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‘Our Town: Sag Harbor In Focus’ Celebrates Pierson High School Photographers

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Portfolio winners Hudson Troy-Galardi and Grace Horan.

Portfolio winners Hudson Troy-Galardi and Grace Horan.

From left, Carol and Raymond Merritt of the Cygnet Foundation, Hudson Galardi-Troy, Grace Horan and Eric Fischl, an exhibition judge.

From left, Carol and Raymond Merritt of the Cygnet Foundation, Hudson Galardi-Troy, Grace Horan and Eric Fischl, an exhibition judge.

author on May 16, 2019

On May 10, “Our Town: Sag Harbor in Focus,” an exhibition of photography by students in Peter Solow’s classes at Pierson High, went on view at the Sag Harbor Whaling & Historical Museum. At the reception, the winners were announced for portfolio awards and individual awards in 10 areas. Artists Eric Fischl and Ralph Gibson were judges.

Hudson Galardi-Troy was the first place winner of the overall portfolio category. Second place portfolio winner was Grace Horan. Individual awards, first and second place, are as follows:

Architecture: Grace Horan, Brooke Canavan

Family: Hudson Galardi-Troy Alexandra Ponzini

Human Condition: Coby Penafiel, Colin Harrison

Landscape: Sophie Healy, Daniela Schiff

Metamorphosis: Hudson Galardi-Troy, Wendy Reinoso

Photojournalism: Ryan Brown, Emily Brownstein

Portraiture: Sophie Borzilleri, Sophie Healy

Sag Harbor History: Hudson Galardi-Troy, Carly Browngardt

Street Scene: Esrin Acar, Brooke Canavan

Unclassified: Carly Browngardt, Esrin Acar

The event was supported by the Cygnet Foundation with a monetary prize for the portfolio winners.

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