These are the competition winners for 2023
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This page contains all the images that won judged or popular awards in 2023, but it takes a few minutes for the images to be downloaded.
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2023 Competition Winners
Month |
Theme |
Results |
Total |
Basic |
Intermediate |
Advanced |
Entries |
Awards |
Entries |
Awards |
Entries |
Awards |
Entries |
Awards |
January |
Oldies |
Results |
38 |
10 |
4 |
1 |
18 |
5 |
16 |
4 |
February |
Open |
TBD |
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March |
Get in the Corner |
TBD |
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April |
Open |
TBD |
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May |
Angles, Arcs & CIrcles |
TBD |
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June |
Open with Cell Phone |
TBD |
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July |
Floral |
TBD |
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August |
Open |
TBD |
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September |
"Fix" it in Post |
TBD |
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October |
Open |
TBD |
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November |
Get Close, Very Close |
TBD |
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Totals
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38
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10
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4
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1
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18
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5
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16
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4
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2023 Overall Statistics
Number |
Statistic |
80 |
Peak number of competing members |
19 |
Number of members who submitted competition images |
24% |
Percentage of members who submitted competition images |
8 |
Number of people who won judged awards |
10% |
Percentage of members who won judged awards |
42% |
Percentage of members who submitted images and won judged awards |
3 |
Number of people who won popular awards but not judged awards |
4% |
Percentage of members who won popular awards but not judged awards |
38 |
Total number of competition entries |
10 |
Total number of judged awards |
26% |
Percentage of entries that won judged awards |
7 |
Total number of popular awards |
18% |
Percentage of entries that won popular awards |
1 |
Number of guest judges |
3 |
Number of judges who were members |
4% |
Percentage of members who were judges |
2023 Judging Information
Judge |
Competitions |
Member? |
Charles Schwartz |
1 |
Member |
Jerry Schlesinger |
1 |
Member |
Mark Laussade |
1 |
Member |
Nick Grossman |
1 |
Member |
2023 Judges from the Advanced Level
Judge |
Entries |
Wins |
Judging |
Alexandra Nemeth |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Allen Irby |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Bill Bunton |
2 |
0 |
0 |
Carol Schiraldi |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Cat Smith |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Cheryl Callen |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Dave Maguire |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Dave Wilson |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Deborah Cole |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Dennis Bosserman |
2 |
1 |
0 |
Gary Hook |
2 |
0 |
0 |
Haytham Samarchi |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Jean Thomas |
2 |
0 |
0 |
Joshua Baker |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Joshua Guenther |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Laszlo Perlaky |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Lewis Abulafia |
2 |
0 |
0 |
Mark Laussade |
2 |
2 |
1 |
Matti Jaffe |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Nick Grossman |
2 |
0 |
1 |
Patti Mitchell |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Phil Hawkins |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Russ Morris |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Stephen Brkich |
2 |
1 |
0 |
January, 2023 - Theme is "Oldies"
Basic Award Winners for January, 2023
Award(s) |
Name |
Title |
1st |
Clay Leben |
Packard Winged Victory |
Gold |
Dennis Isenberg |
On the rocks |
Intermediate Award Winners for January, 2023
Award(s) |
Name |
Title |
1st, Silver |
William Ling |
Basking in the Sun |
1st, Bronze |
Jim McDaniel |
Sacred Mist |
3rd, Gold |
Michael Knox |
Corpus Christi sunrise |
HM |
Dave DeVore |
Balancing Act or "Do these pants make me look fat? |
HM |
Michael Knox |
Northern Boulevard, Queens |
Advanced Award Winners for January, 2023
Award(s) |
Name |
Title |
1st, Gold |
Mark Laussade |
America's Bird |
2nd |
Dennis Bosserman |
After the Storm |
2nd |
Stephen Brkich |
Which One |
HM |
Mark Laussade |
Iceberg Lagoon |
Silver |
Gary Hook |
the sand whispers at dawn |
Bronze |
Jean Thomas |
Lady In Red |