Iowa State Fair 2015 Photo Winners
Capturing Their Moments
Posted on September 15, 2015 by Taylor Roseboom, Bryce Fisher and Tobias Tyler in News // 0 Comments
Wallace can be seen here with her “Freedom” piece, which was inspired by her family friend who is currently in the service.
The theme for this year’s state fair photography contest was “Silhouettes.” The contest’s focus was to create and capture dramatic and emotional silhouettes that would be displayed for other photographers and visitors of the Iowa State Fair. Over 3000 entries were judged and of the 1,070 photographers entered, 29% had one photo chosen, 13% got two in and only 6% had three images picked for display.
Three of the photos that Mark Cooper Business Administrator – Management Concentration Senior submitted were selected to be shown. Only 6% of the competitors accomplished this.
The black and white photograph taken by Mark Cooper of Grand View student, Josipa Shimich, received an honorable mention at the Iowa State Fair 2015.
The photograph of an intersection in Madrid, Iowa received a blue ribbon in the category of "Anything Goes." The technique Mark Cooper used for this photograph to wrap the photograph is called stereographic projection imagery.
Mark Cooper also used stereographic projection imagery to showcase downtown Des Moines.
Mark Cooper submitted a silhouette photograph, which did not receive award. Despite the beautiful colors he captured, Cooper is colorblind, so the image we see is vastly different from the photograph he sees.
Mark Cooper captured the beauty of nature and family in this “Two Swans” photograph, which demonstrates the beauty of family and nature. Cooper’s main focus was to evoke emotion and make his audience feel something when viewing his pieces.
Mark Cooper finds inspiration in nature by taking time to listen to and view nature’s beauty. In this “Incoming Butterfly” photograph, Cooper articulates the beauty nature holds as well as the grace behind this butterfly.
Morgan Wallace, Graphic Design Senior, is from Knoxville, Iowa and received an honorable mention for her piece, “Freedom,” at the 2015 Iowa State Fair.
This is Wallace’s honorable mention piece called “Freedom.” It is a silhouette of an American soldier saluting the American flag.
Wallace can be seen here with her “Freedom” piece, which was inspired by her family friend who is currently in the service.
Morgan Wallace enjoys photographing sports and people. This action shot demonstrates Wallace’s knack for capturing action packed shots during sporting events as well as the expressions of the people she photographs.
Morgan Wallace also finds nature to be an alluring subject to capture. Above is a piece by Wallace, which captures the beauty of tree peonies and their natural beauty and simplicity.
Krister Strandskov, photography senior, entered the Fairs, Festival and Parades category at the 2015 Iowa State Fair, where he received a third place ribbon for his “Battery Park” piece. Strandskov is the third generation in his family to attend Grand View University thanks to the Bodker Grant, which he received for shooting photographs of Danish Lutheran churches around the United States.
Strandskov’s “Battery Park” piece received the third place ribbon in the Fairs, Festival and Parades category. This photograph is from his trip to New York City and captures a young boy’s interested in a jazz musician.
This pieced named “Eden 3” is an example of Strandskov’s camera obscura work. He also wants to further his talents by practicing more camera obscura projects. Camera obscura refers to blackening out a room completely then cutting a single hole to let light in which demonstrates how a camera operates when shooting photography.
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