Black and White Photography Contest

2009 Deadline: April 15, 5:00pm

The Arts Council of Snohomish County received more than 150 entries for its 2008 Black & White Photography Contest. The contest was open to all Snohomish County High School students. Photographs were judged in two categories, traditional analog prints and digital output prints. Three local well-known photographers served as judges: Cindy Burby, Randall Hodges, Bec Thomas.

The Arts Council of Snohomish County is pleased to honor the following local students: The Grand Prize winner of the 2008 Black & White Photography Contest is awarded to Jorden DeGaetano, a junior at Cascade High School for the entry 21st Century Madonna.

2008 Black and White Photography Award Winners:

Traditional Print Category

Frist Place:
Bryce Meinhold, Baseball Joy, Grade 11, Snohomish High School

Second Place:
Griffin Hanzsek, Caution, Grade 12, Snohomish High School

Traditional Honorable Mention Recipents

Travis Christiansen, Ultra, Grade 11, Snohomish High School
Jessica Juozapaitis, Let Go, Grade 12, Snohomish High School
Illona Palamarchuk, Sky Dance, Grade 12, Cascade High School

Digital Print Category

First Place:
Catherine Ann Straume, Aged Angel, Grade 10, Lake Stevens High School

Second Place:
Kayla Winston, Wall to Wall, Grade 12, Cascade High School

Third Place:
Kris Bliven, Max, Grade 12, Lake Stevens High School

Digital Honorable Mention Recipents

Kaitlin Elaine Arndt, Train Tracks, Grade 12, Lake Stevens High School
Alli Curtis, Train Wreck, Grade 12, Stanwood High School
Lauren Hill, In Flight, Grade 11, Jackson High School
Lauren Reining, Sleep Deprived, Grade 10, Cascade High School
Jordan Schump, Island On the Lake, Grade 10, Monroe High School
Jacki Sepulveda, How Sweet It Is..., Grade 11, Cascade High School
Mohammad Thalib, Le Guitariste, Grade 12, Cascade High School

Award winners will be honored at the Opening Reception to our AEA exhibit, Generations: the Arts & Culture of the Tulalip Tribes on Thursday, May 1 at 6pm at the Historic Monte Cristo, 1507 Wall Street in downtown Everett.

Black & White Photography Exhibit:

• The award winning pieces will be on display in our Gallery Store from

May 1-17.  Hours are M-F 10-5pm and Saturday 11-4pm.

• All entries including duplicates of the award winning pieces are on display at

the Future of Flight, 8415 Paine Field Blvd., Mukilteo, from April 24–May 22.  Hours are 8:30am-5:30pm daily.

For more information contact Nancy Bell at 425-257-7372
or email: nbell@artscouncilofsnoco.org