Spring 2015 Inter-club Print Competition / Final Standings
Reported by Arthur S. Vaughan, MNEC
NECCC Print Chairman
The spring 2015 inter-club print competition, hosted by the Greater Lynn Photographic Association, was held on Saturday, May 9th at the GLPA meeting hall in Lynn, MA. Jim Gallagher, MNEC, served as the event coordinator and orgnizer. The judges for this competition were: Mike DiStefano, MNEC, Glenn Guaraldi, MNEC, and Shiv Verma, APSA, MNEC. Mike DiStefano, the NECCC Black & White Print Circuit Vice-President, is the author of many articles on the subject of photography, and has presented numerous programs to clubs and organizations around New England. He’s also a much sought-after judge for local and international competitions. Glenn Guaraldi has served countless times as a digital image and print judge at both the local and international level. He’s a prolific print maker and a consistent winner in photographic competitions. He’s had a decades-long association with photographic competitions and is presently a valued member of the NECCC Conference Print Room Committee. Shiv Verma is a published author, photographer, educator, and technologist. He’s presently the Digital Circuit Vice-President for the NECCC, and general Chairman of the PSA International. In addition, he’s the immediate past chairman of the PSA Nature Division, Director of the instructional and essay sets for PSA, and a past member of the board of CIPNE. He’s also a past President of the Stony Brook Camera Club and the Gateway Camera Club. Many thanks go to the Greater Lynn Photographic Association for taking on the task of hosting this competition, and especially to each member of its NECCC interclub competition support team: Jim Gallagher, MNEC, Pat Hanney, Peter Miller, Jake Mosser, HonNEC, and Susan Mosser, HonNEC. Thanks also go to the members of the judging panel... Mike DiStefano, MNEC, Glenn Guaraldi, MNEC, and Shiv Verma, APSA, MNEC for a job well done.
For the spring competition a total of 169 prints were submitted... 50 in class “A”, 31 in class “B”, and 88 in Color. Participating were 22 clubs... 12 in class “A”, 7 in class “B”, and 22 in Color. A total of 37 prints received awards... 9 in class “A”, 7 in class “B” and 21 in Color.
Results of the spring 2015 competition, and final standings for the season can be downloaded here
Interclub results for the season can be seen here
