Color Slide - Brief Article

Results of 1st Round CSD Portrait Contest

Melissa H. Sonnen is the Director of PSA Color Slide Division Portrait Contests.

Round one of the CSD Portrait Contest was judged by the Lincoln Camera Club (Lincoln, NE), with Prof. Roslind Morris, Dennis Gaibler and James Saahs in the judges' chairs.

In Class B, 12 persons, from seven countries, submitted a total of 45 slides. Awards were given as follows:

Gold Medal:
Nancy Jacobek, IL                  "Wendy"

Merit Awards:
Lawrence Yeo Kok Lip, Singapore    "Flower Girl"
Gerald Tucker, RI                  "Danielle"
Nancy Jacobek, IL                  "Sharon"

Honorable Mentions:
Shaikh M. Amin, Pakistan           "Pinish Clown"
Nancy Jacobek, IL                  "Tim"
Ivor Mitchel, England              "The Wrestler"

In Class A, 14 individuals, from six countries, entered a total of 56 slides. Awards were bestowed as follows:

Gold Medal:
Louis Wellens, Belgium             "Eva"

Merit Awards:
Martin Bruce, FL                   "By Lantern Light"
Martin Bruce, FL                   "Musical Poseur"
Ertugrul Merter, Turkey            "Portre Red Face"
Willy Van de Poel, Belgium         "Triest"
Louis Wellens, Belgium             "Cindy"
Marcel Jansen, Belgium             "Veronica"

Honorable Mentions:
Enrique Del Campo, CA              "Adeline"
Ertugrul Merter, Turkey            "Portre Manken"
Seymour Novins, CA                 "Bob Needs a New Hat"
Derek Slattery, Switzerland        "Cafe Bystander"
Marcel Jansen, Belgium             "Depica"

Congratulations to all winners! The Gold Medal and all Merit Award slides from the November 1999 contest are eligible for the Portrait of the Year Competition. A sincere thank you goes out to each entrant in the CSD Portrait Contests.

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