University Photographers' Association of America
Monthly Image Competition - Dec. 2008 / Jan. 2009

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Best of Show - Sponsored by

"Brain Man" - (199 pts.)
by Dani Machlis, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.

dani machlis - brain man

"Alon Friedman, MD, PHD - of the Departments of Physiology and Neurosurgery examines a scan at the Brain Imaging Research Center."

 

Portraits

backstop

1st Place (171 pts.) - "Backstop" by Nathan Latil, University of Mississippi.

"A studio portrait of senior catcher Brett Basham for the cover of our baseball media guide."

 

flaming - zadinski

2nd Place (161 pts.) - "Flaming Chemistry" by Tom Zasadzinski, Cal Poly Pomona.

"Dr. Barbara Burke is a professor of chemistry at Cal Poly Pomona."

 

houssein - soderberb

3rd Place (159 pts.) - "Houssein" by Scott Soderberg, University of Michigan.

"Houssein is one of several recipients who received a full-ride undergraduate scholarship to the University."

Sports

goal

1st Place (196 pts.) - "Goal" by Scott Galvin, University of Michigan.

"Miami University goalie Cody Reichard (30) dives as the puck crosses the goal line from a shot by University of Michigan's Brandon Burlon for the second goal of the first period."

breath of air

2nd Place (179 pts.) - "Breath of Air" by Aaron Mayes, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

"A swimmer catches a breath between strokes during competition."

gator bowl

3rd Place Tie (166 pts.) - "Gator Bowl" by Patrick Wright, Clemson University.

"Clemson's C.J. Spiller (28) eludes Nebraska's Rickey Thenarse (3) and Niles Paul (24) while returning a kick 33 yards during the 1st quarter of the Gator Bowl Thursday, January 1, 2009 at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium in Jacksonville, Fla."

 

vloet

3rd Place Tie (166 pts.) - "Imagine How Many Would Fit in a Phonebooth" by Martin Vloet, University of Michigan.

"In the 125 pound weight class, #3-ranked Brandon Precin and #15 Michael Watts strive for maximum wrestler density. Except for the single extended leg, both would have fit into a duffel bag (no, not really)."

 

Campus Environment

bench

1st Place (182 pts.) - "Snowy Bench" by Trice Megginson, University of Wyoming.

"A snow covered bench on campus is illuminated by early morning light peering through the clouds."

reading room

2nd Place (179 pts.) - "Reading Room in Light" by Lin Jones, University of Michigan.

"The law school reading room lit up for the first time after a big renovation."

 

seating

3rd Place Tie (176 pts.) - "Icy Seating for Four" by Jeff Miller, University of Wisconsin @ Madison.

"On Jan. 30, 2009, the winter sun sets behind "Ice & Snow Furniture Raised From Lake Mendota", an art project by art student Hongtao Zhou. Zhou created the icy furniture on frozen Lake Mendota near the campus shoreline."

 

red bke
3rd Place Tie (176 pts.) - "The Red Bike" by Scott Soderberg, University of Michigan.

"A student's mode of transportation on campus awaits warmer days."

News & Features

mlk

1st Place (178 pts.) - "MLK Firecrack" by Lin Jones, University of Michigan.

"Janelle Monae from Bad Boy presented a passionate performance tribute to MLK."

heart

2nd Place (164 pts.) - "Heart Illustration" by Thomas Shea, University of Houston.

"1/9/2009: The makeup of the walls and the rate at which they are permeated, Larin said, may also play a role. The researchers will look at the permeability rate in arterial walls, exploring whether molecular substances of varying weights have an influence. They will monitor this in both healthy and diseased tissue, using a technique based on Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)."

 

crowded

3rd Place (162 pts.) - "Crowded House" by Casey Cass, University of Colorado.

"The Career Services department has outgrown their current offices and are looking forward to moving into a new building being constructed next year."

Science & Research

uav

1st Place (163 pts.) - "Unmanned Autonomous Vehicle" by Casey Cass, University of Colorado.

"Graduate Student Jason Roadman prepares his UAV for testing inside the wind tunnel he built."

engineer

2nd Place (162 pts.) - "Engineering" by Les Schofer, Liberty University.

"Dr. Mike Miauzzo demonstrates waveforms During a class in Liberty's first semester of the brand new School of Engineering and Computational Sciences."

 

radar

3rd Place (157 pts.) - "Space Trackers" by Todd Paris, University of Alaska Fairbanks.

"A series of satellite dishes track launches from UAF's Poker Flat Research Range about 35 miles north of the Fairbanks campus."

Personal Vision

rainbow

1st Place (186 pts.) - "A good sign or just wishful thinking?" by Dani Machlis, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.

Israeli reservists leaving Gaza - around 1 kilometer from the Israeli border with Gaza, after an hour of walking in a light rain, this double rainbow appeared."

helio

2nd Place (182 pts.) - "A Full Moon" by Aaron Mayes, University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

"A Metro Police helicopter flies in front of a full moon on a busy Dec. 12 night."

 

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