One requirement. That’s all we had: “Be bold.” Otherwise, our instructions to photographers in this year’s the-art-director-is-on-vacation photo contest were fairly freewheeling. Some responded with pictures of derring-do: skateboarders on the verge of a face-plant; canines with the nerve to eat right off the table. Some (though surprisingly few) gave us nudity. There were also brave experiments with Photoshop. Ultimately, however, three winners emerged that together embodied many aspects of bold. A strong political message delivered with innocence; a vivid use of color and composition; a new view of something familiar.
1st Place
Untitled Helen Hamady |
Helen Hamady speaks about her photo. |
 2nd Place “Twirl” Andrew Hersey |
Andrew Hersey speaks about his photo. |
 3rd Place “High Step” Elizabeth Howard |
Elizabeth Howard speaks about her photo. |
Honorable Mention
 Untitled Billy Hunt |
 Untitled Andrew Foster |
 “Fringe Tree 4” Dan Greenberg |
 “Tree on Fire” John A. Horneff |
 Untitled Chris Barrett |
 “The Philosopher” John A. Horneff |
We have a winner!
Congratulations, Helen Hamady. As the First Place winner of C-VILLE’s annual Summer Photo Contest you have won a $250 gift card from The Great Frame Up. Second Place winner Andrew Hersey has won dinner for two at Zinc and two tickets to Josh Blue’s August 25th show at the Paramount. Third Place winner Elizabeth Howard has won $75 in services from Photoworks. Stop by C-VILLE, 106 E. Main St. on the Downtown Mall, to pick up your prizes.
Thanks to everyone who participated in this year’s Summer Photo Contest. You are truly bold types.
Meet the judges
William Wylie is an associate professor of photography in UVA’s art department. Before coming to Charlottesville in 2000, he taught photography at Colorado State University. He has been taking pictures for 20 years, and has two books, Riverwalk and Stillwater. Another two books are forthcoming in 2009; one will be on the marble quarries of Carrara, Italy, and the other on the plains of Kansas. His work is in many museums nationwide, including the Smithsonian, the Yale University Museum, the Denver Art Museum and UVA Art Museum. He has been married for 22 years to artist Kay Jenkins.
Cassandra Barnett is the managing director of Light House, an award-winning youth media center in Charlottesville. She is a former radio and TV advertising producer and also produced promos and short works for the Discovery Channel. A Charlottesville native, she graudated from UVA. She is the mother of two boys, and has been married for 13 years to Evan Cooper, who collects antique cameras on the side.
Charlottesville native Bill Chapman is founding editor of C-VILLE and worked for a while as managing editor of Artforum.
