Exhibits: Photo Contest

The Greenburgh Library Guild
Photo Contest
Special thanks go to Howard Jacobs for his vision and commitment to celebrating amateur photography and
photographers in Westchester County and for founding the photo contest along with Elliott Topp.

The Greenburgh Library Guild is proud to host the 15th annual Westchester County Amateur Photo Contest. Photographs accepted into the competition will be exhibited in the Howard and Ruth Jacobs Family Gallery at the Greenburgh Public Library from May 2, 2024 through June 13, 2024.  Prizes will be awarded and announced at the awards ceremony on Saturday, May 18, 2024.

Photographs must be submitted digitally between March 11 –  March 31, 2024, and should be sent as jpeg attachments to: photocontest@greenburghlibrary.org.  Submissions must be made in  accordance with the contest rules
as certain restrictions do apply.

The Photo Contest is made possible by a generous grant from David and Susan Pomeranz.  We thank them for their generosity.

Rules of the Contest

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14th Annual Westchester County Amateur Photo Contest
May 2 - June 14, 2023
 

Sponsored by the Greenburgh Library Guild, the Greenburgh Public Library is pleased to host the 14th Annual Westchester County Amateur Photo Contest.

The exhibit/contest was originally conceived by Howard Jacobs.  Mr. Jacobs was the President of the Library Board of Trustees for many years.  He was a high school principal and photography teacher.  He and his family sponsored the contest/exhibit the first twelve years of the contest.  We thank Mr. Jacobs for his vision and leadership.

This year's contest/exhibit is made possible by a very generous gift to the Greenburgh Library Guild by David and Susan Pomeranz.

If you are interested in purchasing any of the photographs please e-mail Cory Deitchman at cdeitchman@greenburghlibrary.org.  He will put you directly in touch with the photographer.  Any sales are to take place between the buyer and the photographer.

Selection Committee:
Seth Harrison
Mark Vergari

Contest Judges:
Deborah Lea Cohen
Philip Holt
Jerry Spette

Adult Category Prize Winners

1st Prize - Ilene Fox - Reflections
2nd Prize - Michael Washburn - Maasai Mara Morning
3rd Prize - Jeffrey Friedkin - On the Waterfront

Honorable Mention
Jennifer Dooley - Flamboyant
Warren Rosenberg - When Bulls Fly

Student Category Prize Winners

1st Prize - Orianna Starace - Pointe Shoes Picture
2nd Prize - Dennys Enriquez Quizhpi - Untitled
3rd Prize - Brianna Tesorio - Lilac Magazine

Honorable Mention
Rebecca Last - Fried Dough and Ice Cream
Julia Laurentowski - Intermission