ArtBeat: The Winners of the Photo Regional

The winning photographers of the 33rd annual Photo Regional exhibition were announced during a reception at Albany Center Gallery on Saturday, and – surprise! – there was a three-way tie for top honors.

THE WINNERS:
Deb Baldwin’s “Bryan”
Heidi Ricks’ “Mixed Emotions (after the Festival)”
Jeff Altman’s “Crime Scene”

HONORABLE MENTIONS:
Mark McCarty’s “MK#0570″
Deb Hall’s “Artifacts”
Sébastien Barré’s “Poolside”
Jonathan Villegas’ “Light Painting March 2011″
Bennett Campbell’s “Eagle & Lancaster, Albany NY”

The 33rd annual Photo Regional continues on view at the Albany Center Gallery in Albany through Saturday, July 16. You can read GetVisual’s review (and see how well he did predicting the winners) here.