End of Year Banquet/Awards
Meeting Location: Warehouse Winery — 6415 Cambridge Street, Minneapolis, MN
“Best of the Best”: Banquet and social time followed by awards presentation:
Points are accumulated throughout the competition year (September through May) and the three top scorers in each of the divisions (Monochrome Prints, Color Prints, Digital Images) are recognized during this special evening.
The “Competitor of the Year” is awarded to the person with the highest accumulated score overall score in all divisions. “Rookie Competitor of the Year” is awarded to a first-year member with the highest accumulated score overall in all divisions.
In addition to other special awards, judge’s awards are given based on the end-of-year judge(s) impressions of images that received an Acceptance (points = 8, 9 or 10) throughout the year.
Judges: Russ Borud, Mariann Cyr, Rikk Flohr, Laurie Hernandez
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Art Dickey Award:
“Old Boats on Lake Superior” — Cynthia Fleury
Color Print of the Year: “Desolation” – Lars Michael
Color Print Runner-Up: “Abandoned for Winter” – Cynthia Fleury 
Color Print Honorable Mentions:
Monochrome Print of the Year: “And They’re Off” – Holly Kuchera
Monochrome Print Runner-Up: “Kat-Silver Skin” – Lars Michael 
Monochrome Print Honorable Mentions:
Digital Image of the Year: “Sandhills 4” – Peter Wong
Digital Image Runner-Up: “Wingfoot” – Peter Wong 
Digital Image Honorable Mentions:
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COMPETITION AWARDS
Rookie of the Year:
1st Place: Anne Marie Plante - 98 Points
2nd Place: Peter Wong - 82 Points
3rd Place: Ryan Siemers - 71 Points
President’s Award:
John A. Olson and Brian Billadeau
Color Print Competitor of the Year:
1st Place: Steven Shor - 96 Points
2nd Place: Cynthia Fleury - 71 Points
3rd Place: John Ringquist - 62 Points
Monochrome Print Competitor of the Year:
1st Place: Joe Moss - 68 Points
2nd Place: Lars Michael - 46 Points
3rd Place: Cynthia Fleury - 31 Points
Digital Image Competitor of the Year:
1st Place: Steven Shor - 94 Points
2nd Place: Holly Kuchera - 93 Points
3rd Place: Bill Cooper - 90 Points
100-Point Club:
Cynthia Fleury: 229 / Holly Kuchera: 206 / Joe Moss: 205 / Geoff Kuchera: 175 /Peter Thorpe: 170 / John Ringquist: 158 / Mark Karney: 153 / George Johnston: 149 / Bill Cooper: 138 / Lucius Luther: 123 / Kathy Hara: 101
Competitive Photographers of the Year: (tie)
Lars Michael - 230 Points / Steven Shor - 230 Points
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Our final meeting was on the same night we normally would meet (Thursday, June 17, at 6:30 p.m.), but at a wine tasting warehouse. Instead of a photography presenter we tasted 7 different wines and ate grilled brats and other goodies. The club provided the brats and condiments, the wine tasting was covered by a small fee, and members could purchase wines directly from the owner at a substantial discount.
Some photos of the location:
