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Member Scott Marmer's image entitled "Chinese Caverns 3" won 2nd place (from over 500 entries) in the Image Wizards + OpenCamp Photo Contest. DETAILS |
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Member Judy Kramer's image, entitled "Cholla Greets the Dawn," will be included in the 2011 calendar published by the National Natural Landmarks program of the National Park Service. It was taken at Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. All of the 13 featured photos can be seen soon at http://www.nature.nps.gov/nnl |
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Prints by Members Hiroshi Suzuki ("Brothers play Go") and Laurie Naiman ("Barren Hills East of China Ranch"), are part of a juried competition in the Pacific Art League's 'Photography Today' exhibit, running from Sept 3 - 23. Also being shown are prints by member Chris Golson from a series entitled "A Look into Body Art". Reception Fri Sept 3 from 5:30 to 8 pm at the gallery in downtown Palo Alto at corner of Ramona & Forest. Free parking across street in City Hall underground garage. DETAILS |
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Member Hiroshi Suzuki's image entitled "Brothers Back Home" is part of a juried exhibition of portrait photography at Rayko Photo Center in downtown San Francisco from now thru Sept 10, 2010. DETAILS.
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New member Dan Hartford's photo "Morning at the Bend" won first place in two recent photo contests:
Phase 1 of the Unified Color Technologies True Vision HDR Photo Contest (May 2010), and first place among U.S. entries in the Road Scholar (Elderhostel, Exploritas) Quarterly Photo Contest (Aug 2010) (photo not posted as of Aug 4)
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Member Vardan Aroustamian's "The Story of a Forgotten Spring" received honorary mention at Pacific Art League's July show, titled "Art Outside the Box", open July 2 to 29. It is on display along with his two other prints at the Pacific Art League in downtown Palo Alto. |
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Member Marvin Wax's print "Baylands Rain Storm" won 2nd prize in the 2010 Michael Kellicutt International Photo Competition at the Coastal Arts League gallery in Half Moon Bay. Prints on display thru July 5, and include those from members Edward Nunez, Gordon Frierson & Branko Radonjic. |
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2010 Palo Alto Weekly Photo Contest
Club members Steve Shpall, Kwan Chan & John Conlin are among the winners.
DETAILS in June 4
issue of PAW (p. 17)
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Judy Kramer's print "Pelican Take-Off" has been accepted in the Pacific Art League's June show, titled "Fur, Fins, and Feather, open from June 4-24. Reception on Fri June 4, 5:30--8 pm, at the Pacific Art League in downtown Palo Alto. |
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Member Xavier Cohen's image taken in Acadia National Park was awarded the Grand Prize in “Share the Experience™, the 2009” Official Federal Recreation Lands Photo Contest (3-19-10) |
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Member Judy Kramer's print "Tree Etching" has been accepted for exhibit in a show entitled "Patterns and Abstractions of Nature -
A Fine Art Mixed Media Exhibi" at Filoli Mansion in Woodside. From Feb 9 thru Apr 11, with a 'Meet the Artists' reception on Sat Mar 27 from 10 - 3. More info |
Fishing Cone Sunrise, Yellowstone
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Member Xavier Cohen's print has been accepted in a juried competition for exhibit at the Center for Photographic Art in Carmel. The show will be there until Dec 4, 2009.
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Two of member Bill Jackson's images were accepted for a juried exhibit at the Center for the Creative Arts in Fredericksburg, Virginia, from June 28 - July 31. One of them (previously a winner at PACC) is the featured image for the show. |

"Don't even think about it!"
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This and 14 other prints by member Philippe Cailloux will be shown at his first solo exhibit opening in Los Altos on Fri June 19. The show, entitled "Explorama", is the artist's attempt to convey some of his quirky concepts via graphic explorations, often with surprising and entertaining results, as attested by many who have seen Cailloux's work at club competitions.
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Member Judy Kramer's image "Wild Heliotrope" won first place in the 2009 Anza-Borrego Desert Photo Contest in the Desert Plants category, Adult Division, and has also won Best of Show in the Adult Division. The contest is sponsored by the Anza-Borrrego Foundation and Institute.
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Member Laurie Naiman had a solo exhibit of 17 prints entitled " Death Valley & Beyond: A Portrait" at the TBAG Gallery in Tecopa, CA from Mar 7 - Apr 4, 2009.
DETAILS
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Member Judy Kramer's image, " Garden Among the Joshua Trees," is runner-up in the California Native Plant Society (CNPS) "2009 Conservation Conference: Strategies and Solutions" Photo Contest. It will be published in the next issue of the CNPS newsletter, "Fremontia" |
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Member Radka Tezaur has just given birth to a new book published in the Czech Republic, entitled "Fotografujeme Deti". Among the images are several by PACC members: Philippe Cailloux, Xavier Cohen, Dan Quinn, Dany Suk & Laurie Naiman. Sample pages can be viewed by clicking the link entitled 'Listovani v knize' (in a grey bar below the main info). |
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" Winter Storm Sunset in the Gates of the Valley" by member Xavier Cohen won the GRAND PRIZE in this year's Canon's annual Photography in the Parks Contest
Article in May 2009 issue of Shutterbug Magazine
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