“WAITING”: Danielle Picard won the Best Creativity Award for her body of work at the 30th annual juried “Phillips’ Mill Photographic Exhibition,” on view through April 21 at Phillips’ Mill in New Hope, Pa.

Awards were conferred at the artists’ opening of the 30th annual juried “Phillips’ Mill Photographic Exhibition” on April 1. 

Fine art photographer, educator and author Jill Enfield juried the winning images this year from over 1,200 submissions received from as far away as Rome, Italy. Of those submissions from 262 artists, 138 images were accepted and 11 awards presented.

Dennis Maida of Lincoln Park received the Best of Show award for Houses of the Holy, his photograph depicting a solitary house on a hill enveloped by a halo of abundant stars.

Doylestown, Pa., resident Diane Levell was awarded Best Body of Work for her “Brandywine” series that draws inspiration from the work of Andrew Wyeth and the lush surroundings of the Brandywine Valley.

Ursula Ferrara’s Morning Summer from her series “The Witch Pot” received the Portrait Award. Ferrara is an Italian photographer, painter, and animation film director who submitted her work from Rome.

Best Creativity was awarded to Danielle Picard, director of visual arts and design at George School, for her body of work. Picard’s images from her most recent collection intrigue the viewer with their ethereal composition and technique.

Lynne Kerr of Flemington’s Phlox of Cows was granted a Patrons’ Award for her image of a bovine’s unflappable glance amidst a field of flowers. In her first year as a member of the Mill Photo Committee, Kerr’s photographs are noted for their elegance and whimsical sense of humor. Patrons’ Awards were also bestowed on Princeton Photography Club Board Member Ginny Veltre for her intricately detailed Under the Bridge and Philadelphia area resident Bob Debski for his mesmerizing seascape Spectre. 

Other award winners include Hemingway’s Typewriter by Lisa Stolzer, an educator at the Princeton Montessori School which took Second Place and conjures a nostalgic mood with its sepia tones and wistful depiction of the writer’s tool of the trade. Bucks County’s Linda McManus earned Third Place for her Road to Farmhouse, which captures a snowscape of a tree-lined trail which appears to expand into infinity.

The Landscape Award was presented to Geoffrey Agrons of New Hope, Pa., for his Forest, a striking depiction of nature’s glory. The Spencer Saunders Award for Architecture was presented to Ken Konchel of St. Louis, Mo., for his collection including Arrangement, Beam, Facets, Concentricity, Serration, and Flow.

The annual “Phillips’ Mill Photographic Exhibition” is on view at Phillips’ Mill, 2619 River Road in New Hope, Pa., through April 21 with gallery hours Wednesday through Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. and extended hours on Fridays and Saturdays until 8 p.m.  All works are for sale at the exhibition. For more information, visit phillipsmill.org.