The 31st Annual Juried Photography Exhibit reception was held on Saturday, April 4 at the Fremont Main Library. Photographs will be on display at the library through Saturday, May 8.
Exhibit chairman Rajeev Shankar said, “Congratulations to those photographers whose work was selected for this exhibit. We received many more entries than we have space for, which means that some good photos unfortunately didn’t make the cut.”
Len Cook, one of the judges added, “Judging the FCAC annual photography competition is always a pleasure. This year’s entries, in addition to being a joy to look at, presented a greater than usual challenge for judging. Many photographs offered many exceptional images.”
In the Student Category, the first prize went to Grace Koo for “Of Providence,” second prize went to Chitkarsh Mishra for “Going Nuts” and third prize went to Radhika Shah for “Little Big Dreams.” The Honorable Mentions were given to Siddhant Chakraborty for “Through the Arch” and Radhika Shah for “Head in the Clouds.”
In the Open Category, the first prize went to Arthur Widener for “Grand Canyon Milky Way, Angels Window,” second prize went to Paul Kissinger for “Father and Daughter’s Decisive Moment” and third prize went to Michelle Liu for “Above the Fray.”
Honorable Mentions went to Alvin Tenpo for “Golden Star;” Arthur Widener for “Yosemite Falls Moonbow;” Ian Bornarth for “Vista Grande, Sunol Regional Park, California;” Renee Wei for “At Ease;” Ian Bornarth for “Ripples in the Sand, Ripples in the Sky, Gazos Creek, California” and Irving Chao for “Cling.”
The Alvin Docktor Nature Award was given to May Chen for “Breakfast of Champions, Great Blue Herons.” The President’s Choice Award went to Monika Pospieszny for “Ritmo” and the People’s Choice award went to Archana Rao for “Within the Bloom.”
All pictures are for sale unless the title card says NSF in the bottom right corner. Any photographs purchased must remain in the exhibit until the end of the show. FCAC and the library are not parties to any sales.
For more information, visit fremontculturalartscouncil.org or contact exhibit chairman Rajeev Shankar at 510.399.3049 or fc***************@***il.com.
Juried Photography Exhibit 2026
Through Saturday, May 8
During Library hours
Fremont Main Library
2400 Stevenson Boulevard, Fremont
510.745.1400
fremontculturalartscouncil.org
