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This
year the caliber of the work submitted has been quite
impressive...196 photographs were submitted by 54
photographers. 108 works by 43 photographers were
selected by the judges for this year's show. A
reception and show opening was held Friday, October 29th
in the Fukaya Room of the Fremont Main Library at 2400
Stevenson. The selected photographs were on display in
the library main floor reading area through November
28th.
Photos
are judged on Artistic Merit, Originality, Difficulty
and Technical Aspects. This year's judges were:
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Alison Brooks,
A professional photographer and owner of a
professional dark room call the Negative Space in
Hayward. Alison has been teaching and judging
photography for many years. She is a board member
and past president for Northern California Camera
Club, and was the speaker for the FCAC sponsored
photo seminar offered free to the public earlier
this year.
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Kenna Mawk,
amateur photographer for over 12 years. Kenna
believes the photograph represents an art form and
is the personal expression of the individual. She
has been judging photographic competitions for many
years.
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Tara Gill, an
award-winning freelance photographer with 11 years
experience. She owns and operates Fisheye
Photography in Fremont, a business that offers
portraiture, wedding and fine art photography.
The 2004 Award
Winners
(Note: All images are
copyrighted and all rights are reserved to the
photographers)
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1st Place "
Peacock Dancer" by Simon Chen - as an FCAC board
member, Mr. Chen has generously waived his prize
money
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2nd Place "
Three Roses" by Hiroko Muramatsu (a member of
Fremont Photographic Society) -- Prize:$80
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3rd Place "
Black Necked Stilt" by Jared Willson -- Prize:
$50
10 Merit Awards
(in sequence of submission number) -- Prize: $30 each
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"Fern"
by Simon Chen - as an FCAC board member, Mr. Chen
has waived his award money
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"Many
Diagonals" by Julianne Howe (a member of Fremont
Photographic Society)
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"Windows-
ZZYZX" by Rick Brandt (a member of Fremont
Photographic Society)
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"Bodie
Car #2" by Rick Brandt
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"Pink
Tulips" by Marcia Brandt (a member of Fremont
Photographic Society)
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"Boats"
by Bao-Ning Liang
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"Victory"
by Bao-Ning Liang
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"Just
Hangin" by Nancy Hong (a member of Fremont
Photographic Society)
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"Leaf"
by Nancy Hong
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"Security"
by Terry Dixon
People's Choice Award
-- Prize: $50
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