SUN Winning Images 2015

N O R T H E R N S A N TA B A RB A R A C O U N T Y ’ S N E W S A N D E N T E R TA I N M E N T W E E K LY > N O V E M B E R 5 - N O V E M B E R 12 , 2 0 15 > VO L . 16 N O. 35 > W W W. S A N TA M A RI A S U N .C O M

WINNING

IMAGES 2015

Central Coast photographers show off their best work in our annual photo competition [16]

Skip Moss, Wave Abstract, Land/Seascape, Adult, 1st Place

NEWS

Chumash Casino to serve alcohol [7]

ARTS

AHC staff display their talent [26]

EATS

Have a taste of El Tapatio [36]

2 0 T H A NN U A L NE W T IM E S J U R IE D P H O T O GR A P H Y C O N T E S T

WINNING IMAGES 2015

Snapshots of light Photographers from the Central Coast captured colors, sights, and beings for this year’s Winning Images contest

BY CAMILLIA LANHAM

W

ielding a camera—whether digital or film—is all about capturing light. The

rays of sun as it sets. The pops of brightness that midday brings. The soft glow of a cloudy day.

For 20 years, the New Times Media Group has invited local photographers to show us the way they see the light of day or the darkness of night in our annual Winning Images contest.

This year brought in 366 photos, which our judges narrowed down to three winners each in eight categories and three judges’ picks.

Each of those entries also came in with a $5

Barry Goyette, Wind, Open, Best In Show

16 • Sun • November 5 - November 12, 2015 • www.santamariasun.com

fee, which will be rolled back into prize money for the winners, who also receive awards from the contest’s sponsors.

Although you can see the winning images from 2015 on the following pages, you can also view them on the wall at the San Luis Obispo Museum of Art through Nov. 9.

Contact Executive Editor Camillia Lanham at clanham@newtimesslo.com.

2 0 T H A NN U A L NE W T IM E S J U R IE D P H O T O GR A P H Y C O N T E S T

WINNING IMAGES 2015

A dedication A

as well as receiving several honorable mentions. His favorite image she entered was an entry into the adult category: Frame of Reference. It’s a black and white photograph of a car abandoned in the California ghost town of Bodie.

It was the last place they visited over Father’s Day weekend, before Marynn returned to Austin, Texas.

“She left behind a body of photographic work in her short 24 years that most would be unable to create in a lifetime,” Vilarino wrote.

This year, we give out the awards for our youth category in Marynn Vilarino’s honor.

s the first ballot for Winning Images hit the papers this year, we received a letter from a man named Ron Vilarino. His daughter Marynn visited him over Father’s Day weekend, and he just couldn’t take enough photographs of her. “I kept shooting several photographs of her,” he wrote. Three weeks later, she died in an auto accident. She was 24 years old.

When she was a teenager, she entered photographs into the New Times Winning Images contest, winning the youth category

Frame of Reference, Travel, 2nd Place, 2009

Noelle Luchino Fiest, Florence, Italy, Travel, Judge’s Pick

Angela Henderson, Mohave Point, Travel, Judge’s Pick

Cat Evans, When Beauty Hides, Flora, Judge’s Pick

The 2015 Judges Brittany App is a professional photographer and self-proclaimed vagabond. After 13 years of owning App’s Photography in SLO Town, for her the whole business comes down to one thing: people. She loves them and she loves to photograph their stories, heartaches, celebrations, children, and everything else that defi nes a life. See her work at appsphotography.com.

San Luis Obispo native and perennial Winning Images judge Peggy Mesler is a photographer and owner of The Photo Shop in SLO, where she shares her appreciation and knowledge of photography with customers, clients, and friends. Peggy graduated with a journalism degree from Cal Poly, and opened her shop in 1995. Mesler’s favorite thing to photograph is people.

Kaori Funahashi spent the last year of her life photographing everything New Times Media Group editorial staffers could think up—people, buildings, grapes, food, and anything else that makes the Central Coast tick. She’s a badass triathlete and recently left us to pursue her specialty: adventure and sport photography. She has a bachelor’s degree in art and design photography from Cal Poly. View her work at kaoriphoto.com.

www.santamariasun.com • November 5 - November 12, 2015 • Sun • 17

2 0 T H A NN U A L NE W T IM E S J U R IE D P H O T O GR A P H Y C O N T E S T

WINNING IMAGES 2015

Mimi Ditchie, Magic Mushrooms, Flora, Adult, 2nd Place

Ross Richards, Leaf # 2, Flora, Adult, 1st Place

Shawna Timmerman, Inner Tulip, Flora, Adult, 3rd Place

Brigette Adell Parzych, Rain Drops, Open, Adult, 2nd Place

18 • Sun • November 5 - November 12, 2015 • www.santamariasun.com

2 0 T H A NN U A L NE W T IM E S J U R IE D P H O T O GR A P H Y C O N T E S T

WINNING IMAGES 2015

Cary Geihs, Winter Sunset Avila Beach, Land/Seascape, Adult, 2nd Place

Nicholas Mercurio, Anxiety, Afghanistan, Open, Adult, 3rd Place

Brian Caserio, Bad Hair Day, People, Adult, 3rd Place

Aidan Briggs, Elegant Terns, Animals, Adult, 3rd Place

www.santamariasun.com • November 5 - November 12, 2015 • Sun • 19

2 0 T H A NN U A L NE W T IM E S J U R IE D P H O T O GR A P H Y C O N T E S T

WINNING IMAGES 2015

Jonathan Shapiro, 96th Street Station, Travel, Adult, 3rd Place

Barry Goyette, Liana (Test), People, Adult, 1st Place

Donna Johnson, The Wonder in Her Eyes, People, Adult, 2nd Place

Kate Swarthout, Bath Time, Travel, Adult, 1st Place

Skip Moss, Devotion, People, Adult, Honorable Mention

20 • Sun • November 5 - November 12, 2015 • www.santamariasun.com

2 0 T H A NN U A L NE W T IM E S J U R IE D P H O T O GR A P H Y C O N T E S T

WINNING IMAGES 2015

Skip Moss, My Beach, Animals, Adult, 2nd Place

Jonathan Shapiro, Pedestrian Bridge, Architecture, Adult, 3rd Place

Aidan Briggs, Terns in the Rain, Animals, Adult, 1st Place

www.santamariasun.com • November 5 - November 12, 2015 • Sun • 21

2 0 T H A NN U A L NE W T IM E S J U R IE D P H O T O GR A P H Y C O N T E S T

WINNING IMAGES 2015

Spencer Caserio, Party Wave, Open, Youth, 1st Place

Odin Esguerra, Connection to a Magical Day, Open, Youth, 2nd Place

Peter Johns, Sunset Fun, Open, Youth, 3rd Place

Dylan Baumann, Color The World, Travel, Adult, 2nd Place

22 • Sun • November 5 - November 12, 2015 • www.santamariasun.com

2 0 T H A NN U A L NE W T IM E S J U R IE D P H O T O GR A P H Y C O N T E S T

WINNING IMAGES 2015

Brenda Maltese, Blocked Out, Architecture, Adult, 1st Place

Jonathan Shapiro, Under the Cayucos Pier, Architecture, Adult, 2nd Place

Skip Moss, Pineridge Fog, Land/Seascape, Adult, 3rd Place

www.santamariasun.com • November 5 - November 12, 2015 • Sun • 23