September 2020 . page 2
Photography Committee Chairman Vice Chairman
From the Chairman
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Chris Wood Shelley Galloway
PSG Coordinator Lyndon Chamberlain Assistant to the PSG Coordinator GCA Photographer
Ann Brookshire Kate Fahey
Focus Magazine Editor Assistant Editor Layout Editor
Debbie Laverell Dedee O’Neil Kim Cutler
Committee Reps Zone I
Christine Paxhia
Zone II
Jill Corr
Zone III
Kathy De Las Heras
Zone IV
Elena Sisti
Zone V
Emilie Lapham
Zone VI
Dorcas Hutton
Zone VII
Claire Mellinger
Zone VIII
Mary Pietan
Zone IX
Vance Lewis
Zone X
Beth Boles
Zone XI
Debbie Ross
Zone XII
Jean Jarvis
Cover Photo:
Anna Forbes, Kanawha GC, Zone VII
From the Editor
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think it is safe to say that we are all suffering from pandemic fatigue. I hope that this new issue of Focus will help to distract you from the daily news, wow you with stunning images, stimulate your creativity, and enhance your photographic knowledge. This issue showcases all winning photographs from SHOW OF SUMMER - 20|20 Vision, a GCA Major Flower Show hosted by the Chicago Area GCA clubs. We have also included Best in Show photographs from six club shows, some of which were held virtually this past spring. We hope all club photography chairs will encourage their BIS winners to submit their winning images to future issues of Focus. Today the Focus contest, ‘America the Beautiful’ is open for registration; we look forward to seeing the beautiful images that will be submitted. Good luck to all of you! Debbie Laverell Focus Editor The Garden Workers, Zone V
am delighted to be writing as the new Chairman of the Photography Committee. As members of the GCA, we are so fortunate to be part of a vibrant and growing community of talented and enthusiastic photographers. In these uncertain times, I find that I am increasingly taking refuge in, and inspired by, photographs that capture the beauty of our natural world, whether it’s a close-up of my own dahlias or the expansive grandeur of our national parks. I think that now, more than ever, we need to be reminded of the joy and hope to be found in nature, and the art it inspires. As you read through these pages, I hope that you will also find joy and inspiration. I cannot wait to see the images that will be submitted for our new contest, ‘America the Beautiful’ – I hope yours is one of them! Chris Wood GCA Photography Committee Chairman Noanett GC, Zone I