The City @ Work
Pittsburghers on the Job!
7th Annual Photography Contest Winners

The contest was open to all high school student amateur photographers in grades 9-12 in Allegheny County and was judged on how well the photographer illustrated the theme "The City at Work: Pittsburghers on the Job" (An image that features individual occupations or a representation of the citizens of Pittsburgh pursuing their livelihood). The photographs were also judged on artistic merit and technical quality and must have been taken after January 1, 2003.

Prizes awarded were courtesy of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Contest sponsored by the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

Contest judges were: John Beale, Photographer, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; Tim Kaulen, Photographer, Carnegie Mellon University; and Jacalyn Mignogna, Preservation Librarian, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh

Winners

Best Achievement in Photography $500
Lanya Snyder

Grade 11, Sewickley Academy

Photo Title: "Untitled"

Second Prize $250
Kimberly M. Evans

Grade 12, Montour High School

Photo Title: "Creating a Masterpiece"

Third Prize $100
Matt Sawhill

Grade 10, Penn Hills High School

Photo Title: "Lawn Boy"

Best Use of Creative Photography $100
John Scheeser

Grade 12, Penn Hills High School

Photo Title: "Dark Monster"

Honorable Mention $50
Keely Borland

Grade 11, Winchester-Thurston

Photo Title: "Shoppers' Lure"

Honorable Mention $50
James J. Soracco

Grade 12, Pine-Richland

Photo Title: "An Old Worker"

Judges Merit Award
Dana Lynn Smith

Grade 11, Gateway Senior High School

Photo Title: "Shadow of the Sax-man"

Judges Merit Award
Stephanie Cerrone

Grade 11, Penn Hills High School

Photo Title: "Untitled"

Judges Merit Award
Catherine B. Heryford

Grade 11, Sewickley Academy

Photo Title: "Alfred"