Special thanks go to the Howard and Ruth Jacobs Family for their vision and commitment to celebrating amateur photography and photographers in Westchester County and for making the contest possible.
The Greenburgh Library Guild is proud to host the 12th annual Westchester County Amateur Photo Contest. Photographs accepted into the competition will be exhibited virtually on the Greenburgh Library's website from May 1, 2021 through June 15, 2021. Prizes will be awarded and announced on the Library's website. Please note the contest is themed this year as indicated above.
Photographs must be submitted digitally between March 15 – March 31, 2021, 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.
Howard Jacobs Photography Exhibit and Contest : May 1 - June 15, 2020
Selection Committee:
Seth Harrison
Jim McClean
Alan Zale
Contest Judges:
Deborah Lea Cohen
Philip Holt
Jerry Spette
Photo Contest 2020
Adult Category
1st Place - Carl Zucker - Good Morning
2nd Place - Nicholas Maffei - Sax on Fifth Avenue
3rd Place - Annette Wallach Cohen - Futurerama
Honorable Mention
Marcia Cherry - Tossing the Net
Bunny Solomon - Double Trumpet
Student Category
1st Place - Zoe McClear - Inner Beauty
2nd Place - Jenifher Chimbo - Back to the Future
3rd Place - Jeremie Bertlin - Untitled
Honorable Mention
Jordan Bryant - Blizzard
Jacqueline Fry - Vitality
Bailey Lapolla - Two Faced
Exhibit
Adult Category
Sidney Auerbach - Brooklyn Bridge - The One and Only
Linda Austrian - Shelter in Place
Ada Bar - Another Sunset
Martin Berg - Beautiful Scotland
Alison Bert - Isle of Sea Sun and Souls
Susan J. Blatt. - Men in Black
Arnold Breisblatt - Garlic Cloves in Honor of Paul Cezanne
Gail Cavanaugh - Untitled
Marcia Cherry - Tossing the Net
Alan P. Cohen - Inner Sanctum
Bernice Cohen - A Moroccan Farmer
Jay Cohen - Grace and Power
Karen F. Comstock - Weather the Storm
Margaret DiLascio - Diverse Elements of Nature
Anthony DiMartino - Reflection
Jennifer P. Dooley - The Wonder of It All
Jordan Dyniewski - The Beam
Jeffrey Friedkin - Downtown
Waitari Harvey - Bored at Tiffany's
Nalini V. Juthani - Eye of the Seagull for a perfect catch
Jim Lasser - Graduation 2020
Nick Lividini - Cielo Firenze
Stephen Loewengart - Let's Check Today's Menu
Roger London - Wooden Bridge
Nicholas Maffei - Sax on Fifth Avenue
Mark McKinney - Big Pine Sunset
Theresa Mills - The King
Robert Ondrovic - Woke Up a Little Crabby
Albert Orejuela - The Birds in the Flower
Joe Orua - Wake Up!
Jyotishman Pathak - Untitled
Bob Piro - Inle Lake Fisherman
Kevin Scherer - Sunrise on the Beach
Bunny Solomon - Double Trumpet
Cathy Taylor - Summer Radiance
Dennis Thornton - Architectural Spinosaurus
Juliana Van Benthuysen - Sun Dappled Lily
Lisa VanGundy - Bobo in the Morning
Nancy Vincent - Calm
Annette Wallach Cohen - Futurerama
Maxine Young - Bourbon Street
Carl Zucker - Good Morning
Student Category
Jeremie Bertlin - Untitled
Jordan Bryant - Blizzard
Neisabeth Cana - Untitled
Lisdy Cheguen - City Lights
Jenifher Chimbo - Back to the Future
Charlie Cooper - Success
Nia Doty - Sun-kissed Leaves
Catherine Faranda - One Way
Jacqueline Fry - Vitality
Davie Goldie - Nature on the Mind
Jenifer Guaman - Unstainable
Bailey Lapolla - Two Faced
Valeria Leon - Inner Beauty
Nathaly Maracho Chimbo - A New Day
Cole Mario - Glow
Zoe McClear - Inner Beauty
Samantha Milewicz - The Man in the Black Hat, Viñales Valley, Cuba
Berenice Pani - Flowers Blossom
Mason Pugh - Stained Glass Texture
