 – 23
Letting Off Steam by Kirsti Holtan
7 7 7 – 21
Lunge by David Henkel
8 8 9 – 25
The End of the World by Grace Kaplan
7 7 8 – 22
Blarney Castle by Linda Brinckerhoff
8 8 7 – 23
Another New Toy to Keep it Interesting by Carol Battin
7 6 8 – 21