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Photographers Flourish Aaryn Fleming ’14 and Lucy Scattini ’13 were honored by the Weston Photography Education Association. The two young artists were selected from a group of more than 90 high-school and college students who submitted fine art photography portfolios this year. Scholarships for first, second, and third place—along with 18 honorable mentions—were announced at the May 8 ceremony at Carmel’s Sunset Center. The competition required students to submit 10 blackand-white analog photographs, which were judged by a panel of local artists and educators. Submissions were judged on uniqueness, clarity, consistency of vision, and the quality of the finished prints. Fleming and Scattini each received an honorable mention, which came with a $200 prize. Fleming’s photographs feature her family’s vineyards in Monterey County. “Working on my portfolio around our ranch has opened my eyes to see not only how lucky we are but also what an incredible and gorgeous residence we live at and how the property unites us as a family,” Fleming explained.
Scattini’s work centers on the geometric shapes of barns, part of the landscape in the Salinas Valley, where Scattini grew up. “Every time I would go out to photograph, I had to be conscious of my overall goal: to capture the vintage feel of the barns while keeping a simplistic and geometric vision to my prints.” The Weston Scholarship was created in 2004 by Gina and Kim Weston to educate and enlighten the community about the richness of photography on the West Coast and to keep the traditional process of black-and-white photography alive in the tradition of Edward Weston and Ansel Adams. The scholarship supports high-school and college students studying fine art photography in Monterey County. The winning photographs were on display in April and May at the Sunset Center’s Marjorie Evans Gallery.