2011
20th annual
Palo Alto Weekly Photo Contest
a tribute to talent
gallery of finalists
palo alto weekly photo contest finalists
A tribute to talent 20th Annual Photo Contest gallery of finalists For 20 years, the Palo Alto Weekly has invited photographers to submit their best efforts in our annual photo contest. In this special section, we’re presenting a collection of the finalists in the 2011 Palo Alto Weekly Photo Contest, which is co-sponsored by the City of Palo Alto, Division of Arts and Sciences. More than 200 photographers submitted their work in three categories: Bay Area Images, Portraits and Views Beyond the Bay Area. Adults and youth were judged separately. Changes to this year’s contest included submitting only digital photographs and eliminating the manipulated-im-
age category, noted Amy Renalds, contest coordinator. The largest category for adults was Views Beyond the Bay Area, reflecting their penchant for travel outside the Bay Area, she said. More youth favored portraits. “The judges were not surprised because youth are so interested in taking pictures of each other,” she said. The judges this year included award-winning Palo Alto Weekly staff photographer Veronica Weber; David Hibbard, author of “Natural Gestures,” a book of images from beaches and forests; Angela Buenning Filo, a landscape photographer whose works are included in the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art collection; and Brigitte Car-
“Working” Randy Mont-Reynaud
Portraits
Portraits Adult
Cali Kali — A Tribute to Motherhood Anwyn Hurxthal Portraits Adult
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nochan, whose photographs have been exhibited nationally and internationally in galleries and museums. Winners of the photo contest will be announced in the June 3, 2011, issue of the Weekly, along with their bios and judges’ comments. An opening reception and awards ceremony will be held June 8 at 5:30 p.m. in the Palo Alto City Hall lobby, 250 Hamilton Ave. All of the winning photos, as well as some selected by the judges, will be included in an exhibit in the lobby from June 8 through June 28. n On the cover: photos by (clockwise from upper-left) Mark Kay, Sanjay Hortikar, Greg Gatwood, Carmen Roberts, Soham Tikekar. Cover design by Shannon Corey.
palo alto weekly photo contest finalists
Rachel and Catalina Sharing a Secret Richard Adler Portraits Adult
Daydream Stephanie Engle Portraits Youth
Lean Years Susan Neville Portraits Adult
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Behind These Eyes Maya Maniar Portraits Adult
Ritual at Dawn, Udaipun Steve Goldband Portraits Adult
Caffeine Nightmare Steven Shpall Portraits Adult
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Burned Renee Singh Portraits Youth
For God So Loved the World Katherine Gaffney Portraits Youth
Jena Greg Gatwood Portraits Adult
To Chase the Darkness with Light Allison Yuen Portraits Youth
Pointe of View Katelyn Weingart Portraits Youth
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Free-Spirit Soham Tikekar Portraits Youth
Fuerza Bruta Lauren Wong Portraits Youth
Holi Carmen Roberts Portraits Youth
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An Enigmatic View (of a Common Place) Dotti Cichon Bay Area Images Adult
Julia Vais Bay Area Images Youth
Serene Lake Lagunita Josh Newby Bay Area Images Adult
Purisima Creek Frances Freyberg Bay Area Images Adult
Mother and Daughter Tara Laidlaw Bay Area Images Adult
Bay Area Images
Through the Car Window
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Spiderweb Gina Scarpino
Hungry Bee
Bay Area Images Youth
Aaron Meyers Bay Area Images Adult
Time for an Adventure
Leaf on Leaf
Libor Kovarcik
Mark Kay
Bay Area Images Adult
Bay Area Images Adult
Untitled Caroline Ebinger Bay Area Images Youth
Wedding High Jinks Brant Wenegrat Bay Area Images Adult
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palo alto weekly photo contest finalists In Her Master’s Wake Greg Gatwood Bay Area Images Adult
Reach Petra Carlos-Arzate Bay Area Images Youth
Lily Above the Coast Dan West Bay Area Images Adult
The American Dream Lauren Wong Bay Area Images Youth
Just Keep Waiting Jeffrey Lu Bay Area Images Youth
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Views Beyond
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Salty Conversation Danny Colligan Views Beyond the Bay Area Adult
Untitled Grace Arnold Views Beyond the Bay Area Youth
Dance Steven Shpall Views Beyond the Bay Area Adult
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Ford Versus Elephant Sanjay Hortikar Views Beyond the Bay Area Adult
Rock Power David Golick Views Beyond the Bay Area Adult
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Urban Decay Caroline Ebinger Views Beyond the Bay Area Youth
Filtered Light Ellen Konar Views Beyond the Bay Area Adult
Ghosts Lauren Wong Views Beyond the Bay Area Youth
Mountaintops in Clouds Deven Hickingbotham Views Beyond the Bay Area Adult
Carrizo Sunrise Tim Aiken Views Beyond the Bay Area Youth
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