2002 Photography Contest Winners

We received hundreds of entries to our First Annual Photography Contest, and the task of judging was incredibly difficult. With so many high-quality photos to choose from, we decided to let our panel of experts decide.

The criteria for judging the photos was made up of three parts. The first was what we called the “wow” factor, meaning how the photo initially struck the viewer. The second factor addressed technique, clarity and composition of the
photograph. The third (and arguably most important) element was how well the photograph represented the Finger Lakes region.

Although making a decision was tough, we finally came up with the following winners. We’re sure that you’ll agree that we have wonderful, talented photographers in the Finger Lakes, and we’re happy to present their work to you.

2002 winners | 2003 winners | 2004 winners | 2005 winners
2006 winners | 2007 winners | 2008 winners | 2009 winners

Grand Prize


Overlooking Honeoye Lake from Harriet Hollister Spencer State Recreation Area
Bill Penn
Bloomfield, New York

Color



First Place
Canandaigua Lake Boat Houses
Shayne Cooke
Canandaigua, New York




Second Place
Hay Bales – Tyrone
Bryan Farr
Elmira, New York

Third Place
Boat Sunset
Frank Warner
Canandaigua, New York

Black & White



First Place
Seneca Lake Vineyard
Greg Aspinall
Palmyra, New York

Second Place
The Bluffs
Christopher Nutting
Conesus, New York



Third Place
Vigilance
Bob Cassie
Canandaigua, New York

Honorable Mention

Havin Fun –
Mennonite Church, Baldwin Road
Gene Fontana
Geneva, New York

Cayuga Lake
Gary Steele
Victor, New York



Soft Hills
Dave Folts
Walworth, New York

Sunset over Chapel at Watson Homestead
Jeanne Davis
Geneva, New York