Here are the winners of the Laurel Highlands Photo Friends contest.
Twenty-one photographers submitted 129 entries to the Laurel Highlands Photo Friends photography contest.
Stokes Clarke of Hidden Valley earned Best of Show for the second year in a row. The contest was judged by Bob Brant of Berlin, Krista Stoltzfus of Springs and Della Watters of Everett.
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Other winners in each of eight categories include:
Scenic — first, Stokes Clarke; second, Ron Bruner; third, Alan Gardner; honorable mention, Flanna Soliday.
People — first, Ron Bruner; second, Michael Maloney; third, Michael Maloney; honorable mention, Mariellen Mish.
Black and White — first, Stokes Clarke; second, Trudy Jones; third, Carol Saylor; honorable mention, Charlotte Pletcher.
General — first, Carol Saylor; second, Michael Maloney; third, Carol Saylor; honorable mention, Ron Bruner.
Floral — first, Stokes Clarke; second, Charlotte Pletcher; third, Mariellen Mish; honorable mention, Michele M. Walters.
Nighttime — first, Ron Bruner; second, Mariellen Mish; third, Michael Maloney; honorable mention, Carol Saylor.
Digital Art and Alternative Processes — first, Susan Wilson; second, Ron Bruner; third, Susan Wilson; honorable mention, Carol Saylor.
Fauna and Birds — first, Stokes Clarke; second, Charlotte Pletcher; third, Tari Long; honorable mention, Jill Carlson.
The Laurel Highlands Photo Friends group is an affiliate of Laurel Arts, and the photos are to be exhibited through June 8 in the galleries at the Philip Dressler Center for the Arts, located at 214 Harrison Ave. in Somerset. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday.
Photos may also be viewed online at www.laurelarts.org.
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