In selecting the winners of 225 magazine’s seventh annual photo contest, jurors William Greiner and Sean Richardson pored over more than 600 images submitted by amateur and professional photographers from the Capital Region.
Ultimately, just 10 shots were selected as this year’s winners, in categories ranging from “portrait” and “only in Louisiana” to “food” and “pets.” This year’s “best in show” winner is Whitney Tucker for his picture of Alexis Fallon, a teacher with aspirations of becoming a fashion model.
“This was our first shoot together after meeting through an online modeling network website,” Tucker tells the magazine. “After a quick chat at Starbucks, we made our way outside to begin shooting and instantly knew that we were going to create many beautiful photos together. This one shot was captured toward the back of Perkins Rowe and about 15 minutes into the shoot. I decided I would lie on the ground and shoot up to frame her around the magnolias and crop out any stores and/or pedestrians. There were almost 200 photos shot that day … but this one stands out amongst them all.”
You can see the photo, as well as all of this year’s winners, in the cover package of this month’s 225. Along with the winners, you’ll also find some of the 225 staff’s favorites from among all the submissions.
