Looking at the more than 90 entries, it was clear that the categories affected what we received. There were far fewer people in the submissions, and the photographs tended more toward the abstract and conceptual. The categories also seemed to affect tone; the photographs on these pages are more dynamic and moodier than those in past contests. On the downside, they also seem less ambiguous.
Many thanks to our contest judges: the Reader staff, and regular contributors Brian Barkely, Scott McMeekan, and Johanna Welzenbach-Hilliard. Look for the next photo contest in spring 2006.
Danger
1st Place
Neil Kuhlman
2nd Place
Neil Kuhlman
3rd Place
Elsie Smith
Honorable Mention
Jon-Michael Graham
Liberation
1st Place
Erin Frankel
2nd Place
Megan Crandall
3rd Place
Adam J. Brown
Honorable Mention
Dave Dwyer
Metamorphosis
1st Place
Carolyn Goodbred
2nd Place
Joe Nobiling
3rd Place
Kyle Morales
Honorable Mention
Dan Lavender
Honorable Mention
Ashley J. Long