South County Photo Contest Winners Announced

By Faye Pantazopoulos

WAKEFIELD, RI — South County Tourism Council announced the winners of the 16th Annual South County Photo Contest last night at a press conference and reception held at the South County Museum. Approximately 338 entries were received capturing the essence of South County’s 449 square mile tourism region. The winning photographs, along with several honorable mentions, will remain on display at the museum until September 8th. Stop by the South County Museum Visitor’s Center and let them know you’re there to see the photo contest exhibit and you’ll receive free admission.

Ingrid Mathews of Wyoming, RI won first place in the “A Beautiful Place” category, while second place in that category was awarded to Glen A. Tarbox of Saunderstown and third place to Normand L. Charlette of Manchester, CT. Runners up were: Dale Loomis of Saunderstown and Cathy Jackson of Wakefield.

Ingrid Matthews, Charlestown

In the “People at Play” category, Ted Green of Wickford won first place, Ingrid Mathews of Wyoming placed second and Stephen Wood of Wakefield placed third. Runners up were Beth A. Thomas of Charlestown and Gina Campbell of Wakefield.

Ted Green

Louise Bishop, president of South County Tourism Council, said; “We had an overwhelming amount of submissions this year – all of them beautiful. We can’t wait to see which ones will make it into our 2018 Visitor Guide!”

We were honored to have Susan Sancomb, (www.sancombphotography.com) renowned local wedding and portrait photographer be the judge for the second year in a row. Sancomb studied photography at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) and received her master degree at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale.

The South County Tourism Council is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the towns of Charlestown, Coventry, East Greenwich, Exeter, Hopkinton, Narragansett, North Kingstown, Richmond, South Kingstown, West Greenwich and Westerly as a single leisure travel destination known as “South County.” For more information, please visit www.southcountyri.com.