NCCA 2019 Statewide Photography Competition

NCCA 2019 Statewide Photography Competition

Our goal is to exhibit and acknowledge the finest photographers in the State of Michigan and encourage greater growth and achievement in the photographic community. This is a juried competition. Selected works will be exhibited and among them will be the honor of 1st, 2nd, 3rd place and honorable mentions receiving ribbons and cash awards ($250, $150, $100, $50).

Timeline

Entries Due May 23, 8:00 p.m.
Acceptance Notification May 30
Exhibit Opens June 5
Reception and Awards June 15, 10:00 a.m.-Noon
Exhibit Closes July 13
Pick-up All Work by July 20

Juror: Kelly Walkotten

Kelly combines her passions of photography and writing to bring the wonders of nature to others. She is an avid scuba diver, whose images, articles, and blogs have brought the undersea world to readers of the PSA Journal and Fem Worldview Magazine. Kelly lives in the greater Grand Rapids area and her images have been exhibited in many venues around West Michigan including ArtPrize and Festival of the Arts. Kelly has presented to numerous camera clubs and civic organizations, along with teaching Photography, Photoshop, and Lightroom. She has been published in Photographic Society of America’s Journal: “Photographing Mandarin Fish”- January 2013
“Pika- Rock Rabbits of the High Mountains” – March 2014 “Nudibranchs – Jewels of the Sea” – January 2016. She also leads photography workshops.

Learn more about Kelly by visiting: https://www.kellywalkottenphotography.com/

2019 Featured Photographers:

Nan Pokerwinski
Mark Andrews
Katie Day Schirmer
Donald Tilton
Regan Dykes
Paul Thiele
Ron Dibble
Steve Barclift
Deborah Ann Chrystal
Bailey Engweiler
Suzanne Ritchie
Russ Barneveld
Deborah Clark
Henri Droski
Lisa Mendendorp
Dianne Carroll Burdick
Nick Irwin
Randall Nyhof
Nicole Lewis
Jane Stroschin
Diane Zoellmer
Justin Stubleski
Tim Motley
Jack Taylor
Kevin Feenstra
Carl Luther
Gail Howarth
Stacy Niedzwiecki
Richard Hinton
Leslie Victor
Brian Kainulainen
Barbara Geno
Lori Rivera
Kris Brown
Bob Brown