The panel of professional photographers who served as guest judges for the 2024 SFR Photo Contest say choosing just eight winners proved to be a difficult task.
“What a great reminder that photography remains alive and well in our creative community,” says David Scheinbaum, of Scheinbaum & Russek LTD and College of Santa Fe professor emeritus.
Anne Kelly, photo-eye gallery director and one of Scheinbaum’s former students, says she saw a number of common threads in her favorite images.
“The element of mystery makes me revisit the photograph repeatedly, often discovering something new each time,” she says. “The other through-line in most images is that they convey the experience of living in Santa Fe without being images you would typically find on a postcard. "
For CENTER Santa Fe Programs Manager Whitney Wernick, the project served as a chance to consider photographers’ motivations.
“The choice to stop and document a person, moment, view, pet, anything while the seconds and minutes spin fast around us makes your whole body and meaning tingle. Or, at least, mine does!” she says.
View large-format versions in a pop-up gallery and silent auction to benefit student journalism training.
SFR PHOTO SHOW
6 - 7:30 pm, Thursday Feb. 22
Violet Crown Cinema, 1606 Alcaldesa St.
nmjournalism.org
Special thanks to sponsors Monsoon Design and Ohori’s.
Faces 1st
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Santa Fe Life, from a roof on West Alameda
By Zubin Stillings
Santa Fe
Places 1st
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Lupita on Alameda
By Nancy Egan
Alameda and Galisteo, Santa Fe
Movement 1st
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Ad Astra
By Everly Coleman
US 84 heading towards Abiquiu
Odd 1st
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Adrfit
By Nancy Egan
Santa Fe
Faces 2nd
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Lil’ Bug, Loal Tucker Horsemanship
By Carl Coan
Lamy
Places 2nd
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Balloon Shadow
By Jon Dick
Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta
Movement 2nd
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Gorge Bridge at Speed
By Jennifer Catright
Taos Gorge
Odd 2nd
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Carmaggeadon
By Gary Pikarsky
Clayton