2008 Woodie Awards
Sixth annual photo contest
Phil Hass
Issue date: 11/19/08 Section: Arts & Entertainment
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A large range of subjects were used by the entrees, including nature, black and white, travel, animals, people and even digital enhancement. Guests were allowed to tour the exhibit and vote for their favorites, out of the 290 submitted photos.
Walking the exhibit showed the wide range of style and talent in the gallery. With some really stunning pictures of sunsets and flowers dominating much of the gallery, attention drifted towards the more off color choices, such as the digitally enhanced photo of a paintball player.
Prizes were handed out according to winners in their respective categories. The competition was divided between students, faculty and staff, but there were still grand champions and the Best of the Best award. Best of Show, Best of Category and Honorable Mentions were also handed out. The Best of Show category was voted on by students and staff who were present at the awards ceremony Wednesday.
Prizes included picture frames, portable DVD players, shirts, coupons for various stores on campus and grab bags full of mystery prizes.
Chancellor Richard Telfer was present at the event. Telfer started the gallery awards with a short speech congratulating the contestants for their great work. Telfer even made a few self-depreciating jokes concerning his own artistic abilities.
With enough photos entered to span all the walls in the gallery, choosing a winner would have been a hard job for anyone. Haley Smith, twice champion of the fall competition and once a winner in the spring, was chosen to be one of the judges this year.
"I was really happy to be chosen to judge this year," Smith said. "It's great to see all the talent and diversity of people on campus. Plus, having faculty and staff in the competition made the works presented that much more interesting."
Kaitlynn Parrott took the Best of the Best award with her picture of a waterfall.
"I'm happy that my picture won," Parrott said. "The waterfall is actually from Lee Lake, close to my home in Reedsburg."
Rose Schneider won the flower competition.
"I'm a constant photographer, I never leave my house in the summer without a camera in hand," Schneider said. "I walked outside after a long rain this summer and saw a flower with water condensed on it and had to take the picture. It was just too perfect."
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