Below is a list of all the photos selected by our judge to appear in the gallery. We will announce the various “winners” the night of the gallery.

Photos Selected for the Gallery

Brandy Wesloskie

• Irony
• Woodsy

Dave Lamp

• Life from Stone
• Stand at the Door

Joan Lamp

• Train Web
• Miss Utility

Jacqueline Metzgar

• Strange Creature
• 25H

Taryn Lamp

• Aged Colors
• Be Different

Bonnie McInturf

• Staircase
• Porch with Vine

William Weissner

• Lines
• Pride

Paula Thornton

• Red Door Framed in Black
• Peanut and Flag

Lisa Lassiter

• Waiting
• Open
• Colorful Bowl

Wesley Weatherbee

• Down the Tracks
• Graveyard Carving

Ashley Barber

• Old Walk
• Flowers and Window
• Rocking Chairs

Shelby Bazemore

• In the Garage

Jim Wetherbee

• Sign of the Times
• What a Waste

Robin Nelson

• Little Girl
• Laundromat Parking

Anita Rose

• Sonogram
• Neighborhood Watch

Andrew Pigg

• Piano
• Oil Tank
• Purple Tree

Melissa Dunaway

• Window Flag
• Lonely Path

Maria Booth

• Stairs
• Peeking

Debbie Hobbs

• Two Shoppes
• Grits and Gravy

Meredith Alphin

• Chairs
• Moss-Covered Foot

I have been a photojournalist all of my working life, having worked for the Hopewell News in high school for a diversified occupations class where you went to school for half a day and worked for the newspaper the other half. Then I spent four years in the United States Navy as a photographer in many countries. After that adventure, I worked as a wedding photographer for J. Etheridge Ward and as a commercial photographer for Frank Dimenti Studios, both in Richmond, then returned to my love of newspaper photojournalism for The Progress-Index in Petersburg for five years before moving to Virginia Beach, where I worked for The Virginian-Pilot for 37 years as a staff photographer. I have done three books on the Morgan Motorcars they being , MORGANS IN THE COLONIES, MORGANS: A BRITISH AFFAIR and THE RARE ONES: PETER MORGAN AND THE PLUS FOUR PLUS. These English sports cars are a hobby and I enjoy racing and restoring them .

In the last three years free lance journalism  work is what I enjoy. Several more books and and works have been produced with a writer partner , Phyllis Speidell.   Magazine features and commercial photojournalism are also part of the diet. other projects THE MILL ( about the Franklin paper mill that closed after 125 year of operation)has been published. Co work has been done on THE RIVER BINDS US, (about the vanishing Watermen of Crittenden/ Eclipse ) and in the works are a book on the Chuckatuck Community and one on the Nansemond Indians titled THE QUITE PEOPLE .

The photos will be judged by a professional photographer very soon, and we’ll contact everyone with instructions for printing and matting/framing your artwork for the gallery.

We’ll post more details soon!

During the Walk: You’ll be given a choice of routes to take for the walk when you arrive. Before we all leave for our walks we’ll have the drawings for our giveaways, thanks to our generous sponsors! Try to meet new people in your group as you take photos together and learn from each other. Remember, if you take photos of people (and the people are recognizable in the photos) you may be required to secure a model release from them. You can download our model release here. Be sure to read all the rules (including judging categories) here.

After the Walk: Join us at noon for lunch at the Plaid Turnip at the corner of Main St. and Washington St. Also be sure to upload your top three photos here before 2:00 p.m. on June 16. Did we mention you should read the rules?

We will make these available as hand-outs the day of the Photowalk, too.

Part of the Reformed tradition of Christianity is a valuing of all the parts of God’s world, including not just humanity, but the culture that humanity creates as well, including the arts. Westminster Church would love to see the Suffolk Photo Walk be a place where the world and the art of culture can be discovered and created.

The Suffolk Photo Walk is just one of the ways Westminster Church hopes to be an indispensable part our community. If you would like more information about Westminster Church and some other opportunities, such as Hope for Suffolk, the church’s community development program, please visit www.wrpca.org.

The next time you’re out with your camera, try the following:

• First, take the shot you would normally take. Then, force yourself to take it from a drastically different perspective. This could be lying on the ground, climbing a nearby hill, or circling the subject for another alternative view.

• Don’t be afraid to set up shop (tripod, camera, other gear) in busy places with lots of people watching you, wondering what you’re doing. Obviously, make sure you’re not breaking any rules or laws related to the location. But definitely don’t let odd looks from passers-by cause you to skip the shot. Just do it. When you get home and pull up the image on the computer, you’ll be happy you did.

• Don’t quickly bounce from tourist-attraction to tourist-attraction while in a new location, as you’ll undoubtedly miss valuable shots in between. Pay attention to the doorways, the fence posts, the people, and everything in between. You might later realize your best photo of Paris isn’t of the Eiffel Tower, but is instead of the elderly man sipping espresso who you noticed on the way back to the hotel.

• Be willing to act as your own subject, should the right situation arise. If you come across a picturesque situation which would be enhanced with a person in-frame, don’t hesitate to set up the tripod and become the actor in your own production. I assure you, you’ll find that you’re easier to direct than most potential subjects.

• Finally, have fun. When you put down your guard and concentrate on having fun, instead of on acting normally in public, your shots will be impacted by that shift in thinking. Normal is boring. Unusual, is interesting.

Register today to be eligible for the drawing.

Click the button below to download an 11×17 color PDF.