11
Apr
2006
The response to our spring photo contest was, in a word, overwhelming, with double the number of entries we received last fall. For the first time in our photo competitions, last fall we built the contest around themes ("danger," "metamorphosis," and "liberation") rather than categories such as "people" and "places.
" We received more than 90 entries.
In this spring's contest, the themes were "comfort," "mystique," and "waste," and we received 191 entries. Somewhat surprisingly, the "mystique" category received almost as many entries (78) as "comfort" (79). The winners were chosen by the Reader staff, with the assistance of freelance photographer Brian Barkley and Reader art critic Steve Banks. Thanks to everyone who sent in their photographs.
The "comfort" category was, as expected, dominated by pictures of children and pets, but the best entries were marked by a combination of sensitivity, authenticity, and artfulness. And Jon-Michael Graham's stunningly ambiguous photograph of a pacifier jumped out immediately and became even more interesting the longer we looked at it.
Winners from the "mystique" category found mystery and foreboding in subjects that by themselves seem benign. And in "waste," Kristina Dinquel's winning entry beautifully captured the disappointment and sadness tied up in an image of a crumbling home.
Comfort
1st Place
Jon-Michael Graham
2nd Place
Gary A. Meier
3rd Place
Katherine Adkins
Honorable Mention
David Dwyer
Honorable Mention
Anthony Hoar
Mystique
1st Place
J.C. Riley
2nd Place
Nicolas Propes
3rd Place
Marsha Dolan
Honorable Mention
Amy Paup
Waste
1st Place
Kristina Dinquel
2nd Place
Emilie Duchow
3rd Place
Andrew Edmark
In this spring's contest, the themes were "comfort," "mystique," and "waste," and we received 191 entries. Somewhat surprisingly, the "mystique" category received almost as many entries (78) as "comfort" (79). The winners were chosen by the Reader staff, with the assistance of freelance photographer Brian Barkley and Reader art critic Steve Banks. Thanks to everyone who sent in their photographs.
The "comfort" category was, as expected, dominated by pictures of children and pets, but the best entries were marked by a combination of sensitivity, authenticity, and artfulness. And Jon-Michael Graham's stunningly ambiguous photograph of a pacifier jumped out immediately and became even more interesting the longer we looked at it.
Winners from the "mystique" category found mystery and foreboding in subjects that by themselves seem benign. And in "waste," Kristina Dinquel's winning entry beautifully captured the disappointment and sadness tied up in an image of a crumbling home.
Comfort
1st Place
Jon-Michael Graham
2nd Place
Gary A. Meier
3rd Place
Katherine Adkins
Honorable Mention
David Dwyer
Honorable Mention
Anthony Hoar
Mystique
1st Place
J.C. Riley
2nd Place
Nicolas Propes
3rd Place
Marsha Dolan
Honorable Mention
Amy Paup
Waste
1st Place
Kristina Dinquel
2nd Place
Emilie Duchow
3rd Place
Andrew Edmark
