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Now’s a great time to connect with Connecticut photographers. CAP sponsors field trips, workshops, speakers and special events like our recent “Pic of the Patch” Scavenger Hunt.

Introducing 2023 TOPS in Connecticut

TOPS in Connecticut is the premier venue for Connecticut photographers to compete and share their work. The 2020 event had 84 Connecticut photographers enter, competing with 392 photos!

Award Winners

  • Best in Show – Nowhere to Go by Lori Labrecque
  • First in Cityscape – 9/11 Memorial and the Crescent Moon by David Henkel
  • First in Creative – American Bald Eagle by Maryann Flick
  • First in Landscape – South Rim of Grand Canyon at Sunrise by Deena Spector
  • First in Monochrome – Floating Crystals by Joanne Sibicky
  • First in Nature – Dinner Was Delicious by Susan Case
  • First in Open Subject – Nature’s Nourishment by Joanne Sibicky
  • First in Photojournalism – The Last Jew of Tbilisi by Steven E Labkoff
  • First in Portrait – Is This a Good Smile? by Chane Cullens
  • First in Waterscape – Moraine Lake by Darrell Harrington
  • Judges Choice 1 – Floating Feather by Mary Ann Lewis
  • Judges Choice 2 – Nomade by Richard Kunsch
  • Judges Choice 3 – Diamonds on the Beach by Lori Labrecque

Click to watch the competition recording on YouTube.

Top 100 Awards

Robyn Abrams
Cityscape
No Day Shall Erase Your Memory

Top 100

Robyn Abrams
Monochrome
The Medicine Woman’s Hands

Top 100

Robyn Abrams
Open Subject
Lend A Helping Hand

Top 100

Robyn Abrams
Portrait
The Blacksmith

Top 100

Phil Atiyeh
Nature
The Kiss

Top 100

Phil Atiyeh
Waterscape
Days End

Top 100

Johannes Banck
Cityscape
New York City At Night

Top 100

Johannes Banck
Monochrome
Endless

Top 100

Jean-Marc BARA
Monochrome
Viking Princess

Top 100

Jean-Marc BARA
Photojournalism
Sun Catcher

Top 100

Athina Bellios
Monochrome
Keep calm & smoke a pipe

Top 100

Athina Bellios
Portrait
The eye is the jewel of the body

Top 100

Linda Brinckerhoff
Creative
Midsummer’s Twilight

Top 100

Samuel Carr
Landscape
Morant’s Curve

Top 100

Susan Case
Nature
Dinner Was Delicious

First in Nature

Susan Case
Open Subject
Seal Island

Top 100

C. Peter Chow
Creative
Through the Portal

Top 100

C. Peter Chow
Landscape
Sunset Monument Valley

Top 100

C. Peter Chow
Waterscape
Early Birds

Top 100

Matthew Collen
Nature
The Offering

Top 100

Matthew Collen
Open Subject
Sweat Bee

Top 100

LORRAINE COSGROVE
Open Subject
Reading with a Pot of Tea

Top 100

LORRAINE COSGROVE
Portrait
Cuban Woman in White

Top 100

Chane Cullens
Creative
The Journey of Three Dice

Top 100

Chane Cullens
Portrait
Is This a Good Smile?

First in Portrait

Rhonda Cullens
Portrait
Remembering Marilyn

Top 100

Rhonda Cullens
Waterscape
The Light Comes on When the Sun Goes Down

Top 100

Corey Davis
Portrait
A Cowboy at 90.

Top 100

Corey Davis
Waterscape
Bass Harbor Lighthouse at Dusk

Top 100

Harcourt Davis
Creative
Studebaker

Top 100

Harcourt Davis
Landscape
Chapman Falls

Top 100

Harcourt Davis
Monochrome
Dahlia

Top 100

Harcourt Davis
Portrait
Eagle at the beach

Top 100

“Osprey
one catch
TWO fish”

