FAIRFIELD, CT – The Fairfield Museum and History Center is proud to announce the winners of IMAGES 2019, its eleventh annual Juried Photography Show. Winners were chosen in the categories of Landscape, Portrait, Architecture, Nature and Abstract. The exhibition of the winning photographs will open on Thursday, February 28 on Fairfield County’s Giving Day with a reception from 6-8pm. The public is invited to the Fairfield Museum, 370 Beach Road, for an evening with music by Billy Ruegger, refreshments and the opportunity to meet the photographers, judges and IMAGES 2019 featured photographer, Jen Edney. Edney’s adventure photography is world renowned and she was recently named by National Geographic as one of “Nine Female Photographers Who Push The Limits.”
IMAGES 2019 is a highly-regarded exhibition that celebrates the exceptional work of talented, regional photographers. This year’s jury of Douglas Foulke, Brad Smith, and Edney selected the winners from more than 500 photographs. At the reception, every submission to the 2019 contest will be featured in a slideshow, and the jury will announce the “Best in Show” photographs in both the Professional/Serious Amateur and Student categories. They will also award honorable mentions. The Professional/Serious Amateur winner will receive their own exhibition at Southport Galleries on a date to be determined by the gallery. The Student winner will receive a professional portfolio review with Philip Trager.
IMAGES 2019 will be on display through April 28 and is presented in memory of Marcia B. Saft. A former Fairfield Museum Board Member and devoted community leader and philanthropist, Marcia Saft (1945-2016) was an enthusiastic supporter of Fairfield’s history and artistic legacy. The Fairfield Museum would like to thank Southport Galleries for its continued support.
In addition to the photographs selected by the jury, the contest featured online voting for one “Viewer’s Choice” winner. East Hartford student Inelyz Viruet was selected for her photograph Silence. The other winning entrants are:
Abstract
As I Walked Between Terminals, Christine Acebo, Ashford
Just Golden - In The Sand, Nancy Breakstone, Westport
Spark Face, Lisa Cuchara, Hamden
Budapest Gift Shop Window, Donald David South Hadley, MA
White Rose, Jonathan Gordon, Bethel
Torn, Judy Miller Bailey, Boxford, MA
From Depths She Rises, Ella Toth-Melko Fairfield (Student)
Meeting Place (Pokhara, Nepal), Benjamin Gruenbaum, Fairfield
Architecture
Downtown, Looking Up, Barry Bellovin, New York, NY
MAC Barcelona, Alexandria Donovan, Westport
Curiosity Cabinet #72, William Frucht, Danbury
Crossing the Courtyard, Sandy Gennrich, Stamford
Push or Pull?, Kirsti Holtan, Stamford
Commerce, Arpad Krizsan, Westport
Ocean Sea Grill, John Maggi, Shelton
Colorful Retreat, Allie Rowland, Fairfield (Student)
Villages de France, Fredda Gordon, Fairfield
Landscape
Contemplation, Jean-Marc Bara, Greenwich
McWay Sunset, Nick Benson, Southport
View from Brooklyn, Richard Kunsch, Milford
Away in the Manger, Steven Labkoff, Stamford
Upon the Edge of Darkness, David Pisciotta, Shelton
Road to the Summit, Allie Rowland, Fairfield (Student)
Cabo Sunrise, Patrick Sikes, Norwalk
The Tourists, Bill Van Ollefen, Bridgeport
Nature
Reach for the Sky, William Canosa, Branford
Rose, Elliot Dolzani, Fairfield (Student)
Allium. Allium. Ann Franzen, Fairfield
Heavenly Grass, Gillian Gerber, Fairfield (Student)
Over or Under?, Ellen Gould, Southport
Strolling Along, Carlotta Grenier, Greenwich
Portrait
Livestock Trader, Jean-Marc Bara, Greenwich
Joy, Miggs Burroughs, Westport
Through the Looking Glass, Chablis, Jeremy Frost, Southport
My Story, Jonathan Kubie, Trumbull (Student)
Toby, Bruce Lippman, Orange
Practice Time: Ballet School, Havana, Nancy Moon, Fairfield
John, Nicholas Noto, Fairfield (Student)
Bract Beam, Jaime Viens, Fairfield
Safety First, David Pisciotta, Shelton
About the Fairfield Museum & History Center
The Fairfield Museum & History Center and Museum Shop, located at 370 Beach Road, is open seven days a week, 10am-4pm. Members of the Museum and children under 5 are admitted free. For more information, call 203-259-1598 or visit Fairfieldhistory.org. The Fairfield Museum relies on funding from individuals, corporations and foundations. The Museum is especially grateful for leadership support from the State of Connecticut, Town of Fairfield and Fairfield County’s Community Foundation.