The St. Johns Cultural Council is pleased to present the Saint Augustine Camera Club's (SACC) Fifth Annual Juried Member Photography Show.

Michelle Ganeles won the top prize with her photograph, Disconnected. Second honors went to Joe Campanellie for his weathered tree in Boneyard Beach. Bryon Capo captured third with a detailed shot of an elderly seamstress in Art of Sewing. Honorable mentions went to MaryJean Campanellie for Orchid Cascade and Michelle Mallard for her reenactment shot, Battle of Monday's Hollow. The People's Choice award was won by Henry Bollmann for 312 Bridge - One Mile View. 

In the Novice category - first place went to Allison Bennett with Bok Lily, a striking shot of a water lily among the reflections of Bok Tower. Paul Coleman scored second with a moody capture of A Foggy Morning.  Third place was awarded to Lenore Gibbons for Naked on the Beach, a photo of a forlorn leafless tree at the water's edge.

The St. Johns Cultural Council will host an opening reception for this exhibit on Tuesday, May 3, beginning at 8:15 am, just before the Board of County Commission meeting.  The public is welcome and encouraged to attend. The St. Johns County Administration Building is open to the public from 8 am until 5 pm Monday through Friday.

There were two judges for the show:  Daron Dean, the photo editor/photographer for the St Augustine Record, and Susan Michal, a well-known and respected photographer and lecturer in the profession from Jacksonville.

The Saint Augustine Camera Club (SACC), founded September 2010, is dedicated to providing members with educational information and enjoyable activities in the field of photography. The club meets the third Thursday of each month at the Watson Realty Office on US 1 South at 6 pm. The club web site is www.saintaugustinecameraclub.com.

The St. Johns Cultural Council would like to thank the St. Johns County Board of Commissioners for their continued support of this Art in Public Places project. The Cultural Council is funded in part by a grant from the Florida Division of Cultural Affairs and with the support of the Florida License Plate Fund. For more information visit www.stjohnsculture.com.