Warsaw Photographer Wins Honorable Mention
October 4, 2017 at 7:22 p.m.
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Sixty-two entries by 35 artists were accepted for this year’s competition.
The judges awarded special recognition to the following local artist and his work in this year’s competition:
• Leo Dean Jansen, Warsaw, “Juniper Tree Monument Valley, color photography, honorable mention.
Serving as judges were Chris Williams, Indianapolis, and Tracy Seaman, Fort Wayne.
Williams, executive director of the Winona School of Professional Photography and vice president of the Indianapolis Professional Photographers Guild, has been named twice as the Indiana Photographer of the Year and is a three-time Best of Show winner at the Indiana State Fair.
Having earned a bachelor’s degree in commercial and graphic arts and a minor in photography, Seaman is a freelance and contract photographer with 25 years of experience. She also serves as an event and profile photographer for various non-profit organizations in and around the Fort Wayne area.
Photos selected for the exhibit were chosen based on three categories: black & white, color and altered images. Photographers were allowed to enter up to three pieces, all of which could be entered into a single category or all three.
A public reception for the photo show will take place at the Honeywell Center Clark Gallery at 7 p.m. Nov. 8. RSVP by sending an email to [email protected].
Sixty-two entries by 35 artists were accepted for this year’s competition.
The judges awarded special recognition to the following local artist and his work in this year’s competition:
• Leo Dean Jansen, Warsaw, “Juniper Tree Monument Valley, color photography, honorable mention.
Serving as judges were Chris Williams, Indianapolis, and Tracy Seaman, Fort Wayne.
Williams, executive director of the Winona School of Professional Photography and vice president of the Indianapolis Professional Photographers Guild, has been named twice as the Indiana Photographer of the Year and is a three-time Best of Show winner at the Indiana State Fair.
Having earned a bachelor’s degree in commercial and graphic arts and a minor in photography, Seaman is a freelance and contract photographer with 25 years of experience. She also serves as an event and profile photographer for various non-profit organizations in and around the Fort Wayne area.
Photos selected for the exhibit were chosen based on three categories: black & white, color and altered images. Photographers were allowed to enter up to three pieces, all of which could be entered into a single category or all three.
A public reception for the photo show will take place at the Honeywell Center Clark Gallery at 7 p.m. Nov. 8. RSVP by sending an email to [email protected].
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