Photography Competitions I have Organized Galleries

20080713 'The Vibrant Triangle' : This competition was open to students of my "Introduction to Digital Photography" classes. The theme was "The Vibrant Triangle" (we live in the Triangle area of NC). Entrants could submit up to ten pictures, any size up to 16"x20", mounted or not (no prejudice either way in judging), B&W or color. Work submitted was to be entrants' own original work, taken with a digital camera at any time; no photo editing other than sharpening, cropping, other standard optimizations like digital artifact reduction and contrast adjustment, or panoramic processing was allowed (photo.net's definition of unmanipulated image with the allowance of panoramic processing). I judged the (physical and not these later submitted electronic) pictures on criteria of creativity, aesthetics, and interpretation of the theme. I didn't realize till I received the images that "Triangle" was ambiguous and some used the term geometrically instead of geographically. I judged the prints with either definition in mind. All of these pictures are by the named photographer, who retains all rights. Please email me to be put in touch with any of the photographers if you want permission to copy or print any of their images.

20080713 'The Vibrant Triangle'

This competition was open to students of my "Introduction to Digital P ...

Updated: Jul 14, 2008 7:12pm PST

200806-07 (6-week Carrboro ArtsCenter) Assignment "4 1/2" - Informal "Something Important about Carrboro or Chapel Hill" Competition (due July 9) : We had a week off in this six-week class because of the 4th of July holiday, so had an informal contest to have students continue practicing their photography. "Please apply what we've learned so far about photography to submit ... up to six images, taken between now [June 26] and then [July 9], that you think capture something important about Carrboro or Chapel Hill. How you interpret that is up to you - street scenes, a landscape with a local landmark, events, people enjoying something that relates to the towns, a local institution, .... Please don't do any photo editing other than cropping. Don't forget to include a title." Each of these pictures is by a student in my class; each student retains all rights. Please email me to be put in touch with any of the photographers if you want permission to copy or print any of their images.

200806-07 (6-week Carrboro ArtsCenter) Assignment "4 1/2" - Informal "Something Important about Carrboro or Chapel Hill" Competition (due July 9)

We had a week off in this six-week class because of the 4th of July ho ...

Updated: Jul 10, 2008 12:29pm PST

200804-05 (6-week Carrboro ArtsCenter) Assignment "3 1/2" - Informal "Something Important about Carrboro or Chapel Hill" Competition (due May 14) : We had a week off in this six-week class since I was traveling, so had an informal contest to have students continue practicing their photography. "Please apply what we've learned so far about photography to submit ... up to six images, taken between now [May 1] and then [May 14], that you think capture something important about Carrboro or Chapel Hill. How you interpret that is up to you - street scenes, a landscape with a local landmark, events, people enjoying something that relates to the towns, a local institution, .... Please don't do any photo editing other than cropping. Don't forget to include a title." Each of these pictures is by a student in my class; each student retains all rights. Please email me to be put in touch with any of the photographers if you want permission to copy or print any of their images.

200804-05 (6-week Carrboro ArtsCenter) Assignment "3 1/2" - Informal "Something Important about Carrboro or Chapel Hill" Competition (due May 14)

We had a week off in this six-week class since I was traveling, so had ...

Updated: May 15, 2008 9:08am PST

Top Prize Winners : This is a collection of top prize winners from the photographic competitions that I have organized. I have copied these images from the galleries in which they were entered. All of these pictures are by the named photographer, who retains all rights. Please email me to be put in touch with any of the photographers if you want permission to copy or print any of their images.

Top Prize Winners

This is a collection of top prize winners from the photographic compet ...

Updated: Feb 19, 2008 9:27pm PST

200801-02 (6-week Carrboro ArtsCenter) Assignment "2 1/2" - Informal "Something Important about Carrboro or Chapel Hill" Competition (due January 29) : We unexpectedly had a class day, January 24, 2008, off, so had an informal contest to encourage folks to continue practicing their photography skills. "Please apply what we've learned so far about photography to submit ... up to six images, taken between now [January 24] and then [January 29], that you think capture something important about Carrboro or Chapel Hill. How you interpret that is up to you - street scenes, a landscape with a local landmark, events, people enjoying something that relates to the towns, a local institution, .... Please don't do any photo editing other than cropping. Don't forget to include a title." There were so many very nice pictures! It was difficult to settle on a few winners. Shannon Grabowski's UNC Campus Building, Shadow of Time was the fourth prize winner, Caroline Ring's Walking meditation: you only need your feet won third prize and her Reflections on affluence and activism was the second prize winner. Each of these winners received a certificate for a free 8"x10" print from University Photo and Frame. Thanks to them, and thanks to Southeastern Camera, who provided the first prize gift, Digital Pursuits DP1000 Ultimate Digital Camera Cleaning Kit worth $14.95, which went to Troy Kay for his Education on a Silver Platter. Each of these pictures is by a student in my class; each student retains all rights. Please email me to be put in touch with any of the photographers if you want permission to copy or print any of their images.

200801-02 (6-week Carrboro ArtsCenter) Assignment "2 1/2" - Informal "Something Important about Carrboro or Chapel Hill" Competition (due January 29)

We unexpectedly had a class day, January 24, 2008, off, so had an info ...

