Appleton Announces 2021 Mobile Photography Winners

The Appleton Museum of Art, College of Central Florida, is pleased to announce the winners of the seventh annual “Mobile Photography Contest & Exhibition.”

Accepted throughout the month of June 2021, the Appleton received 630 mobile photos across four different categories: Adventure, Black and White, Horse and Hound, and My Hero. Photos were submitted by participants of all ages using a variety of mobile devices, such as phones and tablets. Victoria Billig, assistant director of the Appleton Museum of Art, created the community program in 2017 and says, “This year we received a record-high number of entries, and as always, we are so wowed by the community’s creativity and thoughtfulness when responding to the category themes. We hope you’ll visit the museum to see this beautiful display of mobile photographs.”

All 630 photos are on view at the museum through Oct. 3, with a special feature wall for the winning photos. The winning photos were selected by Tino Grana, photographer and owner of Art Addiction LLC. Grana had the challenging job of choosing only two photos from each category that best responded to each prompt. Regular museum admission fees apply to see the exhibition. Visitors can also enjoy free admission on Aug. 7, Sept. 4 and Oct. 3 as part of Free First Saturdays.

2021 Mobile Photography Winners

  • (Image 1) Best of Show, Adventure – Chloe Bellomo, Apple iPhone 8+
  • (Image 2) Runner Up, Adventure – Heather Gilardi, Apple iPhone 11
  • (Image 3) Best of Show, Black and White – Casey Fagan, Apple iPhone 12 Pro
  • (Image 4) Runner Up, Black and White – Lena Camperlengo, Apple iPhone 11 Max Pro
  • (Image 5) Best of Show, Horse and Hound – Grace Tiller, Google Pixel 3a
  • (Image 6) Runner Up, Horse and Hound – Leah Rotstein, Apple iPhone SE
  • (Image 7) Best of Show, My Hero – Sarah Reaves, Apple iPhone XS
  • (Image 8) Runner Up, My Hero – Paula Joy, Apple iPhone SE

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Appleton Mobile Photography Winners 2021

The Appleton Museum, Artspace and Store are open Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sunday, noon-5 p.m. A campus of the College of Central Florida, the Appleton Museum of Art is located at 4333 E. Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala, east of downtown on SR 40 (exit 352 east off I-75 or exit 268 west off I-95). Parking is free. For more information, call 352-291-4455 or visit AppletonMuseum.org.