2019-2020 Photograph of the Year Competition Results
On August 26, 2020 SPC held it’s annual Photograph of the Year competition for the 2019-2020 season. Due to the interruption as the result of the Coronavirus pandemic, the Club was forced to close down operations locally, and the Executive Board worked to formulate a solution to complete the 19/20 season and to move forward with Virtual meetings in the 20/21 season.
Members were asked to submit up to 3 images across Black & White Print, Color Print and Digital Image categories, with a maximum of 2 into any single category for a chance to be crowned our 2019-2020 photograph of the year. Member’s selected images were shown throughout this competition season, and could be from the open subject or assigned subject categories. Our judges were tasked with selecting one image per category to represent the Stamford Photography Club as the 2020 Photograph of the Year.
The photograph of the year (Black & White Print, Color Print, and Digital Projected Image) is shown in Blue Fill.
The first place entry in each category is highlighted blue.
The second place entry in each category is highlighted red.
The third place entry in each category is highlighted green.
* Ties for first place were broken by a second round of judging so that there was a single first place in each category.
BLACK & WHITE PRINTS CLASS A OPEN SUBJECT
Black and White in Black and White by David Schafran | 7 7 7 – 21 |
Boating Noir by Lisa Silberman | 8 6 7 – 21 |
Lost in Thought by Emily Kelting | 9 8 9 – 26 |
Peace by Barbara Williams | 6 6 7 – 19 |
BLACK & WHITE PRINTS CLASS SALON OPEN SUBJECT
| Cypress Tunnel by David Kaplan | 8 7 7 – 22 |
Final Ride by Bill Gordon | 7 8 8 – 23 |
| He’s My Brother by David Roberts | 7 8 7 – 22 |
| Looking Out by Sally Harris | 7 9 9 – 25 |
| Mouth of the Agave by Roger Busch | 7 6 7 – 20 |
Passion and Compassion by Rosemarie Consunji | 9 7 7 – 23 |
| Redneck and his Posy by Mike Harris | 6 6 9 – 21 |
Respect by David Kaplan | 9 7 8 – 24 |
Sidewalk Trash by Jean-Marc Bara | 8 8 9 – 25 |
The Dragon’s Lair by Steven Labkoff | 7 8 8 – 23 |
| The View by Susan Cohen | 7 7 7 – 21 |
The Wind Beneath My Wings by Steven Labkoff | 8 8 8 – 24 |
Waiting for the Mothership by Susan Christiano | 8 8 8 – 24 |
| Watching the Tourists by David Roberts | 7 7 7 – 21 |
| Where’s Waldo? by Samantha Heilweil | 7 7 7 – 21 |
| Which Way is Up? By Samantha Heilweil | 7 7 7 – 21 |
Woman in an Armchair by Jean-Marc Bara | 7 8 9 – 24 |
| Pinetum Park Mirrored by Debbie Wolf | 7 8 7 – 22 |
COLOR PRINTS CLASS A OPEN SUBJECT
Bird’s Eye View by Steve Kaplan | 8 6 7 – 21 |
| Desert Porcupine by Barbara Williams | 7 7 6 – 20 |
Eye of the Donkey by Barbara Williams | 9 7 8 – 24 |
Like This by Lisa Silberman | 7 8 7 – 22 |
Monkey by Steve Kaplan | 7 7 7 – 21 |
On the Way to Ta Prohm, Cambodia by Emily Kelting | 8 7 7 – 22 |
COLOR PRINTS CLASS SALON OPEN SUBJECT
