Juror: Elizabeth Opalenik
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Juror's Choice "Vapor" © Joanna Stuart |
Water: it goes without saying that it's crucial to life on this planet. The surface of the earth is more than 70% water, and the human body is composed of up to 60% water. We humans feel an intimate connection with water and have expressed that connectivity in our art for thousands of years. No surprise, then that photographers are attracted to water in its many forms and guises: everything from oceans, lakes and rivers to the sheen of rain on wet pavement.
For this exhibition we asked for creative wetness, including water in its other guises, such as ice, snow, or steam. The subject matter of the photos could be virtually anything as long as water or wetness is included. Think of the ways a surface is transformed by a gloss of water, the many ways of picturing water droplets, and the ways in which water is used in technology. The photos we received covered conveyed water in a multitude of guises. We were pleased to see that photographers addressed the environmental impact of water as a destructive force, but also great and sublime beauty.Exhibit Calendar (Subject to Change) Exhibit Opens: 7 February 19 Artists' Reception: 23 February 19 16:00 Exhibit Closes: 17 March 19 Submission Rules
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JUROR'S STATEMENT: To quote from Poetic Grace,”water carries mystery, reflects back a life, can be a million jewels of dewdrops, brightens the dullest subject, can be the most powerful force, and yet gently causes reverie while gazing upon it soft sensuality.” As a juror I found all this among the many beautiful images submitted but I went looking to see what else it is and often discovered less would have been more. Many images made it to the near final edit but those technically executed, well composed, collaged with intent, seen in the right light, or that challenged an idea made it to the final cut. During the jury process I held a piece of Matt board to my screen to view strong image portions where the whole just missed. Conscious photographers carefully saw the edges or layers within the frame and submitted those images. With so many strong contenders, it was heartbreaking to make choices where minutia made the difference. I congratulate the winners for your visually savvy eyes and ideas. Please do not be discouraged if your image did not make this exhibition. Be challenged to seek the mystery found between ordinary and extraordinary as you discover your less is more. It was an honor to view so much creativity. Elizabeth Opalenik Oakland, CA January 2019 |
| Vapor Juror's Choice 
| Gatherer of Light Honorable Mention 
| Water Tapestry: Dancing Light Honorable Mention 
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| Water Bottles No. 2 Honorable Mention 
| Radio City Honorable Mention 
| Rain Dancer People's Choice 
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Rustic Canoe
| Blueblood
| Pink Lily with Blue
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Sumac and Snow
| The Mighty Atlantic
| MH Floating
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Sway
| Zen Garden inversion
| West Virginia
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Liv at Blackhand Gorge
| Untitled-2
| Untitled-3
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Rainbow Water
| Getting Their Feet Wet
| The Joy of Dancing
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The Gardener
| October 20 7:34 from the series Fertile Ground
| Harbor Park in Fog 5
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(Untitled)
| Three Steaming Eggs
| Foggy Night
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misty morning grapes vines
| T-107 Along the Duwamish
| Orb Diver
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Ranch Dog
| Angel
| Geometry of Swimming
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Small Pond, Portland, Maine 2018
| River Ice No.2, Marlboro, Vermont 2016
| Shard
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Hot Tub
| Swirl
| See Into Sky, Series II
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LA Rain
| Rocky Mountains Submerged
| Garden Water Tapestry: Gingko
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Between the Wish and the Thing
| Water droplets, Troy, New York, April 2017
| Shower Portrait, Troy, New York, October 2016
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Rescue
| Flying South
| The Wetness of Flakes
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She Found a Mister
| Between the Raindrops
| BEACH
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Lilly and Pads
| Rear Window Under Streetlight
| Water Reflections, Venice (from "The Lagoon" series)
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Liquid #3
| Liquid #1
| Atherton Brook 2
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Rocks on a beach
| Safe Harbor
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