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Student Awards 2009

The Student Awards program for 2009 is under way. We have three wonderful jurors for the students, David H. Wells, David Lowe, and Kathleen Duxburg-Yeaw. This coming event will be bigger and better than ever before, with a weeklong exhibition of the students work at the HP Gallery at Calumet Photo on 22nd Street.

In addition to the exhibition, we will be having a silent auction to help raise funds not only for the student awards but for other PWP projects.

We are working on some very exciting sponsorship and underwriting possibilities and can also use some help in this direction. We have already gotten our 2009 commitment from FujiFilm for support.

Please contact Patricia Gilman for more information and to volunteer.

The applications for the 5th Annual Student Awards will be sent to the schools the second week in September. New this year will be a week long exhibit of the students work. As is customary with this event, the prizes will be awarded at the reception, to be held on March 23, 20009 from 6-9PM at the HP Gallery at Calumet Photographic 21 West 22nd Street in New York City. Sponsors for the event include FujiFilm USA, who has generously supported the event for the past 5 years.

The Jurors for PWP’s 2009 Student Awards are:

David H. Wells, a free-lance documentary photographer affiliated with Aurora Photos. His work has been in over fifty exhibitions and he has taught workshops at the International Center for Photography in NYC and at the Maine Photographic Workshops.

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. "Seeking the Invisible Light," a recent selection from her IR collection, will be on exhibit at the Cottage Place Gallery, Ridgewood, NJ during the month of November 2008.

David Lowe is the Assistant to the Photography Curator at the New York Public Library. He received his MFA from Pratt Institute (2000) and has exhibited internationally. He is the Photography Specialist for the New York Public Library.

Student Awards Flyer and Application

Fourth Annual Student Award Winners
March 2008

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:
$1000 First Prize
$500 Second Prize
$250 Third Prize
Honorable Mention

Professional Women Photographers is very pleased to announce the winners for its Fourth 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 two $1000 first prizes went to Julia Hamann of Leon M. Goldstein HS in Brooklyn for 11^th and 12^th grade division and Jorgelina Skorput of Louis D. Brandeis HS in Manhattan for 9^th and 10^th grade division. These prizes were made possible by a generous donation from Hunton & Williams, LLP.

The two second place winners received $500 each and were awarded to Anna Desiderio of Leon M. Goldstein HS in Brooklyn and Kimberly Socci of Michael Petrides HS in Staten Island. These prizes were made possible in part by a donation from Fujifilm USA.

The third prizes were awarded to Hillary Kelly of Abraham Lincoln HS in Brooklyn and Alyssa Wong of Leon M. Goldstein HS in Brooklyn, tied with Megan Gisonda of Michael Petrides HS in Staten Island. These awards were made possible by a generous donation from Catherine and David Steinmann.

Honorable mention awards were given to Maria Santos of Abraham Lincoln HS in Brooklyn and Victoria Della Salla of Michael Petrides HS in Staten Island.

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

The winners were given their awards at a reception on March 31 at 202East. Approximately 85 people attended, including parents, families, friends and teachers of the students.

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 Jerry Fetzer, a member of Sotheby’s Photography Department.

First Prize 11^th & 12^th Grade Division Julia Hamann	9^th & 10^th Grade Division Jorgelina Skorput
Second Prize 11^th & 12^th Grade Division Anna Desiderio	9^th & 10^th Grade Division Kimberly Socci
Third Prize 11^th & 12^th Grade Division Hillary Kelly	9^th & 10^th Grade Division Alyssa Wong	9^th & 10^th Grade Division Megan Gisonda
Honorable Mention 11^th & 12^th Grade Division Maria Santos	9^th & 10^th Grade Division Victoria Della Salla

Outreach PWP

Student Awards 2009

Fourth Annual Student Award Winners March 2008

For Young Women enrolled in a New York City High School, Public or Private with an Enthusiasm for Photography Submission in Two Categories 11th and 12th Grades 9th and 10th Grades Prizes in each category: $1000 First Prize $500 Second Prize $250 Third Prize Honorable Mention

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Fourth Annual Student Award Winners
March 2008

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:
$1000 First Prize
$500 Second Prize
$250 Third Prize
Honorable Mention