PHOTOGRAPHY. Larkspur

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1 Adult Department PHOTOGRAPHY Coordinator: Charlie Barboni, Fair Office Assistant Coordinators: Matt M. Smith, Novato Jim Harais, Novato Installers: Ellen Campbell, Fairfax Katya McCulloch, San Anselmo Wendy Goldberg, San Anselmo Jurors ~ Michael Creedon Larkspur Michael Creedon is a Fine Art Photographer and Digital Printer. He was an instructor of Digital and Film Based Photography at the San Francisco Art Institute from 2001 through Since 1984 he has documented the Mission Bay Area of San Francisco, showing how this 300 acre site has slowly evolved over the past 25 years as the political and economic wind swirls over this proposed City within the City. His work may be found in many permanent collections including the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA Jack Fulton San Rafael Jack Fulton is resident faculty and Chair of the Photography Department at the San Francisco Art Institute. As an artist and filmmaker, he has received grants and awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, Paris Audiovisuel, Marin Arts Council, and is the recipient of the Belkin Wilderness Lectureship from the University of California, San Diego. His work has been exhibited internationally, including solo shows at the San Jose Museum, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; the M.H. de Young Museum of San Francisco; Encontros de Fotografia, Portugal; Musee d Art Moderne, Paris; and the Institute of Contemporary Art, London. Germán Herrera San Rafael Germán Herrera is an artist. He has exhibited and lectured in diverse venues in the United States, Latin America and Europe. He is represented by galleries in the West Coast, Houston and Madrid and has been the recipient of two Marin Arts Council grants. Herrera was nominated for the Eureka Fellowship, SECA Awards and the Aperture West Book Prize and was the recipient of an art residence at the de Young Museum in His images can be found in public and private collections, such as the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Museum of Photographic Arts, San Diego, Portland Art Museum and the Green Library, Stanford University amongst others.

2 Timeline & Rules Entry Forms Due On or before Thursday, May 16, 5 pm, Fair Office Entry Fee $10 per Print - $6 per Projected Image Fee must be submitted with Entry Form. Entry Limit Eight Prints & Twenty Projected images per Exhibitor Mailed/Shipped Entries Due Thursday, June 20, 5 pm, Fair Office Hand Delivered Entries Due Friday, June 21, 12 Noon to 7 pm, Green Room, Marin Veterans Memorial Auditorium - Directional Signs will be posted on the Avenue of the Flags. Entries Juried Saturday, June 22 Call For Jurying Results Monday, June 24, 8 am to 12 Noon, and Non-Selected Exhibits Released Monday, June 24, 12 Noon to 7 pm, Green Room, Marin Veterans Memorial Auditorium Entries Selected For Show Released Monday, July 8, 12 Noon to 7 pm, North Lobby, Marin Veterans Memorial Auditorium 1. Local and State Rules govern this competition. 2. Eligibility: Open to living residents of the United States. Works of art previously shown at the Marin County Fair are not eligible. All entries must be the original design and the current work of the artist created within the last two years. 3. Entry Fees are Not Refundable. 4. Entry Limit: Eight prints per exhibitor and twenty projected works per exhibitor. A sequence is considered one entry, and must consist of two or more related images on one mount, printed separately on the same sheet of paper or overlapping as in a multiple exposure or panorama. 5. Eligible Work: a. Wall-hung works only. Maximum size, 84 (including frame) in any direction. (Exception - Entries in Classes 3 or 4 may be 3-dimensional.) b. Works must be framed and have screw eyes or mirror (D-ring) hangers with braided wire. Clip frames are not acceptable. Unframed wall-hung works on stretched or un-stretched surfaces must be approved by the management before judging. 6. Projected Images: From slides or digital origin. a. Submit high quality digital jpeg images. b. Name the File: The name of your image file will serve as the label for competition. Example: Beautiful _Tropical_Sunset.jpg c. Submit your file(s) on a CD. Multiple entries may be submitted on one CD. d. Mailed/shipped CD s will not be returned unless a self-addressed stamped return envelope is included with entry. e. Award winning Projected Images will be shown daily at the Marin County Fair on a monitor in the North Lobby of the Marin Veterans Memorial Auditorium. The North Lobby is adjacent to the Fine Art/Craft/Photography Show.

