Press Release

2003 Photography Contest Winners

NEWS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 29, 2003
CONTACT: Barbra Fortier * 707.938.1133 X 109 * barbra@summers-mccann.com

Napa Valley, CA ~ Cash awards totaling $7000 plus other gifts were presented to sixteen Bay Area photographers at The Mumm Cuvée Napa Photo Finish, the Napa Valley Mustard Festival Grand Finale event, on March 29 at Mumm Cuvée Napa.

Photographs in the contest feature mustard in bloom in Napa County during the mustard season, which occurs from sometime in January through about the end of March each year (depending upon the whim of Mother Nature). The competition includes four main categories: Professional, Innovative, Digitally Enhanced, and Amateur; and three sub-categories: Aerial Balloon, Carneros, and Silverado Trail.

First Place, Professional: Brian Capener

Professional -

First Place: Brian Capener, Calistoga

Second Place: Brian Capener, Calistoga

Third Place: Marissa Carlisle, Napa

First Place, Innovative: Don Townsend

Innovative -

First Place: Don Townsend, Mill Valley

Second Place: Michael Ecton, Sebastopol

Third Place: David Povilaitis, Glen Ellen

First Place, Digitally Enhanced: Ronald Magallano

Digitally Enhanced -

First Place: Ronald Magallano, St. Helena

Second Place: Joann Ortega, St. Helena

Third Place: Gregory Wright, Napa

First Place, Amatuer: Alyce Pagano

Amateur -

First Place: Alyce Pagano, San Francisco

Second Place: Shelley Alger Fong, Napa

Third Place: Don Townsend, Mill Valley

Aerial Balloon - Michael Ecton, Sebastopol

Silverado Trail - Lee Nelson, Walnut Creek

Carneros - Nancy Morgan, Napa

Winner, Aerial Balloon, and Second Place, Innovative: Michael Ecton

People's Choice - Alyce Pagano, San Francisco

The following photographers were awarded Honorable Mentions: Robert Ailman, Napa; Lorene Auvinen, Santa Rosa; John Campbell, Danville; Julia Crane, Calistoga; Yvonne Henry, Calistoga; Lisa Dage, Suisun; Francis Dahl, Napa; Janet Dalton, St. Helena; Lowell Downey, Napa; Shelley Alger Fong, Napa; Yvonne Henry, Calistoga; Roy Kupsinel, Oveido, Florida; John McKinnney, Vallejo; Joann Ortega, St. Helena; James Pagano, San Francisco; Gene Piscia, Napa; (3) John Pogledich, Napa; Megan Rhodes, Santa Rosa; Kari Vasquez, Tiburon; Janna Waldinger, Napa; Carolyn Watts, Sacramento; and Sally Wood, St. Helena.

Photos in the exhibit, which had 221 entries this year, remained on display at Mumm Cuvée Napa through May 1.

In addition to the Photography Contest and the Mumm Cuvée Napa Photo Finish, the Napa Valley Mustard Festival produces a series of events, which include a Visual Arts Competition, Napa Valley Chefs' Mustard Recipe Competitions, The Napa Valley Mustard Festival World-Wide Mustard Competition, and a number of food, wine and art events, located at a variety of venues throughout Napa Valley. These events take place during the mustard season, when mustard, wildflowers, and fruit trees cover the valley with a brilliant array of color. For more information on the Festival, call Summers-McCann at 707.938.1133 or visit the website at mustardfestival.org.

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prepared by Summers-McCann, Inc. Public Relations
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See Also:

• Photography Contest page
• 2002 Photography Contest Winners
• Contests

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