Top 100

James Dionne
Nature
Getting Lunch

Top 100

Steven E Labkoff
Photojournalism
The Last Jew of Tbilisi

First in Photojournalism

Steven E Labkoff
Portrait
Calling the Clan

Top 100

Susan Ferency
Open Subject
Busy Bee

Top 100

Dawn Finaldi
Nature
Red Tailed Hawk

Top 100

Dawn Finaldi
Portrait
Great Horned Portrait

Top 100

Chuck Fleischman
Cityscape
Brats on a Bun

Top 100

Maryann Flick
Creative
American Bald Eagle

First in Creative

Alene Galin
Portrait
Look of Alzheimer’s

Top 100

joshua goldin
Nature
LoneEagle

Top 100

Cynthia Gosselin
Portrait
Steampunk Character

Top 100

Chris Graham
Waterscape
Fall at Shipyard Falls

Top 100

Carlotta Grenier
Monochrome
Blueberry enjoying the snow

Top 100

Carlotta Grenier
Nature
Mandarin Duck portrait

Top 100

Carlotta Grenier
Open Subject
Such sweet nectar waiting for me

Top 100

Sarah Grote
Nature
Blue Heron Rookery

Top 100

Victoria Hackman
Nature
Drink up

Top 100

Victoria Hackman
Open Subject
Monkey in charge

Top 100

Darrell Harrington
Cityscape
Brooklyn Bridge Park

Top 100

Darrell Harrington
Landscape
Canadian Rockies

Top 100

Darrell Harrington
Monochrome
Dramatic skies over lower Manhattan

Top 100

Darrell Harrington
Open Subject
Watching over her city

Top 100

Darrell Harrington
Waterscape
Moraine Lake

First in Waterscape

Samantha Heilweil
Open Subject
Bubbles in Blue

Top 100

David Henkel
Cityscape
9/11 Memorial and the Crescent Moon

First in Cityscape

David Henkel
Nature
The Gaze

Top 100

David Henkel
Open Subject
Egret Joust

Top 100

David Henkel
Waterscape
Spring Point Lighthouse Seasmoke

Top 100

david kaplan
Landscape
Alabama Hills #1

Top 100

david kaplan
Photojournalism
Respect

Top 100

Steven Kornfeld
Landscape
Dawn From an Ice Cave

Top 100

Steven Kornfeld
Waterscape
Starry Night on Squam Lake

Top 100

Richard Kunsch
Monochrome
Nomade

Judges Choice 2

Lori Labrecque
Cityscape
Rainy Day in Siena

Top 100

Lori Labrecque
Landscape
Glacial River in Iceland

Top 100

Lori Labrecque
Monochrome
Jazz in the Square

Top 100

Lori Labrecque
Nature
Nowhere to Go

Best in Show

Lori Labrecque
Waterscape
Diamonds on the Beach

Judges Choice 3

Karin Lessard
Nature
Home Defense

Top 100

Jeff Levesque
Nature
Coopers Hawk Lunch

Top 100

Jeff Levesque
Waterscape
Enders Falls in Fall

Top 100

Mary Ann Lewis
Monochrome
Sight Seeing

Top 100

Mary Ann Lewis
Waterscape
Floating Feather

Judges Choice 1

Alice Liang
Nature
Time For Berries

Top 100

Alice Liang
Open Subject
Two Bluebirds in Quarreling

Top 100

Alice Liang
Portrait
Red-tailed Hawk Hunting

Top 100

David Liang
Nature
Snowy Day Flicker

Top 100

Libby Lord
Cityscape
Boston Ciryscape from an icy Boston Public Garden

Top 100

Libby Lord
Landscape
The Avenue of Live Oaks

Top 100

Libby Lord
Nature
Hummingbird on a Canna Lily

Top 100

Libby Lord
Waterscape
Paddling into the Sunset

Top 100

Ali McFadzen
Landscape
Maine Milky Way

Top 100

John McGarry
Nature
American Copper on Fleabane

Top 100

John McGarry
Open Subject
Red Berries with Frost

Top 100

Mary Melone
Open Subject
Rainy day in London

Top 100

Michael Newborg
Nature
Caring Parents

Top 100

Louis Norton
Portrait
Latvian Hunter

Top 100

Lee Palombo
Nature
Getting a drink puffin at Cutler Harbor

Top 100