3 7. Identification: EACH PRINT MUST BE CLEARLY MARKED WITH TITLE, NAME OF EXHIBITOR, DIVISION AND CLASS NUMBER ON BACK. 8. Receiving Mailed/Shipped Works of Art: Mailed and shipped works are due in the Fair Office by Thursday, June 20, 5 pm. Prepaid, return postage and insurance must accompany entries. Make checks payable to Marin County Fair. 9. Sales: Please indicate sale price or not for sale (N.F.S.) on entry form. Marin County Fair will retain a 20% commission. Sales will be handled through the Fair Office. Artists will be paid by check approximately two weeks following the Fair. Note: Sales Price may not be changed after entry form is submitted. 10. Liability: a. The County of Marin, Marin County Fair, and/or its contractors will not be responsible for loss or damage which may occur from any cause. Any entries received damaged will not be juried. b. Work held over 5 days after release date will become the property of the Marin County Fair and may be sold or donated to defray storage costs. 11. Removal of Work: Accepted works, including those sold during the Fair, shall not be removed from the exhibition until Fair closes. 12. Juried Show: Definition of a Juried Show -- All photographs that meet the rules are judged, although entering does not guarantee acceptance for display. Only those selected by the jury will be exhibited during the Fair. Division 170 Photography Class(Category) Prints created from film, digitally, or any combination. Important! On entry form please specify process used - Silver Gelatin Print, Infrared, Ilfochrome, Cyanotype, Digital, Polaroid Transfer, Hand-Colored, etc. 1 Monochrome Prints Black or any single tone. Portraits, Photo Journalism, Landscapes, Still Life, Fashion Photography, etc. 2 Color Prints Color Portraits, Photo Journalism, Landscapes, Still Life, Fashion Photography, etc. 3 Creative - Alternative Prints Any image created through the use of imaginative skill or originality of thought, including but not limited to Computer Manipulation. Alternative: Hand-coloring, Holga, Photo Collage, Non-Silver Processes, Photo Transfers, Mixed Media, and other cross-over photographic processes not mentioned. 2 or 3 Dimensional. (Need not be wall-hung, but exhibitor must provide their own pedestal.) 4 Special Print Category KIDS! A photo of one or more school-aged children. You may use any photo process (monochrome, color, infared, etc.) Two or Three Dimensional work accepted. See Special Awards listed below. 5 Projected Images (Electronic) From slide or digital origin. See Rule # 6 for submission instructions. \

4 American System of Judging Awards Offered at the Discretion of the Judges OVERALL BEST OF SHOW PRINT ~ $250 Cash Award & Rosette Best of Show Monochrome Print $150 & Rosette Best of Show Color Print $150 & Rosette Best of Show Creative or Alternative Print $150 & Rosette Best of Show Projected Image $100 & Rosette New! Special Awards for KIDS! (Class 4) Overall Best of Show Print - KIDS! (one or more KIDS!) $200 & Rosette Special Award for KIDS! Best Posed Photo (one or more KIDS!) $75 & Rosette Special Award for KIDS! Best Candid Photo (one or more KIDS!) $75 & Rosette Special Award for KIDS! Best Photo of Classmates $75 & Rosette Special Award for KIDS! Best School Sports Photo $75 & Rosette Special Award for KIDS! Best Performing Arts Photo $75 & Rosette Special Award for KIDS! Best Photo of a Teacher or Teachers $75 & Rosette Special Award for Architecture or Cityscapes $50 & Rosette Special Award for Journalism $50 & Rosette Special Award for Travel $50 & Rosette Special Award for Flowers or Plant Life $50 & Rosette Special Award for Portraits $50 & Rosette Special Award for Landscapes $50 & Rosette Special Award for Animals or Birds $50 & Rosette Marin Exhibitor of The Year Based on a Photographer s Overall Work Selected for the Show (Winner Must Be a Marin Resident) $100 & Rosette all Courtesy of ~ Marin Photography Club First Place (Each Class) $150 & Rosette Second Place (Each Class) $75 & Rosette Third Place (Each Class) $50 & Rosette Honorable Mentions Rosettes Special Prizes Awarded at the Discretion of the Judges Courtesy of ~ Al & Pat Boro, San Rafael In Memory of John Starkweather $100 Cash Award Black Cat Studio, Novato $150 Gift Certificate for Giclee Printing on Paper or Canvas Blue Dot Picture Framing, San Rafael $50 Gift Certificate Cheap Pete s Frame Factory Outlet, San Rafael $50 Gift Certificate Fabulous Framers, Ignacio $100 Gift Certificate for Framing Frame-O-Rama, Mill Valley $50 Gift Certificate Light Rain Digital Image Magic, San Rafael $100 Gift Certificate

