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 16th 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, 2025 through June 12, 2025.  Prizes will be awarded and announced at the awards ceremony on Saturday, May 17, 2025.

Submission Period Extended to April 7, 2025

Photographs must be submitted digitally between March 15 –  April 7, 2025, 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

16th Annual Westchester County Amateur Photo Contest

May 2 - June 12, 2025

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
Alan Zale

Contest Judges:
Deborah Lea Cohen
Philip Holt
Jerry Spette

Adult Category Prize Winners

1st Prize - Michael Holstein - Struggle Towards Freedom
2nd Prize - Jerry Wishner - The Eagle Hunter
3rd Prize - Michael Jacobi - In God's Hands

Honorable Mention
Ada Bar - The Glossy Ibis
Jeffrey Friedkin - Last Exit in Brooklyn
Gregory Thomas - 6/40

Student Category Prize Winners
1st Prize - Santiago Pulla - Checkmate?
2nd Prize - Shani Quinde - In Tune
3rd Prize - Iris Ma - Helt Tiden Skiller Oss (Until Time Do Us Part)

Honorable Mention
Charlie Sindell - Pushing Oneself
Elisa Suqui - The Drop

Photo Content 2024

Adult Category Prize Winners

1st Prize - Ilene Fox - Calm Amidst Chaos
2nd Prize - Angela Ciminello Dorney - Untitled
3rd Prize - Randall Lundgren - City Stroll

Honorable Mention
Jennifer Dooley - Orchid Abstract
Donald H. Whitely - Having a Smoke

Student Category Prize Winners
1st Prize - Lexi Azrin - Disconnected
2nd Prize - Luca Castagno - Light Sinking In
3rd Prize - Yeferson Jimenez - Apriendiendo Como

Honorable Mention
Juliana Rodriguez - Me
Amanda Rose - He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not