Michael Honegger is a visual artist born in Germany with a B.A. in History & Spanish from Duke University, a M.S. in Foreign Service from Georgetown University and a Professional Certificate in Visual Arts from Maine Media College. His practice as a fine art and documentary photographer explores the performative nature of self-portraiture, the complexities of memory and family and an investigation of the ironies of American culture with an expatriate’s eye.
Wayne Swanson – Honorable Mention
Expired Palms Expired Palms documents the battle between two non-native species — the Canary Island palm and the South American palm weevil. The Canary Island palm is an iconic symbol of Southern California, yet it is not universally loved by locals because it is not an authentic expression of the...
SameSource – Honorable Mention
Reinterpreted Our culture is rife with contradictions about how we deal with sex, sexuality, nudity, and the relationship between these things and fine art. I find no more appropriate well from which to pull forth conversation than the great works of fine art nude painting. In this series, I have...
Olivia Phare – Honorable Mention
Genesis In 1990, 90% of Americans identified as Christian, yet in the last three decades more than 20% of them have left the church. I am one of them. My father started a non- denominational congregation when I was nine years old. Hardline evangelicals, we were politically conservative biblical literalists,...
Catherine Panebianco – Honorable Mention
How to Draw a Perfect Circle How to Draw a Perfect Circle is a series in progress. It explores perfection, control and the hold it’s had on my life. I am the classic “good girl,” socially and academically successful, smart and driven, pretty and kind but also, a people pleaser. Growing up, I had no...
Moon Phase: The Moments Between Wax and Wane Moon Phase: The Moments Between Wax and Wane is an interpretation of depression through the art of photography. My photographs explore my own experiences with this invisible disease. They represent the torment and pain that I navigate with major depression. They also...
Pratya Jankong & Olga Fedorova – Third Place Winner
Bed Checks Bed Checks is an authentic look inside one of the hundreds of thousands of relationships affected, and endangered, by the limits on freedom of movement imposed by the state. A “bed check” is an immigration enforcement tactic wherein government agents knock on the married couple’s door at dawn,...
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Wendy Stone – Second Place Winner
Siblings Our son has two brothers who are twenty-plus years older and moved out of the house. Being home with no siblings to play with often has him getting into mischief with our two dogs, Marius and Sasha. Their interactions demonstrate the same sibling interactions as humans: playing, tattling, fighting,...
Mark Peterman – First Place Winner
Constructed Realities Constructed Realities is a study in perception of reality. The series is made up of fictional scenes, drawn from cinematic and literary influences, built with 1/12 scale size sets and props. Each finished photograph contains elements of mystery and a general sense of unease. The work is made...
Bonnie Blake is a fine art photographer based in Los Angeles with roots in Louisville, Kentucky and New York City. Her belief that beauty can be an agent of change inspires her to express her concern about the destruction of our natural environment from climate change.