Updated: Feb 19, 2008 9:21pm PST

20071202 'Autumn in the Triangle' : This competition was open to students of my "Introduction to Digital Photography" classes. The theme was "Autumn in the Triangle" (we live in the Triangle area of NC). Entrants could submit up to ten pictures, any size up to 16"x20", mounted or not (no prejudice either way in judging), B&W or color. Work submitted was to be entrants' own original work, taken with a digital camera at any time; no photo editing other than sharpening, cropping, other standard optimizations like digital artifact reduction and contrast adjustment, or panoramic processing was allowed (photo.net's definition of unmanipulated image with the allowance of panoramic processing). I judged the (physical and not these later submitted electronic) pictures on criteria of creativity, aesthetics, and interpretation of the theme. All of these pictures are by the named photographer, who retains all rights. Please email me to be put in touch with any of the photographers if you want permission to copy or print any of their images.

20071202 'Autumn in the Triangle'

This competition was open to students of my "Introduction to Digital P ...

Updated: Dec 27, 2007 9:51pm PST

password protected gallery

20071202 'Autumn in the Triangle' competition banquet at Café Parizäde, Durham, NC

We had our photographic competition at Café Parizäde. All of these p ...

Updated: Dec 07, 2007 12:53pm PST

20070211 'Winter in the Triangle' : This competition was open to students of my "Introduction to Digital Photography" classes. The theme was "Winter in the Triangle" (we live in the Triangle area of NC). Entrants could submit up to ten pictures, any size up to 16"x20", mounted or not (no prejudice either way in judging), B&W or color. Work submitted was to be entrants' own original work, taken with a digital camera at any time; no photo editing other than sharpening, cropping, other standard optimizations like digital artifact reduction and contrast adjustment, or panoramic processing was allowed (photo.net's definition of unmanipulated image with the allowance of panoramic processing. I judged the (physical and not these later submitted electronic) pictures on criteria of creativity, aesthetics, and interpretation of the theme. All of these pictures are by the named photographer, who retains all rights. Please email me to be put in touch with any of the photographers if you want permission to copy or print any of their images.

20070211 'Winter in the Triangle'

This competition was open to students of my "Introduction to Digital P ...

Updated: Feb 20, 2007 10:26pm PST

password protected gallery

20070211 'Winter in the Triangle' competition banquet at Café Parizäde, Durham, NC

We had our photographic competition at Café Parizäde. All of these p ...

Updated: Feb 20, 2007 11:00am PST

password protected gallery

20060423 'Spring in the Triangle' competition banquet at Café Parizäde, Durham, NC

We had our first photographic competition at Café Parizäde; the them ...

Updated: Oct 30, 2006 6:23pm PST

password protected gallery

20060806 'Summer in the Triangle' competition banquet at Café Parizäde, Durham, NC

We had our photographic competition at Café Parizäde. All of these p ...

Updated: Aug 09, 2006 8:14am PST

20060423 'Spring in the Triangle' b : This competition was open to students of my "Introduction to Digital Photography" class that I taught October-December 2005. The theme was "Spring in the Triangle" (we live in the Triangle area of NC). Entrants could submit up to ten pictures, any size up to 16"x20", mounted or not (no prejudice either way in judging), B&W or color. Work submitted was to be entrants' own original work, taken with a digital camera at any time; no photo editing other than sharpening, cropping, other standard optimizations like digital artifact reduction and contrast adjustment, or panoramic processing was allowed. I judged the (physical and not these later submitted electronic) pictures on criteria of creativity, aesthetics, and interpretation of the theme. Note that the second and third prize winning pictures were both from Laura Shmania. Her photography can be seen on smugmug, as well, including her

20060423 'Spring in the Triangle' b

This competition was open to students of my "Introduction to Digital P ...

Updated: Aug 08, 2006 8:18pm PST

20060423 'Spring in the Triangle' a : This competition was open to students of my "Introduction to Digital Photography" class just finished (February-March 2006). The theme was "Spring in the Triangle" (we live in the Triangle area of NC). Entrants could submit up to ten pictures, any size up to 16"x20", mounted or not (no prejudice either way in judging), B&W or color. Work submitted was to be entrants' own original work, taken with a digital camera at any time; no photo editing other than sharpening, cropping, other standard optimizations like digital artifact reduction and contrast adjustment, or panoramic processing was allowed. I judged the (physical and not these later submitted electronic) pictures on criteria of creativity, aesthetics, and interpretation of the theme.

20060423 'Spring in the Triangle' a

This competition was open to students of my "Introduction to Digital P ...

Updated: Aug 08, 2006 8:15pm PST

20060806 'Summer in the Triangle' : This competition was open to students of my "Introduction to Digital Photography" classes, as well as to my "Digital Photography for Teens" class that is currently underway. The theme was "Summer in the Triangle" (we live in the Triangle area of NC). Entrants could submit up to ten pictures, any size up to 16"x20", mounted or not (no prejudice either way in judging), B&W or color. Work submitted was to be entrants' own original work, taken with a digital camera at any time; no photo editing other than sharpening, cropping, other standard optimizations like digital artifact reduction and contrast adjustment, or panoramic processing was allowed (photo.net's definition of unmanipulated image with the allowance of panoramic processing). I judged the (physical and not these later submitted electronic) pictures on criteria of creativity, aesthetics, and interpretation of the theme. All of these pictures are by the named photographer, who retains all rights. Please email me to be put in touch with any of the photographers if you want permission to copy or print any of their images.

20060806 'Summer in the Triangle'

This competition was open to students of my "Introduction to Digital P ...

Updated: Aug 08, 2006 8:13pm PST

eXTReMe Tracker