Picturing History Photography Contest
In honor of the 200th anniversary of Frederick Law Olmsted’s birth, our 2022 photography contest is Picturing History: Historic Landscapes of Connecticut.
The submission period has ended for this contest. Learn more about the inspiration for the contest on our Olmsted page!
Thanks to our photographers and voters, you helped us raise appreciation for historic Connecticut landscapes and over $4,000 to support our work during the GogoPhoto contest! All the submissions were fantastic and our jury carefully picked 37 photos out of the submitted 81 for the traveling gallery show. “Viewer’s Choice” in each of the four categories was selected by YOU and will be exhibited too!
In celebration of Frederick Law Olmsted’s 200th birthday in 2022, we held a photography contest of Connecticut’s historic landscapes in the following categories: Black & White, Color, Frederick Law Olmsted Firm Design, and Smart Phone. The exhibit then traveled across the state visiting a variety of galleries.
What is an historic landscape? Historic landscapes are landscapes that have been shaped by human involvement. They may be associated with a person or event. They may be big or small; they may reflect conscious planning and artistic achievement, or they may have evolved through use and reflect the everyday lives of the people who inhabit or created them.
Examples of historic landscapes include:
- residential gardens and community parks
- scenic highways
- rural communities
- institutional grounds
- cemeteries
- battlefields
- zoological gardens
They may contain:
- water features such as ponds or fountains
- circulation systems including roads, steps, and paths
- buildings
- furnishings including benches, fences, lighting, and sculptures.
Meet the Judges!
Ellen Gould is an accomplished art director and award winning photographer. She has worked at major New York City based magazines including New York and Money. Her photographs have been exhibited in juried competitions throughout the country. Ellen has been widely recognized for her work as a former chair of the Fairfield Historic District Commission. She also is an active member of The Fairfield Garden Club and has been the Chair of the Club’s photography committee. She holds a BFA in Graphic Design from Carnegie Mellon University. She currently serves as a Trustee on Preservation Connecticut’s Board.
Caroline E. Couig is an independent visuals editor who collaborates with photographers and businesses to define and hone their visual personality. Prior to starting her business, Caroline managed a department at Quinnipiac University, shepherded visuals for 16 print and digital publications as a photo editor at a custom publishing agency in Washington, D.C., and coordinated assignments and photos while a photo editor on National Geographic’s website. She has also been a newspaper staff photographer and part of editing teams at The Palm Beach (Fla.) Post, Detroit Free Press and The San Jose (Calif.) Mercury News, where her team had a project honored as a Pulitzer Prize finalist in feature photography.
Barbara A. Yaeger, is a Connecticut licensed landscape architect, principle and partner of Land Canvas Landscape Architecture. She was elected Treasurer of National Associates for Olmsted Parks in July of 2018 and helps coordinate Olmsted200 for Connecticut. She is a trustee for The American Society of Landscape Architects, Treasurer of The Connecticut Experiment Station Associates and is on the board of the Connecticut Nurseryman’s Foundation. Barbara earned a BS in Environmental Horticulture and a BS in Landscape Architecture from the University of Connecticut, and an MBA from the University of South Florida.