Destiny Quezada - Destiny
Photo Contest 2019
Adult Category
1st Place - Linda Hatfield - End of Day in Bagan, Myanmar
2nd Place - Roger London - Tappan Zee Bridge Explosion
3rd Place - Bunny Solomon - Spirit of the Sea
Honorable Mention
Stephen Auerbach - Presence -- Strasbourg Cathedral
Ron Whitehead - The American Dream
Student Category
1st Place - Angela Torricella - Scratched
2nd Place - Angel Arevalo - My Brothers Keeper
3rd Place - Catherine Bryceland - Breaking Barriers
Honorable Mention
Carlos Beltran - Untitled
Kristina Rodgrigues - The World Within My Eye
Photo Contest 2018
Adult Category
1st Place - Shiny Titus - The Serene Corner
2nd Place - Anwar Alomaisi - Untitled
3rd Place - Josef Schwalbe - Yellow Rose
Honorable Mention
Sidney Auerbach - Peruvian Girl
Jay Cohen - Gotham Grandeur
Student Category
1st Place - Rosa Keavney - Grape
2nd Place - Andrew Soleiman - Bicycle
3rd Place - Rayne Ridgway - Jerry Uelsmann Inspiration
Honorable Mention
Nicholas Cascione - Untitled
Alex Gallego - Richard Cordero
Isabella Morello - Untitled
Adult Category
1st Place - Bob Plotkin - Rough Day: Breakfast
2nd Place - Alan Cohen - Oculus
3rd Place - Richard Getler - Urban Playlist
Honorable Mention
Marty Berg - Beautiful Cuba
Arnold Breisblatt - Blue Hours Over Day's Cottages
Student Category
1st Place - Francesca Meluso - Untitled
2nd Place - Zachary Milewicz - Green Anole Lizard
3rd Place - Chiarmara Uruakpa - Rayne
Honorable Mention
Catherine Bryceland - Open Eyes
Bryan Farez - Untitled
Adult Category
1st Place - Susan Blatt - Old Woman Warming Hands
2nd Place - Paul Gherson - Dust Storm on the Beach
3rd Place - Robert Blumenthal - Building our Home
Honorable Mention
Damion Patrignelli - Desolation
Ron Whitehead - Art of Healing
Student Category
1st Place - Kevin Williamson - Faith
2nd Place - John Cabrera - Drawing with Light
3rd Place - Michelle Zaruma - Good vs Evil
Honorable Mention
David Barry - Forward Tracks
Hailey Ivey - Untitled
Adult Category
1st Place – Jeffrey Friedkin – Family Passage
2nd Place – Richard Getler – Interiors
3rd Place – Dennis Thornton – Frozen Falls
Honorable Mention
Deborah Lea Cohen - Plimouth Colony Cook
Robert Piro - Runner
Lou Salvagno – Circle of Life
Student Category
1st Place – Kody Berger – Torn Self-Portrait
2nd Place – David Arias – The Streets of Italy
3rd Place – Kevin Williamson - Tranquility
Honorable Mention
Reilee Gunsher – Awaiting Dinner
Killian Nelson - Untitled
Adult Category
First Place - Jane Cohen - Walk
Second Place - Linda Austrian - Front Row Seats
Third Place - Lewis Bogaty - The Early Worm Gets the Neatly Folded Worm
Honorable Mentions - Adult Category
Joyce Blumenthal - Untitled
Harry Jacob Quiroga - Fall Day in PA
Student Category
First Place - Kayla Lees - Self-Portrait
Second Place - Denise Delgado - Dance
Third Place - Julianna Simon-Fox - Undisguised
Student Honorable Mention - Elena Kuhn - Femme Fatale
Adult Category
First Place - Jaime Martorano for Simpler Times
Second Place - Robert Blumenthal for Territorial Dispute
Third Place - Robert Piro for Rush Hour
Honorable Mentions - Adult Category
Linda Austrian - Web Master
Sylvia Louie - Connection
Karen Macias - Winter
Student Category
First Place - Kara Milstein - Untitled
Second Place - Austin Raichelson - Untitled
Third Place - Kayla Lees - Untitled
Student Honorable Mention - Matthew Forman for Winter in the Fall
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