From Louisiana and the Mississippi Gulf Coast, Julie Abella, has lived in St. Augustine since 1996. Two of her photographs were selected as finalists for the Exhibition; a third, The Great Cross, is also featured as an honorable mention. She graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi with a Bachelor’s degree in Photojournalism and a minor in Spanish and fell in love with St. Augustine when she moved to the “quaint picturesque town” while working as a flight attendant.