5 Jemgraphics Media Center, Bel Marin Keys Gift Certificate for a Complete Video Slideshow of up to 50 Images Marin Filmworks, San Rafael Two $25 Gift Certificates (For Products & Services) The Image Flow, Mill Valley Two $120 Gift Certificates for Products and Services for Best of Show Color Print and Overall Best of Show Print KIDS! 2012 PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS Overall Best of Show Prints Hendrik Paul Mill Valley Santa Rosa Photographic Society Award Hendrik Paul Mill Valley Best of Show Monochrome Edmond Bridant Santa Rosa Best of Show Color Print Mary Macey Butler San Rafael Best of Show Creative or Alternative Howard Rachelson San Rafael Best of Show Projected Image Mary-Ann Lacy Sonoma Overall Best of Show Celebrating Agriculture Marvin Burke Novato Marin Exhibitor of the Year Mary Macey Butler San Rafael Marin Photography Club Award Mary Macey Butler San Rafael Special Award Farm/Ranch Scene Elisa Seppa Hicks Valley Special Award Farm Animal(s) Erik Mathon Greenbrae Special Award Farm Product(s) Priscilla L Troy Nicasio Special Award Horticulture Theme Sharon Taylor-Ward Richmond Special Award Farmer/Farm Family Mitchell Simon San Rafael Special Award Ranch Work Debra Marsh San Rafael Special Award Architecture Gregory Chong San Francisco Special Award Journalism Andrew Kearns Mill Valley Special Award Travel Mary Macey Butler San Rafael Special Award Plant Life Michael Rosenthal Novato Special Award Portraits John Rosenberg Berkeley Special Award Landscapes Michael Fahey San Rafael Marin Photography Club Award Michael Fahey San Rafael Special Award Birds/Animals Kirke Wrench Mill Valley Marin Photography Club Award Kirke Wrench Mill Valley Al & Pat Boro Award in Memory of John Starkweather Eugene T Morita San Rafael Black Cat Studio Award Diana Rebman Berkeley Blue Dot Picture Framing Award Marti Cagwin Mill Valley Cheap Pete's Frame Factory Award Karla Welch San Rafael Fabulous Framers Award Gerry Grosz Corte Madera Light Rain Award Jane Allen Mill Valley Jemgraphics Media Center Award Mary Macey Butler San Rafael Marin Filmworks Awards Richard H Ward Richmond Eugene T Morita San Rafael Seawood Photo Award Hendrik Paul Mill Valley Image Flow Awards Mary Macey Butler San Rafael Marvin Burke Novato

6 2012 CLASS WINNERS Monochrome 1st Edmond Bridant Santa Rosa 2nd Alex Mizuno Daly City 3rd Pat Silveri San Rafael Color 1st Brittany Watkins Walnut Creek 2nd Marti Cagwin Mill Valley 3rd Lawrence Nienkark Fairfax Creative or Alternative 1st Marti Cagwin Mill Valley 2nd Donn DeAngelo Forest Knolls 3rd Leslie Lakes Mill Valley Celebrating Agriculture 1st Suzanne E Fransen San Rafael 2nd Sharon Taylor-Ward Richmond 3rd Robert J Kranzke Novato Projected Images 1st Steve Gumina Albany 2nd Robert Sena San Anselmo 3rd Richard Zimmerman San Francisco Honorable Mentions Prints Megan Amaral Novato Suzanne E Bean San Rafael Ben Borok Novato Mary Macey Butler (3) San Rafael Brian Byrnes San Rafael Gregory Chong San Francisco Philip Cingolani San Francisco Tom F Crouse Novato Oscar Erickson El Sobrante Rosemary Greenberg Greenbrae Kimberly Guy Fairbank (2) San Rafael Florian Kainz San Rafael Steve Kimball Kentfield Bonnie Kuhr Novato Nina Leva Mill Valley Brad Rippe San Anselmo Robert Sena San Anselmo Donald Seymour Novato E. Loren Soderberg Sausalito Marissa T Sonkin San Rafael Edward Stetson Inverness Rick J Trautner (2) Greenbrae Kirke Wrench (2) Mill Valley Honorable Mentions Projected Images Megan Amaral Novato Catherine Barksdale Yucaipa Susan Berland San Rafael Edmond Bridant Santa Rosa Mary Macey Butler San Rafael Philip Cingolani San Francisco Darrell Coughlan San Francisco Mary DeShaw El Cerrito Steve Gumina Albany Paul Gutierrez San Rafael Rafael Hidalgo San Rafael Holly Hogan Sausalito Sara Kramer Novato Mary-Ann Lacy Sonoma Allison Levenson Mill Valley Erik Mathon Greenbrae Mark McGuin Corte Madera Heather Parker Corte Madera Joy Phoenix San Rafael Eloise Rivera San Anselmo Mindy Rosenberg San Rafael Elizabeth Saucier Berkeley Robert Sena San Anselmo Daniel Sonkin San Rafael Richard Street San Anselmo Steve Ziman San Rafael Richard Zimmerman San Francisco