News Release
Appleton Announces 2021 Mobile Photography Winners
The Appleton Museum of Art, College of Central Florida, is pleased to announce the winners of the seventh annual “Mobile Photography Contest & Exhibition.”
Accepted throughout the month of June 2021, the Appleton received 630 mobile photos across four categories: Adventure, Black and White, Horse and Hound, and My Hero. Photos were submitted by participants of all ages using a variety of mobile devices, such as phones and tablets.
“This year we received a record-high number of entries, and as always, we are so wowed by the community’s creativity and thoughtfulness when responding to the category themes,” said Victoria Billig, assistant director of the Appleton Museum who also created the community program. “We hope you’ll visit the museum to see this beautiful display of mobile photographs.”
All 630 photos are on view at the museum through Oct. 3, with a special feature wall for the winning photos. The winning photos were selected by Tino Grana, photographer and owner of Art Addiction LLC. Grana had the challenging job of choosing only two photos from each category that best responded to each prompt. Regular museum admission fees apply to see the exhibition. Visitors can also enjoy free admission on Aug. 7, Sept. 4 and Oct. 2 as part of Free First Saturdays.
2021 Mobile Photography Winners
Best of Show, Adventure
Chloe Bellomo, Apple iPhone 8+
Runner Up, Adventure
Heather Gilardi, Apple iPhone 11
Best of Show, Black and White
Casey Fagan, Apple iPhone 12 Pro
Runner Up, Black and White
Lena Camperlengo, Apple iPhone 11 Max Pro
Best of Show, Horse and Hound
Grace Tiller, Google Pixel 3a
Runner Up, Horse and Hound
Leah Rotstein, Apple iPhone SE
Best of Show, My Hero
Sarah Reaves, Apple iPhone XS
Runner Up, My Hero
Paula Joy, Apple iPhone SE
The Appleton Museum, Artspace and Store are open Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sunday, noon-5 p.m. A campus of the College of Central Florida, the Appleton Museum of Art is located at 4333 E. Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala, east of downtown on SR 40 (exit 352 east off I-75 or exit 268 west off I-95). Parking is free. For more information, call 352-291-4455 or visit AppletonMuseum.org.