Professional Women Photographers

FIFTH ANNUAL STUDENT AWARD WINNERS
MARCH 2009

For Young Women enrolled in a New York City High School, Public or Private
with an Enthusiasm for Photography
Submission in Two Categories
11^th and 12^th Grades
9^th and 10^th Grades

Prizes in each category:
$500 - First Prize
$250 - Second Prize
$100 - Third Prize
Gift Certificate for one printed image from Duggal Vision Solutions - Honorable Mention
Each winner also received a Bogen tripod.

Professional Women Photographers is very pleased to announce the winners for its Fifth Annual Student Awards program, established for young women enrolled in a New York City high school, with a talent in and enthusiasm for photography. This year there were two categories for submissions, 9^th and 10^th grades, and 11^th and 12^th grades.

The first prizes of $500 each were awarded to Diana Navarette of Columbia Grammar High School for 11^th and 12^th grade division and Vicki Mercado of Brooklyn College Academy for 9^th and 10^th grade division. These prizes were made possible by a generous donation from Hunton & Williams, LLP.

The second prizes of $250 each were awarded to Layla Almasaddzhidi of John Dewey High School and Amy Chen of Townsend Harris HS. These prizes were made possible in part by a donation from Fujifilm USA.

The third prizes of $100 each were awarded to Lizette Trevino of Fashion Industries High School and Ruby Strassman of Columbia Grammar High School. These awards were made possible by a generous donation from Catherine and David Steinmann.

Honorable mention awards of a Gift Certificate for one printed image from Duggal Vision Solutions were given to Alley Burdick of Frank Sinatra HS and Anyssa Campbell of Brooklyn College Academy.

All award recipients also received a tripod kit courtesy of Bogen Imaging.

The submissions were juried by a panel composed of David H. Wells, the Narrative Photographer and Lighting Expert, David Lowe, Assistant to the Photography Curator at the New York Public Library, and Kathleen Duxbury-Yeaw, working in Infrared (IR) spectrum, her images are an artistic interpretation of the "invisible light" found on her treks through Europe and North America.

Grades 11-12 1st Prize Diana Navarette, Columbia Grammar High School
2nd Prize Layla Almasaddzhidi, John Dewey High School
3rd Prize Lizette Trevino, Fashion Industries High School
Honorable Mention Alley Burdick, Frank Sinatra HS
Grades 9-10 1st Prize Vicki Mercado, Brooklyn College Academy
2nd Prize Amy Chen, Townsend Harris HS
3rd Prize Ruby Strassman, Columbia Grammar High School
Honorable Mention Anyssa Campbell, Brooklyn College Academy

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