Ken Fowkes – First place in the Abstract Category of the 2020 Peninsula Photo Contest

PACC Member Ken Fowkes has been awarded 1st place in the Abstract/Adult category of the 2020 Peninsula Photo Contest for his image, Pondside.

Images by Ken and the other 2020 winners are reproduced in the Friday, May 22, 2020, paper issue of the Palo Alto Weekly, beginning on page 26; and online at https://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/2020/05/22/life-in-motion
There was a virtual award ceremony on Thursday, May 21.

Don Feria, one of the judges, said:   Pondside is a fresh and inventive interpretation of a scene that has possibly been seen by countless eyes. The forced movement of the vertical play against the natural horizontal pattern is executed brilliantly, and the uneven pattern of the darker, wood-like lines adds a visual tension that allows the mind's eye to resolve the scene, thus including the viewer in the artistic process.

Ken explains:  Pondside was taken with a quick upward flick of a long lens. Camera motion has blended the plants growing at a pond’s edge with the light reflecting from its surface. Details are erased, inviting us to explore the scene through color, shape, and texture.

Ken is a two-time winner:  The Shaman's Horse was awarded 1st place in the 2018 Abstract category. He also would like to remind members that PACC's longtime member, great friend, and passionate photographer Laurie Naiman won 1st place in that category last year for his image, Hitchcock's Fork, taken with his iPhone at a local outdoor cafe:
https://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/2019/06/07/peninsula-photo-contest-winners-capture-awe-inspiring-moments-in-a-click

The Peninsula Photo Contest is an annual contest organized by the Palo Alto Art Center, the Palo Alto Weekly, and The Six Fifty.  It is open to all individuals who live, work or attend school in any city within the 650 area code.

Winning photos and those selected for exhibition will be displayed at the Palo Alto Art Center from September 12 to November 15, 2020.   

Details:
https://peninsulacontest2020.artcall.org/pages/exhibition-info
- The exhibition will run from September 12 to November 15.
- Location:
  Palo Alto Art Center
  1313 Newell Rd
  Palo Alto
- Normal Gallery Hours:
  Tuesday-Saturday 10 - 5
  Thursday 10 - 9
  Sunday 1- 5
  Closed Mondays
Currently (May 21) the gallery is closed.

Pondside