Winners named in 11th-annual FDLPL Teen Photo Contest
A moody image of a restaurant ready to serve customers moved judges to select it as Best in Show for the 11th-annual Teen Photo Contest at the Fond du Lac Public Library. This photo highlighting the student’s understanding of composition was taken by Bennett Winters, who earned a $250 gift card for taking the top spot. Winters is a freshman at St. Mary’s Springs Academy in Fond du Lac.
Winter’s entry was one of more than 50 photos from teens across Fond du Lac County that were sent to the Fond du Lac Public Library over the winter and spring. Teens could enter in one of three categories: Portrait, Music, and Anything Goes. Earning Honorable Mention awards in those categories were:
- Portrait: Charlee Beltz, junior, Fond du Lac High School
- Music: Ivy Krueger, sixth grader, Academy of Excellence
- Anything goes: Elliana Skrenes, sixth grader, Sabish Middle School
All four winners will receive their photographs professionally framed, courtesy Gallery & Frame Shop in downtown Fond du Lac. All entries also are on display in the Langdon Divers Community Gallery throughout May.
A public reception will be held Wednesday, May 14 from 5:30 to 7 p.m.; the reception will be paused at 6 pm to recognize the winners of the contest.
Contest judges were Langdon Divers Community Gallery volunteer curator Mel Kolstad, Stephanie Mcguire of Gallery Frame Shop, and Megan Sigrist of Downtown Fond du Lac Partnership.
The Langdon Divers Community Gallery is open seven days a week, whenever the Fond du Lac Public Library is open at 32 Sheboygan St. The gallery may be found off the atrium at the south entrance to the Main Library.
For updates on Langdon Divers Community Gallery, follow the gallery on Facebook at www.facebook.com/langdondivers. Kolstad may be contacted at mel@kolstad.net.
Photos, from left (or from top on a mobile device), are honorable mentions for Portrait by Charlee Beltz, Music by Ivy Krueger, and Anything Goes by Elliana Skrenes.