The 1969 KU Photography Contest
Grand Prize Winner: Jerry Hoffman
These are the best
The pictures on these pages represent eight of the nine top winners in the 1969 KU Photography Contest.
The grand prize winner (left) is a high contrast portrait of a woman student taken from the back of a classroom, said William Seymour, instructor of journalism. The original 35 mm. negative was printed on Kodalith paper, which drops out all middle gray tones in the printing process. It also won the portrait category.
Second Grand Prize: Jim Dickinson
Second grand prize and color photography winner (below left) was an 11 x 14-inch print with blends of subtle blue tones in the girl's dress and varied green tones in the field. The white sky emphasized the delicate skin tones of the child's face. Sevmour said.
In the third grand prize and top scenic photo (bottom), the fog-clouded background and sun flare in the right hand corner added an extra dimensional effect to the work.
Fourth grand prize and experimental winner (below) was a cracked liquid emulsion print on a sheet of plastic. The emulsion accidently cracked after developing, Seymour said, and almost discouraged the winner from entering it.
The top human interest picture (right) was of a Paris subway train speeding across the foreground and a couple kissing in the background. The photographer worked in Paris last summer, Seymour said.
First place in abstract photography (below right) was a high contrast Kodalith print of a bronze statue in Kansas City. The picture was shot from the base into a brightly lighted sky to achieve the effect.
First place winner in sports (far right) was high quality 16 x 20-inch print from a 35 mm. negative of KU forward Greg Douglas up for a shot. The picture was taken in existing light in Allen Field House at 1/250 of a second to capture the action. Savmour said.
The news category winner (bottom right) was taken by Burt Lancaster while serving in a Marine unit along the DMZ in Vietnam.
Greg Sorber, Topeka freshman, took first place in picture stories for his four pictures of the late Sen. Robert F. Kennedy speaking at KU.
Fourth Grand Prize: Kent Dannen
Third Grand Prize: Pat Spurgeon