ArtSpace Herndon Announces 2012 Fine Art Photography Winners

ArtSpace Herndon and the Herndon Foundation for the Cultural Arts announced the winners of the 2012 Fine Art Photography Competition this week. The first place prize of $300 was awarded to Sharon Eisenzopf of Woodbridge for her photo, Passing Through. 

The juror of the exhibit, Mary Louise Ravese said the image brought together all the elements of a fine art black and white photograph, including line and composition, texture and tonal range. 

“The circular passageway is interesting and presented off-center," she said in a press release. "The texture on the front wall draws you in and the lines of wet pavers contrast with the direction of the traffic flow through the passageway. The man with the umbrella is captured at just the right point. The photograph is well composed and well executed.”

The second place winner, receiving $200, was Larry Dean of Damascus, MD., with Library of Congress Arches. The photograph shows the arches of the Library of Congress. “These angles are complemented by the interesting patterns in the painting on the wall and color adds a sense of depth and visual interest,” Ravese said.

Michael Kane's In Flight took third place, winning $100. Ravese made note of the sharp focus of the two birds in the upper left of the photograph with the other birds in the frame that are out of focus. “In black and white, it’s an interesting image with wide appeal,” Ravese said.

Honorable mentions were given to Sharon Kennedy of Reston for Phantom of the Opera Mask; Jeff Miller of Sterling for Twisted Tree; Carla Steckley of Herndon for Himalayan Poppy; and Beamie Young of Dickerson, MD for Roxanne. Each honorable mention was awarded $50. 

The winning photographs, as well as all the finalist entries, will be on exhibit at ArtSpace through May 30 in the Post Gallery. More than 75 photographers from Virginia, West Virginia, Washington, D.C. and Maryland entered the competition and there are 58 finalist images. “The quality of work is phenomenal,” Ravese said. 

For more information on the Fine Art Photography exhibit or ArtSpace hours and other upcoming exhibits, visit ArtSpace online at www.ArtSpaceHerndon.com.  

The following artists were selected as finalists: 
Fran Bastress
Sandra Blake
Eldred Boze
Larry Dean
Patricia Deege
Thuy Dong
Sharon Eisenzopf
Peter Foiles
Sandy Gherardi
Allen Hart
Julie Hart
Steven Heap
Laura Howell
Michael Kane
Sharon G. Kennedy
Carolyn Koslow
Tom Lussier
Jan Master
Pete McCutchen
Russ McIntosh
Cam Miller
Jeff Miller
Keith Naquin
Catherine Powers
Rhett Rebold
Emily Rivera
Michael Saft
Frances Saunders
Madhu Sharma
Rhiannon Shaub
Donald Slaughter
Carla Steckley
Beamie Young