2024 Adult Best of Show Sharon Naderman- Rainstorm at Kings Island Haunt
Twenty local amateur photographers were recognized for artistic excellence at EXPOSURE Montgomery, the City’s 36th Annual Photography Competition, on Sunday, May 5. The competition was judged by Michael Sanders, professor at the University of Cincinnati Blue Ash, Allie Blankenship, curatorial assistant with the Cincinnati Art Museum and Arabeth Balasko, curator of photographs, prints and media with the Cincinnati Museum Center.
A total of 253 photographs were entered into the competition which included adult entries from the greater Cincinnati area and student entries from 10 local schools.
Winning entries will be exhibited from May 8 through June 5 at Pella Windows and Doors in Montgomery. Pella Windows and Doors is a generous sponsor of the Montgomery Photo Competition.
The public was given the opportunity to see the photos prior to the awards event at an informal reception on May 4 and May 5 at Terwilliger Lodge.
Congratulations to the Student Winners:
- Claire Gantzer (Sycamore High School) Stuck
- Orion Fouch (Lakota Central High School) Real Health
- Jake Danielson (Wyoming High School) I Spy a Bluebird
- Emily Marks (Lakota Central High School) Refractions
- Arushi Mohan (Sycamore High School) Thornhold
- Katelyn Carr (Lakota Central High School) American Gothic
- Jackson Manly (Loveland High School) Steamboat Willie
- Tanvi Mayya (Sycamore High School) The Journey
- Quy Nguyen (Lakota Central High School) Illusion Thoughts
- Student Best of Show – Chet Bentley (Loveland High School) Over the Bar
Congratulations to the Adult Winners:
- Ray Rawlinson Morgan – 1920’s Fashion
- Jim Barrett Pondering Pollock
- Alane Schloemer Shoemaker Mysterious Initiation Well
- Ted Wilson VOA Shelter
- Philip Courie Eyes of an Old Friend
- Fred Haaser Pre-Dawn Argument
- Sharon Naderman Delirious Feet
- Marcia Hazlett Wanderer
- Rick Lingo Mansion
- Adult Best of Show – Sharon Naderman Rainstorm at Kings Island Haunt
Two People’s Choice Awards were presented to one adult and one student winner. The photo contest is presented by the Montgomery Arts Commission.