Third Annual America and the Sea Photo Contest
An American Album ~ 2008
Mystic Seaport magazine readers, you did it again! You wowed us with hundreds of images capturing your vision of America and the Sea, picturing breathtaking coastal locales from Maine to Alaska. With just two pages to show you the winners, we'll let the images speak for themselves.
And even though we had to pick winners from this year's outstanding entries, these are just a few of our favorites. For more judges favorites, go online to www.mysticseaport.org/judgesfavorites.
Overall Grand Prize Winner
"Bass Harbor Lighthouse"
Bass Harbor, Maine
Bob Parisi
Northford, CT
ADULT: LIFE CATEGORY
First Place
"Ospreys"
Orleans, MA
Mikael Carstanjen
Orleans, MA
ADULT: LIFE CATEGORY
Second Place
"Rowing beneath fair skies"
Mystic, CT
Ingrid Mathews
Wyoming, RI
ADULT: LIFE CATEGORY
Third Place
"First Mate"
Friday Harbor, AK
Ella Rossiter
Guilford, CT
ADULT: LIFE CATEGORY
Honorable Mention
"Restoration"
Newport, RI
Alexa Clement
Providence RI
ADULT: LIFE CATEGORY
Honorable Mention
"Together at sunrise"
Hampton Beach, NH
John Noonan
Milford, CT
ADULT: LANDSCAPE CATEGORY
First Place
"Golden Falls"
Shannock, RI
Steve Wood
Wakefield, RI
ADULT: LANDSCAPE CATEGORY
Second Place
"Kihei Canoe Club Sunset"
Maui, HI
Dustin Plank
Avon, OH
ADULT: LANDSCAPE CATEGORY
Third Place
"Watch Hill Light House"
Watch Hill, RI
Robert Gingerella III
Westerly. RI
ADULT: LANDSCAPE CATEGORY
Honorable Mention
"Sunrise in Tidal Pool"
Cape May, NJ
Emanuel Lekkas
Winston Salem, NC
ADULT: LANDSCAPE CATEGORY
Honorable Mention
"Three Tugs"
Staten Island, NY
Rob Rintoul
Hamdenm CT
YOUTH
First Place
"Critter Litter"
Black Point, East Lyme, CT
Dan Forget
East Lyme, CT
Age 17
YOUTH
Second Place
"Tranquil Tie-up"
Black Point Marsh, Niantic, CT
Jackie Blodgett
Niantic, CT
Age 17
YOUTH
Third Place
"String of Buoys"
Rocky Neck State Park, CT
Matt Baer
East Lyme, CT
Age 11
YOUTH
Honorable Mention
"Balancing Stones"
Block Island, RI
Amanda Valaitis
Guilford, CT
Age 15
Start shooting today for next year's contest! Photographs will be submitted via Flickr.com this year, and will be accepted from July 15, 2009 through December 1, 2009. For complete contest information, go to www.mysticseaport.org/photocontest2009.
Want to see all the entries? Check them out on our Flickr site:http://www.flickr.com/photos/mysticseaport/collections/72157617390695411/