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Maine Press Association recognizes journalism, photography, news business at annual awards ceremony
PenBayPilot writers and photographers Sarah Thompson, Chris Wolf, Diane O’Brien and Lynda Clancy earned first, next and third area awards at the annual Maine Press Association Improved Newspaper Contest at the MPA’s drop meeting held Saturday, Oct. 22 at Atlantic Oceanside Lodge & Function Middle in Bar Harbor. The Pilot’s companion newspapers of Maine-Ok Enterprises — Boothbay Register, Wiscasset Newspaper — also obtained awards for creating and images, as well as initial and next place in their respective divisions for digital excellence. PenBayPilot awards involved: Sarah Thompson, 1st place for Health Story (Connect with for Thomaston eatery for alleged threatening demeanor finishes up a far distinctive story) First place for Location…
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Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2022 finalists revealed
From an antelope with wings to a headless penguin, these enjoyment-loving animals are sure to put a smile on your confront. The lighter side of animal photography – including wallabies engage in-combating in Queensland – is showcased in the once-a-year Comedy Wildlife Pictures Awards. The well-liked awards recognise the finest comics of the animal kingdom and the photographers who capture them in action. Some of the top rated entries this yr – amid 40 finalists – consist of a charming minor raccoon waving to the digital camera, a interesting fox providing a wink, a super squirrel traveling through the air and a galloping, farting zebra. British photographer Michael Eastwell snapped…
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The finalists of the 2022 Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards
A fake smile from a lioness, a raccoon waving to the camera and a galloping farting zebra are among the 40 images shortlisted for this year’s Comedy Wildlife Photo awards. Narrowed down from thousands of entries submitted by professional and amateur photographers from around the world, the competition aims to celebrate the hilarity of our natural wildlife. Co-founded in 2015 by professional photographers Paul Joynson-Hicks and Tom Sullam, the competition aims to focus “on the lighter, humorous side of wildlife photography but also [with] an important role in promoting wildlife conservation at its heart”. “With so much going on in the world, we could all use a bumper dose of fun and laughter and this year’s finalists have definitely…
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Bill Hornstein wins platinum at European Photography Awards
Los Angeles, California (Sept. 6, 2022) – Photographer Bill Hornstein has been given the European Images Awards 2022 Platinum Award for his graphic of TPC Danzante Bay in the Islands of Loreto, Mexico. The 2022 European Photography Awards identify and honor numerous photographical genres and artwork, primarily based on a stringent established of standards. Over 2,800 submissions were acquired from the two qualified and newbie photographers representing 50 countries, such as the United Kingdom, Germany, Switzerland, Japan, Singapore, Italy, France, Netherlands, and Finland. “I am honored and could not be far more proud that my golfing images has gained, not a person but two, Platinum Medals at this year’s European…
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World Sports Photography Awards 2022 winners revealed
An image of a butterfly resting on tennis player Naomi Osaka’s fingertips, by David Gray, has been named overall winner of the World Sports Photography Awards. Image source, David Gray The photo was taken at the 2021 Australian Open and shows Ms Osaka, Japan’s four-time Grand Slam winner, give a helping hand to a stray butterfly when it landed on her. “This is a breathtaking image,” said the competition’s co-founder, Simon Burton. “Sports Photography captures special moments and tells unique stories, but most of all it draws you in and reveals the unexpected. It forces you to look again and reconsider.” The competition, now in its third year, received more…
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Tri-County Arts Council to present arts, cultural awards | News
OLEAN, N.Y. — The Tri-County Arts Council (TCAC) will current arts and cultural awards at the Celebration Of The Arts, which begins at 4 p.m. Aug. 6 at the Woodside Tavern on the Vary, 3319 W. River Road. Nominees for the Thomas Barnes Lifetime Accomplishment Award, named following longtime Arts Council board president, are Hog Lose Studio Pottery, with Michael and Elliott Hutten as master potters Carson Waterman, a grasp painter artwork studio operator Sarah Phillips with Auntie’s Area and mater painter Robin Zefers Clark with Brookside Studio. The award celebrates the occupation of an specific artist, business, individual at an business or person artist who, amongst other distinctions, has…
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