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Blair Photographers Win Statewide Honors
Joanne Miceli

Three Blair students garnered awards—including the grand prize—in the highly competitive New Jersey Photographic Society of America (PSA) annual student contest. Jessica Van Valkenburg '19 earned second prize in the photographer's choice mono category for her photo titled "Trapped," and Nami Hoffman '18 placed second in the people/animals category for "Dancer." In addition, Kenza Fernandez '18's "Bus Stop" won a judge's choice award in the mono category, while her photo titled "Brotherhood" took top honors in the photojournalism category and was named the grand prize winner, the first such honor for a Blair student in this statewide contest.

The photos taken by Jessica, Nami and Kenza were among entries submitted by hundreds of high school students representing 15 of New Jersey's 21 counties. Their winning works will now advance to PSA's national competition, the results of which will be announced later this year.

Photography teacher Tyson Trish noted that Blair has had several state and national PSA award winners over the past two years; he continually encourages students to share their work beyond the Blair community. "Art is for an audience," he said, "and contests are a great place to measure the impact of your vision."

The prizewinning photos are below:

"Brotherhood" by Kenza Fernandez '18 
"Bus Stop" by Kenza Fernandez '18 
"Trapped" by Jessica Van Valkenburg '19 
"Dancer" by Nami Hoffman '18 

 

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