University Photographers' Association of America
Monthly Image Competition - Summer 2007

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Best of Show - Sponsored by

"Spider Subject" - (305 pts.)
by Tom Zasadzinski, Cal Poly Pomona.

spider subject
"Mechanical Engineering major David Chavezticas holds a Naphila Clavipe spider being used as part of a research study on the tensile strength of spider silk at Cal Poly Pomona."

 

Portraits

death row

1st Place (278 pts.) - "Death Row" by Kristen Hines, University of Florida.

"Attorney Charlie Douglas lead an effort that got a poor, black, 16 year-old boy, now 34, off death row in Texas. He was involved in a $2.00 robbery, but then violated his probation by testing positve for marijuana one time and was sentenced life in prison. But the same judge gave a white man a slap on the wrist when he committed murder and violated his probation by repeatedly smoking crack."

womens soccer team

2nd Place (277 pts.) - "Women's Socccer" by Aaron Mayes, University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

"Seniors from the Women's Soccer team pose for the cover of their media guide, August 1, 2007."

the brainy director

3rd Place (275 pts.) - "The Brainy Director" by David Blankenship, University of Florida.

"Dennis Steinler, the 2nd Director of the Mcknight Brain Institute is seeking to be the foremost neurological research institute in the world by rapidly apply their growing knowledge of the nervous system toward curing debilitating neurological diseases."

 

Sports

shot blocked

1st Place (301 pts.) - "Shot Blocked" by Tony Mastres, University of California, Santa Barbara.

"Back-up goalkeeper Cassi Franklin shows that she's got the right stuff. In less than 20 minutes of playing time she successfully blocked four shots and held opponents scoreless."

team huddle

2nd Place (290 pts.) - "Team Huddle" by Scott Kissell, Miami University.

"Photo taken for field hockey team program."

 

cummard

3rd Place (288 pts.) - "Cummard" by Jaren Wilkey, Brigham Young University.

"7/27/07 - Promotional shot of Lee Cummard"

 

Campus Environment

morning sun

1st Place Tie (279 pts.) - "Morning Sun" by Ben Smidt, Marquette University.

"Acolyte, Alison Seidl, heads toward the backroom windows and releases built up incense that has gathered during Sunday morning mass at the Gesu Church in Milwaukee, WI."

memorial roll

1st Place Tie (279 pts.) - "Memorial Roll" by Ken Bennett, Wake Forest University.

"Students and community members rolled the Quad in memory of basketball head coach Skip Prosser, who had died suddenly the previous day. Rolling the Quad is a tradition after athletic victories."

new science building

2nd Place (277 pts.) - "New Science Building" by David Campbell, Alabama State University.

"A crane is silhouetted by the sun as it delivers concrete into the pillars of our new life sciences building. One of the things I love about my job, one day I'm in a hardhat out here and another I'm in a studio and so-on."

not your fathers parking garage

3rd Place (269 pts.) - "Not Your Father's Parking Garage" by Tony Mastres, University of California, Santa Barbara.

"Once simply brick and concrete behemoths where function was paramount and form nonexistent, the parking garage of today makes a design statement and commands its place among the modern architecture of todays campus."

 

News & Features

trix are for kids

1st Place (292 pts.) - "Trix are for kids" by Troy Tuttle, Appalachian State University.

"Photo illustration used to accompany a story highlighting research into methamphetamine cookers and what treatment options work best for them and their family members, who are also negatively affected by the addiction."

times are changing

2nd Place (288 pts.) - "Times are Changing" by Bill Hoepner, University of Wisconsin @ Eau Claire.

"Workers restore the campus clock tower."

final prep

3rd Place (280 pts.) - "Final Prep" by Aaron Mayes, University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

"A painter puts the finishing touches on a canopy outside the new Student Union, June 14, 2007."

Science & Research

green light lettuce

1st Place (292 pts.) - "Green Light Lettuce" by Tom Zasadzinski, Cal Poly Pomona.

"Research Assistant Ryan Mudry examines iceberg lettuce seeds under special green lighting in a Cal Poly Pomona laboratory."

menisci

2nd Place (266 pts.) - "Menisci" by Jeff Miller, University of Wisconsin @ Madison.

"A close-up view of test tubes highlights menisci, the curved upper surfaces of columns of liquid, on July 30, 2007."

lab work

3rd Place (251 pts.) - "Lab Work" by Aaron Mayes, University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

"Stock image for the College of Sciences programs photographed July 19, 2007."

Personal Vision

ghost town

1st Place (339 pts.) - "Ghost Town" by Aaron Mayes, University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

"Stars streak during a 30-minute exposure of the Cook Bank Building in the ghost town of Rhyolite, NV."

sunflower frame

2nd Place (291 pts.) - "Sunflower Frame" by Scott Kissell, Miami University.

"Three sunflowers frame the red barn in the distance."

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