2005 Berenice Abbott Prize Announced
It is with great pleasure and excitement that we announce the winner of "The Berenice Abbott Prize for an Emerging Photographer." We congratulate JAY GOULD, from Stillwater, Minnesota, an MFA student at the Savannah College of Art and Design. See his portfolio here.
Additonal awards are as follows:
- Runner-Up: Charlotte Ostervang, Brooklyn, New York
Honorable Mentions:
- Rania Matar, Brookline, MA
- Leslie Rosenthal, Los Angeles, CA
- Orin Rutchick, Minneapolis, MN
- Omar Yahruti, Los Angeles, CA
- Gary Thompson, Baltimore, MD
The prize includes all expenses paid for a one-person exhibition at the Julia Dean Gallery in Los Angeles, all matting and framing of prints, invitations and postage, opening reception, airfare to Los Angeles for the exhibit opening, hotel and rental car for two nights, plus a Canon 20D Digital Camera!
Our judges were:
- Michael Grecco, commercial photographer
- G.Ray Hawkins, owner, G. Ray Hawkins Gallery
- Don Bartletti, The Los Angeles Times
- Amy Kawadler, Canon’s Professional Markets Rep
