The City at 250 A celebration of St. Louis in Photographs

The Sheldon Art Gallery held a city wide photo contest that began in 2013 to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the founding of St. Louis. Over 500 entries were submitted and juror Olivia Lahs-Gonzales whittled the final exhibit to 100 photographs of events, architecture, people and neighborhoods of St. Louis. I was lucky to win 1st prizes in two categories: architecture and places as well as neighborhoods and events.

I am so excited to exhibit my work with fellow photographers in St. Louis who I have admired for years. My longtime art crush, Jeff Sass, printed a gorgeous photo of the inside of local shop on Cherokee Street, using a 100 yr old camera, using 90 year old paper and caffenol ( an odd mixture of instant coffee, vitamin C and fixer to develop the print right there in his bathtub!). Greg Kluempers used HDR to capture a quirky pizzeria on the Hill that looks almost like a painting. Hilary Hitchcock presented a dreamy Polaroid transfer of the Missouri Botanical Garden. There's so many great photos in this exhibit. If you don't have time to visit the gallery, you can purchase the book "The City at 250".

I am sure that my love affair with St. Louis , with it's rich history, amazing brick buildings, quirky people, and vibrant art scene will continue to inspire me and my fellow photographers.

Happy Birthday St. Louis!

Meet the photographers who contributed to the book at Barnes and Nobel on October 25, 2015. They will be on hand to sign your book. Light refreshments and gallery director Olivia Lahs-Gonzales will give a short introduction to the slide show of the top 100 images.

Barnes and Noble in Ladue
Ladue Crossing Shoppping Center
8871 Ladue Road
St. Louis, MO 63124

October 25, 2014 from 1 to 3pm.