APG Juried Photography Show

“Unusual Beauty” 


To the right are the 41 top scoring images.


Final judging for awards was based on the framed prints.
Awards to the top scoring entries were presented 
at the show opening on October 5th and are listed below.

BIG THANK YOU to our show co-sponsor
Red Dog News 
The photographs were displayed in the Gallery’s second juried show, “Unusual Beauty”. Photographs were evaluated independently by three professional photographers, and scored based on three criteria: Impact, Creativity, and Technique. It was a difficult process to choose the best from the 237 images submitted. What we ended up with is a collection of highly imaginative images depicting beauty in many forms, from the obvious to the more subtle and unusual. The one common theme that surfaces in this show is that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, or in this case, the photographer.

Framed prints SOLD during the show 

"Luna Hiding Helios" by Peter Boehringer
"Custom Tattoo on Central" by Roland Penttila
"Mist and Ice" by Dan Baumbach
"Havana Noir" by Victoria Stamm
"Slot Canyon Dreams" by John Palmer

  Award

First Place
Second Place
Third Place
Honorable Mention
Honorable Mention
Honorable Mention
Directors Choice
People's Choice
Random Drawing
Guest Judge

Artist / Title of work

Particia Galagan / "Cuban Odalisque"
Victoria Stamm / "Havana Noir"
Marie Maher / "In Miverna's Dream"
Kimber Wallwork-Heineman / "Takin em home"
Herb Smith / "Hang'in on"
Dan Baumbach / "Mist & Ice"
Mare Vaccaro / "Smoke II"
Victoria Stamm / "Havana Noir"
Gordon Vanus & Chuck Weed
Dennis Chamberlain

 Prize

Think Tank Streetwalker Hard Drive back pack ($190 value)
Six-print run of 11x14" prints from Carr Imaging ($153 value)
$100 GIft Certificate to 10000 Cranes Studio (Fine Art prints)
$100 Gift Certificate to Marcello's Chop House
$99 Gift Certificate - infused metal print with hanger from Magna Chrome 
$100 Gift Certificate to O'Reilly Books
$100 Gift Certificate to Red River Paper
$100 Gift Certificate to High Noon Restaurant & Saloon 
3 decks of Douglas Beasley Vision Quest Cards ($89 value)
Schrodt Crystal Hummingbird Feeder from Fat Finch ($50 value) 

Jurists and judging criteria for "Unusual Beauty"

Dennis Chamberlain - Albuquerque Photographers' Gallery is pleased to have Dennis as one of their judges in our second juried show.
Certified Professional Photographer; PPA Photographic Craftsman; New Mexico PPA Print Fellow; PPA of New Mexico Photographer of the Year for 2011; Adobe Certified Expert - Photoshop & Lightroom; Professional Photographers of America Councilor for New Mexico;
Vice President - Professional Photographers Association of New Mexico
Bill d'Ellis - Bill d'Ellis has been a member of Albuquerque Photographers' Gallery since 2010.  A number of his images have been on exhibit at Expo New Mexico, Gallery With A Cause at the Cancer Center of New Mexico, Artistic Image, Gallery St. Michael and at the Annual New Mexico Photographers' Art Show. While he works, he keeps in mind his favorite quote by legendary landscape photographer Ansel Adams: "Sometimes I do get to places just when God's ready to have somebody click the shutter."
Janet Worne - Janet Worne has been a professional photographer for more than 30 years, most of that time as a photojournalist. While working for newspapers in three states, she has covered a wide variety of subjects, including sports, news, politics, feature, fashion and art. She has won numerous awards from ANMPAS, Associated Press and the National Press Photographers Association, among others. Some of her work is in the permanent collection at The National Museum for Women in the Arts in DC. Janet currently lives in New Mexico, pursuing fine art photography.

Judging Criteria
Images will be evaluated independently by the judges, and scored based on three criteria: Impact, Creativity, and Technique.