Exhibits: Photo Contest Winners

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 14th 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, 2023 through June 14, 2023.  Prizes will be awarded and announced at the awards ceremony on Saturday, May 13, 2023.

Photographs must be submitted digitally between March 11 –  April 2, 2023, 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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13th Annual Westchester County Amateur Photo Contest
May 2 - June 14, 2022
 

Sponsored by the Greenburgh Library Guild, the Greenburgh Public Library is pleased to host the 13th 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 - Richard Getler - Fashion Statement at Bryant Park
2nd Prize - Alison Bert - Ghost Dancers
3rd Prize - Jeffrey Friedkin - Rainy Day in NYC

Honorable Mention
Rick Misrok - Golden Pond
Bob Plotkin - Burden
Dennis Thornton - Last Catch of the Day

Student Category Prize Winners

1st Prize - Charlie Cooper - Eyes of the Arctic
2nd Prize - Denahi Muina - Orange Splash
3rd Prize - Jessica Motta - Middle Distance

Honorable Mention
Juan Gomez - The Avatar
Nick Quinde - Light in the Dark