| All That Glitters by Susan Cohen | 8 8 7 – 22 |
Christina’s World by Susan Christiano | 9 8 8 – 25 |
| Crossing the Divide by Rosemarie Consunji | 9 9 8 – 26 |
| Dawn in Pastel by Bill Gordon | 8 8 7 – 23 |
Graveside Mass by Mike Harris | 9 7 8 – 24 |
Holy Smoke by Rosemarie Consunji | 8 7 9 – 24 |
Into the Field by Sally Harris | 8 8 8 – 24 |
| Look Mum, Red Feet! by Victoria Hackman | 7 7 7 – 21 |
| Lost City of the Incas by Grace Kaplan | 7 8 7 – 22 |
| Lucky Strike by Steven Labkoff | 8 8 7 – 23 |
| Menacing Shadow by Jean-Marc Bara | 7 8 8 – 23 |
| Sunrise Before the Storm by David Kaplan | 8 7 7 – 22 |
Things of God are Divine by Susan Christiano | 9 8 8 – 25 |
| Tidal Creek by Bill Gordon | 8 8 7 – 23 |
| Watching All the Girls Go By by Debbie Wolf | 7 7 8 – 22 |
| Young Heron Demanding Food by Grace Kaplan | 7 7 7 – 21 |
DIGITAL IMAGE OPEN SUBJECT CLASS A
| A Modern Building by Steve Kaplan | 7 6 7 – 20 |
A Place to Contemplate by Edward Hortick | 7 7 7 – 21 |
Anticipation by Hiro Hiranandani | 9 7 6 – 22 |
Empire on Lex by Edward Hortick | 7 8 7 – 22 |
Guitar Player by Hiro Hiranandani | 7 6 8 – 21 |
Mama Leads the Pack by David Schafran | 8 7 7 – 22 |
Path of Exile by Lisa Silberman | 8 6 7 – 21 |
Sema of the Whirling Dervishes by Alain De Lotbiniere | 8 7 7 – 22 |
The Cleaners by David Schafran | 7 8 7 – 22 |
Woman at the Well by Emily Kelting | 9 8 7 – 24 |
DIGITAL IMAGE OPEN SUBJECT CLASS SALON
| An Unexpected Turn of Events by Aleksander Rotner | 7 7 9 – 23 |
| Circus Horse by Carlotta Grenier | 7 7 7 – 21 |
| Clematis by Carol Battin | 8 8 7 – 23 |
| Contemplation by Linda Brinckerhoff | 7 8 8 – 23 |
| Cuban Geometry by Greg Presley | 8 7 7 – 22 |
| Dickcissel by Christopher Wisker | 7 8 7 – 22 |
Don’t Mess With Me by Victoria Hackman | 9 8 7 – 24 |
| Egret With Chicks by Carlotta Grenier | 9 9 9 – 27 |
| Evening in Port Clyde by Chris McManus | 8 8 7 – 23 |
| Focus on the Swan by Mike Harris | 9 7 7 – 23 |
Food Always Makes Me Smile by Victoria Hackman | 9 8 8 – 25 |
| Gone Fishing by Kirsti Holtan | 8 8 7 – 23 |
| I Love You Grandpa by Roger Busch | 7 7 8 – 22 |
| Italian Surveillance System by Linda Brinckerhoff | 7 7 7 – 21 |
| Lonesome Bay by Chris McManus | 8 6 7 – 21 |
Milky Way and Fireflies by David Henkel | 8 8 8 – 24 |
Passing Time in Cuba by Greg Presley | 9 7 9 – 25 |
| Scooters, Scooters, Scooters by Aleksander Rotner | 8 6 8 – 22 |
Short Eared Owl in Sunset Light by David Henkel | 9 8 8 – 25 |
| Stigma by Kirsti Holtan | 9 7 7 – 23 |
| Street Scene by Sally Harris | 7 8 8 – 23 |
| Times Square Pre-Pandemic by Samantha Heilweil | 8 7 7 – 22 |
Two Angry Men by Jiasong Zhu | 7 8 9 – 24 |
| Venice’s Acqua Alta by Grace Kaplan | 7 7 7 – 21 |
| Weeping Willow by Debbie Wolf | 8 8 7 – 23 |
| Wood’s Gate by Roger Busch | 7 7 7 – 21 |
Yellow Breasted Chat by Christopher Wisker | 7 9 8 – 24 |
| Young Monk by David Roberts | 7 7 7 – 21 |