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17th Annual New Times Photography ContestTRANSCRIPT
N O R T H E R N S A N T A B A R B A R A C O U N T Y ’ S N E W S A N D E N T E R T A I N M E N T W E E K L Y > N O V E M B E R 1 5 - N O V E M B E R 2 2 , 2 0 1 2 > V O L . 1 3 N O . 3 6 > W W W . S A N T A M A R I A S U N . C O M
SPORTS ARTS EATSHancock’s Artis-Payne sets his sights on Division I [28]
Santa Maria gets a BevMo!—meet its top wine guy [38]
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AT THE MOVIES
Skyfall rises [36]
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Check out the top photos in our Winning Images contest. Please?
Pretty please? With a … well, you know [12]
17years ofwinners!
Our annual photography contest continues to showcase
the best images from Central Coast photographers
Judith Hildinger, Phantom Owl, Best of show, and first Place, adult, animals
Dorothy Cutter, Before the Storm, Judge’s Pick, adult, travel
Mary Anne Anderson, Musician, San Miguel De Allende, Mexico, Judge’s Pick, adult, travel
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W e received 598 entries for the 17th annual Winning Images contest this year, and the competition was fi erce. This year, our staff decided to expand the contest
to incorporate the territory covered by New Times’ sister paper in Santa Barbara County, the Sun. The categories were changed slightly, but as in past years, the genres that received the most entries were Land and Seascapes, Travel, and People. As in past years, the entry fee of $5 per image was used entirely for a $3,000 prize pool for all the winners, which makes this contest unique among photo contests nationwide. The cover shot is by Jen Olson, Untitled. Serving as judges were The Photoshop owner, Peggy Mesler; Cal Poly Art Gallery director Jeff Van Kleeck; and local painter Lena Rushing. As an employee of the company, I don’t serve as judge, but I do coordinate the setup, help the judges in the case of a tie vote, and tally the results. My go-to man for the night was the eminently capable jack of all trades, New Times employee Tadhg Morrison. Everyone involved in the process picked one favorite picture out of the whole batch that didn’t win anything in any other category, and although Morrison and I weren’t judges, we’re calling all fi ve favorite pictures “Judge’s Picks.” Enjoy the show! ❍
Send comments to Staff Photographer Steve E. Miller at [email protected].
Skip Moss, Light, JUDGE’S PICK, ADULT, TRAVEL
Daniel Kuras, Poolside Perro, JUDGE’S PICK, ADULT, ANIMALS
Sabina Miklowitz, Rosebud, JUDGE’S PICK, ADULT, PEOPLE
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Adam Paine, Central Park in Snow, Third Place, adulT, Travel
San Luis Obispo native Peggy Mesler is a photographer and owner of The PhotoShop
in SLO. She shares her appreciation and knowledge of photography with customers, clients, and friends. Peggy graduated with
a journalism degree from Cal
Poly, and opened The PhotoShop
in 1995. Her interests include
gardening, hiking, and
birding, and her favorite
photographic subject is people.
Jeff Van Kleeck runs Cal Poly’s University Art Gallery. He received a master of fine arts degree in photography and has studied photography under Jerry Uelsmann, Robert Glenn Ketchum, Keith Carter, John Sexton, Jerry Spagnoli, Jim Stone, Christopher Burkett, William Neill, and Bruce Barnbaum. His work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, in such locations as New York, Madison, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Brazil. His work can also be seen in the book, Exploring Color Photography: From Film to Pixels, fifth edition, by Robert Hirsch of Focal Press.
Formerly from Southern California, Lena Rushing has called the Central Coast
home for 16 years. She’s best known for her large-scale figure paintings. Her aim
is to connect with the public through art, and she supports a variety of local
nonprofit organizations by offering work for fundraising
events, while volunteering
her time by sharing
lessons in art with children
at her neighborhood
school. Her work has been showing in San Luis Obispo group and solo art shows for more than a decade. Honest and authentic, her intent
is to create vibrant, intriguing works of art that encourage the viewer to engage in art-
related dialogue. m
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Nancy Koren, Flower Dance, Third Place, adulT, Flora
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Spencer Caserio, Perty Flower, Third Place, YouTh, oPen
Sabina Miklowitz, Two Fridas, Third Place, adulT, oPen
Wade Moxley, Hot Air Balloon View, Creston, Third Place, adulT, land/SeaScaPe
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Adam Paine, Face Time, Second Place, adult, PeoPle
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Donna Johnson, Lost Art, Second Place, adult, oPen
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Bob Canepa, Hospital View, third Place, adult, architecture
Skip Moss, Mandala, Second Place, adult, Flora
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All of our winners, including Honorable Mentions, will be
featured in a slideshowVisit our website to view a slideshow of all the winning images, including the
Honorable Mentions from each category.
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Alice Cahill, Kitchen at the Lighthouse, Second Place, adult, architecture
Bob Canepa, So Raven, Second Place, adult, travel
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Alice Cahill, Misty Waves, Second Place, adult, land/SeaScaPe
Dez Cobb, Untitled, THIRD PLACE, ADULT, ANIMALS
Teddy Llovet, Make Room for Me, SECOND PLACE, ADULT, ANIMALS
Laura Dienzo, Under the Street Performer,
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Donna Johnson, The Standout, First Place, adult, Flora
Brenda Maltese, Spanish Eyes, third Place, adult, PeoPle
Mauria Nakamura, Under Pressure, second Place, Youth, oPen
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Sabina Miklowitz, Elegance, First Place, adult, PeoPle
Cheryl Strahl, Waterfall on the Rocks, First Place, adult, travel
Noah Neva, Empty Airs, First Place, Youth, oPen
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