Zoom program: An Evening with the Winners of the 2023 Creative Photography Awards

Taken with a drone by Chris Walters, this view looks straight down upon precise lines of Alstom Metropolis EMU sets – driverless passenger trains awaiting a turn in service on the Northwest Metro line between Tallawong, where this scene was captured, and Chatswood in New South Wales, Australia, on February 5, 2022.
Paul “Piglet” Middleton enjoys a tea break after running a London North Eastern Railway B-1 Thompson Class 4-6-0 locomotive at North Yorkshire Moors Railway’s Grosmont Motive Power Depot in North Yorkshire, England. The same law of thermodynamics that made it possible for the locomotive to move also help Paul heat his tea. Photo by Blair Kooistra.

The 2023 John E. Gruber Creative Photography Awards Program brought in 230 submissions from ninety photographers representing twenty-two states and eight countries.

With this year’s theme “The Role of Technology,” the judges reviewed and selected six winning photographs in a fascinating and interpretive competition.  In “An Evening with the Winners…” hosted by Hailey Paige, you’ll hear the insights and artistic approaches of the photographers behind the winning images.

First Prize
Chris Walters, black-and-white
Blair Kooistra, color

Second Prize
Richard Koenig, black-and-white
John Troxler, color

Third Prize
Frank Barry, black-and-white
George Hiotis, color

This program originally aired on Tuesday, August 22, 2023, at 7:00 p.m. U.S. Central Time. It’s available at the Center’s YouTube page at @railphotoart.

 

 

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