Hot Springs hosts photography show

HOT SPRINGS – Wall Street Place in Hot Springs was a buzz with activity last weekend as the Hot Springs Artist Society hosted their juried photography show.

The event was well attended with individuals packing both the bottom and top floors of the building.

Festivities kicked off around 6 p.m., with attendees encouraged to vote for their pick for people’s choice award throughout the showing.

Shortly after 7:00 p.m. the winners were announced.

Attendees gathered on the second floor of Wall Street Place, where the showing gallery was placed, for the announcement.

Vice President of the Hot Springs Artist Society LoHua Odekirk was on hand to announce the winner of the juried show.

Odekirk talked of her appreciation for all those who had come out to show their support for the photographers and the town’s artist society before announcing the winners.

Jake Wallis took home Best in Show with his photograph entitled Fort Cannosh.

Reserve in show went to the photograph entitled Golden Hour by Linda Williams.

Williams was also the recipient of the people’s choice award with Golden Hour taking home that honor as well.

After announcing the winners Odekirk urged attendees to participate in future juried art shows.

“Out shows are getting bigger and bigger,” Odekirk said.

Trevon Baker, a photographer from Somers, served as the judge for the juried photography show.

According to Odekirk, Baker had offered to host an outdoor photography workshop for the residents of Hot Springs in Hot Springs at some point before the fall.

In addition to the aforementioned awards there were also honors for specific categories of photography.

Some of these categories included wildlife, portraits, landscapes, seascapes and experimental.

The photography on display during the show featured a wide variety of subject matter raning from beautiful Montana landscapes to impressive photos of animals and flowers.

The juried photography show wound down around 8 p.m.