AND THE WINNERS OF ARE:

1ST ANNUAL

LONGVIEW, TX: TCC PHOTO | GALLERY’s very first call for entry is Out of the Box ! We had entrants from 6 different countries and the entrants submitted Holga photographs from contact prints of the entire roll of film, cyanotype, ziatype, wet plate collodion tintype, Van Dyke, lithobrome, infrared, lazertran inkjet on wood panel, sepia toned, silver gelatin, and digital carbon pigment prints.

Holga Out of the Box opens February 19th at 7pm with an artist reception and awards ceremony.  The exhibit is on view through March 26, 2011. The gallery is located at 207 N. Center St. Longview, TX and on the web at tccphotogallery.com

The Juror’s, Holga Limited’s Christine So and Holga Inspire photographer Tammy Cromer-Campbell, both were very impressed with the caliber of entrants. “We both would like to thank all that entered our very 1st Annual Holga Out of the Box Call for entry. It was very tough to narrow it down to 50 photographs.”

Christine So said “This juried exhibition highlights remarkable artists who demonstrate their artistic vision and creative expression using Holga cameras, an inspiring revelation of the versatility of Holga photography.”

And the winners are:

Best of Show $500 and a Holga TLR - Heather Martinez

2nd Place $250 and a Holga N - David Boyce

3rd Place $250 and a Holga N - Jim Rohan

Tammy Cromer-Campbell said, “The caliber of the entrants was sublime. The photographers submitted out of the box images with many innovative presentations all exposed with a Holga camera.”