The Old Lyme Conservation Trust

The Lyme Land Conservation Trust, Inc. and the Old Lyme Conservation Trust, Inc. are pleased to announce the winners of their jointly sponsored amateur photo contest. The purpose of the contest was to focus on the celebrated and scenic Lyme-Old Lyme countryside. There were over 250 photos submitted from photographers all over Connecticut and from as far away as Maine and California. The ages of the photographers were from 8 to 83.

This contest was made possible by the generous financial support provided by Pfizer, Inc., Lorensen Toyota, Citizens Bank, Essex Savings Bank, Annemarie Bellenoit of Prudential CT Realty, and the Oakley/Wing Group of Smith Barney.

“There were so many wonderful pictures submitted that the judges had a difficult time selecting the winners” said Tony Sullivan, spokesperson for the two conservation trusts. To assure impartiality, the judges were not aware of the names of the photographers until after the judging process was completed.

The three independent judges were John Mitchell, who recently retired as senior environmental editor at National Geographic Magazine, William Burt, a naturalist who has won acclaim for his books of wildlife photography, and Michael Harvey, internationally exhibited artist, contributor to Art in America & INK magazine, and taught photography at New York University.

See the photos now

The categories and names of the winners are:

Landscapes/Waterscapes

First Place	"Ice Formation" by Tom Henthorn Sr., Old Saybrook
Second Place	"Sticks" by John Freer, Lyme
Third Place	"True North" by Stephanie Clayton, Old Lyme
Honorable Mention	"Monarch Migration" by Alice Depret, Lyme
Honorable Mention	"Dying Reed - Living Water" by Charley Griswold, CA
Honorable Mention	"Old Lyme Draw" by Zoe Pike, Old Lyme

Plants

First Place	"Reeds" by Richard Goodyear, Lyme
Second Place	"Marsh Grass" by Skip Broom, Hadlyme
Third Place	"Pears on the Dock" by Zoe Pike, Old Lyme
Honorable Mention	"After the Storm" by Skip Broom, Hadlyme
Honorable Mention	"A Walk in the Garden" by Eva Gryk, New Britain
Honorable Mention	"Fringed Polygala" by Jeff Sims, Waterford

Wildlife

First Place	"Green Darner Dragonfly" by Jeff Sims, Waterford
Second Place	"Egret Colony" by Joan Meek, Old Lyme
Third Place	"American Bittern" by Hank Golet, Old Lyme
Honorable Mention	"Least Bittern" by Hank Golet, Old Lyme
Honorable Mention	"Wild Kingdom" by Katy Klarnet, Old Lyme
Honorable Mention	"Caught!" by Diana Atwood Johnson, Old Lyme
Honorable Mention	"Fisher" by Richard Sutton, Lyme

Cultural/Historic

First Place	"Memorial Day" by Mark Dixon, Old Lyme
Second Place	"Boardwalk and Bridge" by Skip Broom, Hadlyme
Third Place	"Spring is Coming" by Skip Broom, Hadlyme
Honorable Mention	"Holiday at the Ferry" by Skip Broom, Hadlyme
Honorable Mention	"Autumn Portal" by Kristy Holch, Old Lyme
Honorable Mention	"Red Door" by Eva Gryk, New Britain

Young Photographers below Age 15

First Place	"Friends Forever" by Jasmine Bazinet, Oakdale
Second Place	"Flower" by Zack Flagge, Old Lyme
Third Place	"Rest" by Sterling Rountree, Old Lyme
Honorable Mention	"The Wreaths" by Haley Polizzi, Old Lyme
Honorable Mention	"The Blue Heron" by Ethan Fenton, Old Lyme
Honorable Mention	"Invasion of the Shadow" by Ruby Feng, Old Lyme

See them!

All the winning photographs will be available for public viewing at Phoebe Griffin Noyes Library at 2 Library Lane in Old Lyme during the month of May and at the Lyme Public Library on Route 156 in Lyme during the month of June. After that, they will be on display at the offices of our business sponsors. The photos can also be seen on the conservation trusts’ web sites www.lymelandtrust.org and www.olct.org.

See the photos now

Questions

If you have any questions, contact us at
lymeoldlymephotos@yahoo.com

Generous Support For Our Contest Is Provided By:

Annemarie Bellenoit of Prudential CT Realty
Old Saybrook

Lorensen Toyota
Old Saybrook

Tom Wing & Harry Oakley of Smith Barney
Essex

Essex Savings Bank
Essex

Citizens Bank
Old Lyme

Pfizer, Inc.
Groton

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