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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!
All Connecticut photographers are invited to submit up to five digital photographs from nine categories to the 2023 TOPS in CT competition. The photographs will be juried by three out-of-state judges. The award-winning photos and approximately 100 top scoring photos will be organized into the 2023 TOPS in CT program. 2020 TOPS Results. 2018 TOPS Results.
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
All Photos
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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
Awards
Many opportunities
- A Best in Show Award will be given to the highest scoring photograph.
- Special awards will be given for Best Portrait, Best Landscape, Best Waterscape, Best Open Subject, Best Cityscape, Best Monochrome, Best Creative, Best Photojournalism, and Best Nature.
- Judge’s Choice awards.
- All photos selected for the TOPS 100 list will receive a ribbon.
Rules
Summary
- The photographer must be a resident of Connecticut
- Enter 5 photos across 9 categories
- Only photographs taken and edited exclusively by the entering photographer may be submitted. In the case of composites, all components must have been taken by the entering photographer.
Judging
Watch the judging online
- March 19, 2023 at 2 pm Eastern
- Three judges that are not residents of Connecticut
- Scoring 6 to 10 by each judge
- Comments while breaking any ties
- All contestants and the public are invited to view the virtual judging presentation.
- Art Vaughan, HonNEC
- Dennis Goulet, HonNEC
- Silvana Della Camera
Photo entry upload closes on March 12, 2023 at 10 pm Eastern!
The 3 steps to enter your photos
Register
Create account
- Name, Email, Address
Pay
Entry Fee is $10
- Pay online or by check
Upload
Upload or change
- Enter or change your photos