Winners Announced For Fairfield Museum's Juried Photography Show

FAIRFIELD, CT — (From the Fairfield Museum): The Fairfield Museum and History Center has announced the winners of IMAGES 2019, its 11th annual Juried Photography Show. Winners were chosen in the categories of Landscape, Portrait, Architecture, Nature and Abstract. The exhibition of the winning photographs will open on Thursday, Feb. 28 on Fairfield County’s Giving Day with a reception from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

The public is invited to the Fairfield Museum, 370 Beach Road, for an evening with music by Billy Ruegger, refreshments and the opportunity to meet the photographers, judges and IMAGES 2019 featured photographer, Jen Edney. Edney’s adventure photography is world renowned and she was recently named by National Geographic as one of “Nine Female Photographers Who Push The Limits.”

IMAGES 2019 is a highly-regarded exhibition that celebrates the exceptional work of talented, regional photographers. This year’s jury of Douglas Foulke, Brad Smith, and Edney selected the winners from more than 500 photographs. At the reception, every submission to the 2019 contest will be featured in a slideshow, and the jury will announce the “Best in Show” photographs in both the Professional/Serious Amateur and Student categories. They will also award honorable mentions. The Professional/Serious Amateur winner will receive their own exhibition at Southport Galleries on a date to be determined by the gallery. The Student winner will receive a professional portfolio review with Philip Trager.

IMAGES 2019 will be on display through April 28 and is presented in memory of Marcia B. Saft. A former Fairfield Museum Board Member and devoted community leader and philanthropist, Marcia Saft (1945-2016) was an enthusiastic supporter of Fairfield’s history and artistic legacy. The Fairfield Museum would like to thank Southport Galleries for its continued support.

In addition to the photographs selected by the jury, the contest featured online voting for one “Viewer’s Choice” winner. East Hartford student Inelyz Viruet was selected for her photograph Silence. The other winning entrants are:

Abstract

As I Walked Between Terminals, Christine Acebo, Ashford

Just Golden - In The Sand, Nancy Breakstone, Westport

Spark Face, Lisa Cuchara, Hamden

Budapest Gift Shop Window, Donald David South Hadley, MA

White Rose, Jonathan Gordon, Bethel

Torn, Judy Miller Bailey, Boxford, MA

From Depths She Rises, Ella Toth-Melko, Fairfield (Student)

Meeting Place (Pokhara, Nepal), Benjamin Gruenbaum, Fairfield

Architecture

Downtown, Looking Up, Barry Bellovin, New York, NY

MAC Barcelona, Alexandria Donovan, Westport

Curiosity Cabinet #72, William Frucht, Danbury

Crossing the Courtyard, Sandy Gennrich, Stamford

Push or Pull?, Kirsti Holtan, Stamford

Commerce, Arpad Krizsan, Westport

Ocean Sea Grill, John Maggi, Shelton

Colorful Retreat, Allie Rowland, Fairfield (Student)

Villages de France, Fredda Gordon, Fairfield

Landscape

Contemplation, Jean-Marc Bara, Greenwich

McWay Sunset, Nick Benson, Southport

View from Brooklyn, Richard Kunsch, Milford

Away in the Manger, Steven Labkoff, Stamford

Upon the Edge of Darkness, David Pisciotta, Shelton

Road to the Summit, Allie Rowland, Fairfield (Student)

Cabo Sunrise, Patrick Sikes, Norwalk

The Tourists, Bill Van Ollefen, Bridgeport

Nature

Reach for the Sky, William Canosa, Branford

Rose, Elliot Dolzani, Fairfield (Student)

Allium. Allium. Ann Franzen, Fairfield

Heavenly Grass, Gillian Gerber, Fairfield (Student)

Over or Under?, Ellen Gould, Southport

Strolling Along, Carlotta Grenier, Greenwich

Portrait

Livestock Trader, Jean-Marc Bara, Greenwich

Joy, Miggs Burroughs, Westport

Through the Looking Glass, Chablis, Jeremy Frost, Southport

My Story, Jonathan Kubie, Trumbull (Student)

Toby, Bruce Lippman, Orange

Practice Time: Ballet School, Havana, Nancy Moon, Fairfield

John, Nicholas Noto, Fairfield (Student)

Bract Beam, Jaime Viens, Fairfield

Safety First, David Pisciotta, Shelton

Photo 1: Hungry Bees by Susan Rotando of Fairfield / Photo 2: Rose by Elliot Dolzani of Fairfield, Student

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