Community photo contest winners
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Claudia Baker.
Alex Ficks, 1st place in the People category.
Tehachapi Valley Arts Association and Gallery 'N' Gifts held their annual summer photo contest this month. An awards reception to honor the participants was held on First Friday, Aug. 4. The contest, in its 19th year, featured 86 photos by local amateur photographers in six different categories. Photos will be on display through Aug. 29 at Gallery 'N' Gifts, located at 100 W. Tehachapi Blvd. They are open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.
Best of Show winner was Wes Burcham with a whimsical photo of a squirrel trying to figure out where to hide his bounty.
Other ribbons awarded were:
Best of Show:
Wes Burcham
Animals:
1st place: Wes Burcham
2nd place: Raymond Burns
3rd place: Alex Ficks
Honorable Mention: Wes Burcham
Landscape & Nature:
1st place: Wes Burcham
2nd place: Chris Naftel
3rd place: Bob Dunn
Honorable Mention:
Linda McDermott,
Stanley Coutant and Raymond Burns
Altered Images:
1st place: Cassie Sarkisian
2nd place: Christine Odom
3rd place: Jessica
People:
1st place: Alex Ficks
Claudia Baker.
Best of Show: Wes Burcham.
2nd place: Mikailey Irvine
3rd place: Cassie Sarkisian
Honorable Mention: Kathy V.
Youth Photography:
1st place: Brooklyn Reagon
Black & White:
1st place: Jessica Everts
2nd place: Francoise Renard
3rd place: Dago V.
Honorable Mention: Alex Ficks
