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9 <br /> <br />A total of 65 photographs were submitted in May 2019. A panel of judges selected first, second <br />and third place winners from the Youth and Adult divisions. In addition, judges identified two <br />additional Honorable Mention awards per age group due to the many high-quality submissions. <br />This year’s judges were photographers Kent Murray, Holden Richards, and David Schaub. <br />Winners received a congratulatory letter, certificate, and for first through third place, a small <br />monetary award. During the month of August, the photographs were displayed at Cup a Joe in <br />Hillsborough. For September, the photos will be on display at the Orange County Public Library. <br />The photographs will then be displayed at the Orange County Visitors Center in Hillsborough <br />from October through December. In January 2020, the Orange County/Chapel Hill Visitors <br />Center in Chapel Hill will host the photos. The winning photographs can also be viewed on the <br />Orange County DEAPR website under the “breaking news” section <br />http://www.orangecountync.gov/deapr/, on the department’s Facebook Page, and will also be <br />“streaming” on the visual monitors in County buildings. <br /> <br />Lynne Hecht made the following PowerPoint presentation: <br /> <br />The Nature of Orange Photography Contest <br />• 8th annual photography contest, 2019 <br />• Photographers help document the beauty and diversity of our natural resources or show <br />residents enjoying our parks and environment. Theme this year: Parks and Trails in <br />Orange County. All photos taken in Orange County. <br />• 65 entries (27 Youth and 38 Adults) <br />• Volunteer judges evaluated photos based on: <br />-relevancy <br />-composition/arrangement <br />-focus/sharpness <br />-lighting and creativity <br /> <br />1st Place Adult: “Occaneechi Village Snow” <br />Bob Johnson <br /> <br />2nd Place Adult: “Snow Covered Eno” <br />Charles R. Sheppard <br /> <br />3rd Place Adult: “Boat Launch at Dawn” <br />Joel Elliott <br /> <br />Honorable Mention Adult: “Amtrack Crossing the Eno” <br />Bob Johnson <br /> <br />Honorable Mention Adult: “Axis Mundi” <br />Joe Elliott <br /> <br />1st Place Youth: “Just Hanging” <br />Alexcina Wartski <br /> <br />2nd Place Youth: “Yellow on Yellow” <br />Maggie Sandbeck <br />