JOHN PARISI
Portrait
Double Exposure

Top 100

William Payne
Cityscape
The Rush of the City

Top 100

William Payne
Open Subject
Time to Step Aside

Top 100

William Payne
Photojournalism
Street Vendor & Customer

Top 100

Paul Peterson
Landscape
Passo Giau

Top 100

Paul Peterson
Open Subject
Fire in the Sky

Top 100

Paul Peterson
Portrait
Baboon

Top 100

Quyen Phan
Nature
Hummingbird

Top 100

Colleen B. Reilly
Creative
Lily of the Pond

Top 100

Colleen B. Reilly
Monochrome
Falls by the Church

Top 100

Colleen B. Reilly
Waterscape
Just After Dawn

Top 100

Chan-Kook Rha
Portrait
Scholar

Top 100

Susan Rotando
Portrait
Hungry Bees

Top 100

Denise Saldana
Monochrome
Bats Drinking Banana Flower Nectar

Top 100

Denise Saldana
Nature
Squirrel Monkey Eating a Flower

Top 100

Denise Saldana
Open Subject
One-Room Schoolhouse under Milky Way

Top 100

Denise Saldana
Portrait
Geisha by the Window

Top 100

Denise Saldana
Waterscape
Hunters Beach Milky Way

Top 100

Sandy Schill
Monochrome
Safe in my hands

Top 100

Sandy Schill
Open Subject
Take Off

Top 100

Sandy Schill
Portrait
Steely Gaze

Top 100

Joanne Sibicky
Monochrome
Floating Crystals

First in Monochrome

Joanne Sibicky
Open Subject
Nature’s Nourishment

First in Open Subject

Joanne Sibicky
Portrait
Bald Eagle Portrait

Top 100

Edward Simmons
Nature
Lower Antelope Canyon

Top 100

Katie Slawitschek
Monochrome
Majestic Bald Eagle

Top 100

Katie Slawitschek
Nature
Snowy Owl in Flight

Top 100

Katie Slawitschek
Portrait
Eye See You

Top 100

Norm Solomon
Landscape
Cathedral Rock Reflecting Pool

Top 100

Norm Solomon
Open Subject
Pineapple Fountain

Top 100

Deena Spector
Landscape
South Rim of Grand Canyon at Sunrise

First in Landscape

John Straub
Open Subject
Diamond Drama at Dusk

Top 100

Gene Suponski
Monochrome
Shaker Interior

Top 100

Rick Taft
Waterscape
Hurricane Driven Waves at Sunrise

Top 100

Fred Tullock
Portrait
Anthony and his first car

Top 100

Rick Tyrseck
Landscape
Grand Teton First Light

Top 100

Rick Tyrseck
Monochrome
Southwest Colorado

Top 100

Rick Tyrseck
Open Subject
Nauset Light

Top 100

Barbara Vietzke
Landscape
Norwegian Splendor

Top 100

Darlene Whitmore
Cityscape
Stormy Day in Boston

Top 100

Darlene Whitmore
Nature
Cardinal feeds fledgling

Top 100

Shannon Wynn
Landscape
Hall of Oaks

Top 100

Ann Yost
Monochrome
Fuzzy Flower

Top 100

Frank Zaremba
Creative
Lady of the Forest

Top 100

Frank Zaremba
Nature
Skipper

Top 100

Frank Zaremba
Open Subject
Fly and Shadow

Top 100

Felix Zolla
Open Subject
The anticipation Of A Goal

Top 100

Felix Zolla
Portrait
The Goalkeepers

Top 100

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Timeline

  • February – Uploading photos opens
  • March 12 – Uploading photos closes at 10 pm Eastern
  • March 19 – Online competition judging broadcast begins at 2 pm Eastern
  • March 26 – Competition results published

The Photos Have Arrived!

A total of 544 photos have been submitted by 114 contestants.

Everyone was invited to watch the live judging on Sunday, March 19 at 2 pm eastern on YouTube. Watch again at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=888UtRqD9-4

Photo entry upload closes on March 12, 2023 at 10 pm Eastern!

The 3 steps to enter your photos