09 Oct ESSEX COUNTY EXECUTIVE DIVINCENZO ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF ANNUAL ESSEX COUNTY PARKS PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST
Published on October 9, 2019
Roseland, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. presented awards to the eight winners in the Annual Essex County Parks Photography Contest. Winners were awarded in Adult and Youth categories and were recognized on Saturday, September 28th during the Fall Family Festival at the Essex County Environmental Center in Roseland.
“We congratulate the winners of the Essex County Parks Photography Contest and thank all the contestants for sharing what they experienced in our historic Parks System,” DiVincenzo said. “Events like these encourage our residents to visit our open spaces and share their artistic talents. All these photographs capture the beauty, highlight the diversity and natural splendor of our parks, reservations and recreation facilities,” he added.
The artists, and the awards they received, are as follows:
Adult Category
• Janet Markman from West Caldwell received first place in the Adult Category for “Hilltop Reservation – Ruby Throated Hummingbird.”
• Olivia Sharp from Passaic received second place in the Adult Category for “Cherry Blossoms at Branch Brook Park.”
• Daniel Seugling from Caldwell received third place in the Adult Category for “Mountain Lion at Turtle Back Zoo.”
• John Shiever from Cedar Grove received an honorable mention in the Adult Category for “Verona Park Lake.”
Youth Category
• Emma Hogan from Verona received first place in the Youth Category for “Verona Park Lake.”
• Leonardo McCormick from West Orange received second place in the Youth Category for “Bee in the 4-H Garden at the Essex County Environmental Center.”
• George Janulis from West Caldwell received third place in the Youth Category for “Oak Tree in South Mountain Reservation.”
• Massimo McCormick from West Orange received an honorable mention in the Youth Category for “Monarch Butterfly at the Essex County Environmental Center.”
The Essex County Parks Photography Contest was sponsored by the Essex County Environmental Center and judged by members of the Essex County Photo Club. Anyone with a camera was encouraged to participate. Entries were judged in two categories: Youth for ages 17 years and younger and Adult for ages 18 and older. All photographs should have been taken within the boundaries of the Essex County Parks System during the past year. Entries were judged on creativity, technical superiority, composition, and the photograph’s depiction of the uniqueness of the Essex County Parks System.
All photographs were on display at the Essex County Environmental Center during September and October.
Sponsoring the contest and providing prizes for the winners were The Towne Scoop, The Learning Express, Eight Hills Caterers, Green Point Organic Juicery, Madison Photo Plus, Earth Wind & Flowers, Starbucks, Jersey Mike’s Subs, Livingston Camera and Livingston Car Wash.
The Essex County Park System was created in 1895 and is the first county park system established in the United States. The Park System consists of more than 6,000 acres and has 23 parks, five reservations, an environmental center, a zoo, Treetop Adventure Course, ice skating rink, roller skating rink, three public golf courses, two miniature golf courses, golf driving range, five off-leash dog facilities, a castle and the Presby Memorial Iris Gardens.
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