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And The Winner Is...
'Around the Neighborhood' Photo Contest Concludes with 151 Entries.
Neighborhood Centers’ first ever online photo contest came to a close this month with the announcement of Jackson Myers as its first place winner for his photo entitled ‘Sunset at Miller Outdoor Theater’. Myers will receive a $500 gift card to Houston Camera Exchange.
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1st Place: Sunset at Miller Outdoor Theater
by Jackson Myers |
Second place and a $250 gift card to Houston Camera Exchange went to Javier Vargas with his photo, ‘Silhouette Against the Houston Sunset’.
Wilma Garcia-Ramirez, with photo, ‘A Diverse Family’, won third place and a $100 gift card.
Honorable mentions include:
‘Dream for Our Youth’ by Noel Freeman
‘Whimsy of The Orange Show’ by Mitsy Parton
‘Biking at Morgan's Point’ by Walderez Vianna Douglass
‘Coffee and Cars at Uptown’ by Luis Mesa
‘Houston Love’ by Ivan Lozano
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2nd Place: Silhouette Against the
Houston Sunset by Javier Vargas |
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3rd Place: A Diverse Family
by Wilma Garcia-Ramirez |
The contest, “Around the Neighborhood”, called for photos that exhibited elements about what makes Houston unique. The entries showed the neighborhoods, people, landmarks and businesses in Houston. Entrants were allowed to submit multiple photos, and even photos from camera phones.
The contest ran for a month and a half, and resulted in 151 entries from 41 contestants.
Judging was conducted by a panel of long-time Houstonians, including Houston City Council Member Sue Lovell, KHOU Reporter Alex Sanz, Houston business owner Linda Limb, and Neighborhood Centers’ President and CEO, Angela Blanchard.
While there was no entry fee to submit your photos, many of the entrants chose to make donations in support of Neighborhood Centers.
Winners of the contest as well as other entries may be included in a future gallery displayed at the new Baker-Ripley Neighborhood Center in the Gulfton/Sharpstown neighborhood. The community center is set to open later this year.
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