Exhibition – 45 selected photographers (5 from each category) will participate in a collective exhibition at the Artists’ Haven Gallery. The exhibition will be October 15, 2010 – November 7, 2010.

Opening Reception – A Meet the Artists & Awards Presentation event will be held on the evening of Saturday, October 16, 2010 from 6 – 9pm. Free and public invited.

Judging – Is based on creativity, balance of composition, correct exposure, technique, and quality of the subject. The 2010 International Photography Competition will be juried by Thomas E. Graig.

Awards – From the overall entries, 45 photographers were selected (5 photographers in each of the 9 categories). Of those, 9 photographers will win a Best of Category Award (1 photographer from each category). And of those, there will be a 1st Place Best of Show Award winner, 2nd Place Judges Award winner, and a 3rd Place Merit Award winner.

Categories
1. Seascape/Ocean/Waterways
Frank E. Aloise – Hollywood, FL
Barry Steven Greff – Weston, FL
Frank Johnston – Tamarac, FL
Rod O’Conner – Rumford, RI
Paula Turk – Miami Beach, FL

2. Landscape/Scenery/Countryside
Bruce Bain – Jupiter, FL
Hans Bauer – Kerrville, TX
Denise Dethlefsen – Redding, CA
Craig Fritz – Ft Lauderdale, FL
Kathy A. O’Neal – Miramar, FL

3. Cityscape/Urban/Architecture
William Dennis – Boynton Beach, FL
Michael Gora – Boca Raton, FL
David Nau – Lake Worth, FL
Diana Nikolova – Ruse, BULGARIA
Irina Ponomareva – Palm Beach Gardens, FL

4. Still Life/Objects
Matthew Bloom – Coconut Creek, FL
Denise Felice – Boca Raton, FL
Grace Greenberg – Delray Beach, FL
Brady Paulus – Middelburg, FL
Michelle Vander – Atlanta, GA

5. Fruits/Vegetables/Plants/Flowers
Alan Glueckert – Boca Raton, FL
Arron Haggart – Hollywood, FL
Connie Hill – Lake Worth, FL
Don Jacobson – Portland, OR
Kit Snider – Delray Beach, FL

6. Music/Sports/Dance/Photojournalism/Documentary
Israel Atzmon – New York, NY
James Balboni – Ft Lauderdale, FL
Lisa A. Fanning – Silver Springs, MD
Bruno Costa E Silva – Brasilia, Brazil
Sharon Swift – Ft Lauderdale, FL

7. Animals/Mammals/Birds/Wildlife
Suzanne M. Beam – Vestal, NY
John Corney – Irvine, CA
Matt Erlandson – Madison, WI
John A. Henson II – Lakeland, FL
Bernadette Sims – Shalimar, FL

8. Figurative/People//Portraiture/Body/Children
Vardan Aroustamian – Sunnyvale, CA
Michael D. Colanero – Pompano Beach, FL
Dennis Dean – Wilton Manors, FL
Perri Hart – Johnson City, NY
Jacqueline Sacs – Tamarac, FL

9. Abstract/Pattern/Texture/Conceptualization
James Miller – Cypress, TX
F. A. Roghaar – Boca Raton, FL
Eduardo Soler – Oakland, CA
Dennis Usdan – Boynton Beach, FL
Samuel Vovsi – Princeton, NJ