“PARADISE”: This work by Maria Dreyer is featured in the Phillips’ Mill Photo Committee’s “Not Your Run of the Mill Photo Show,” on view April 21-28 at the historic Phillips’ Mill in New Hope, Pa.

April began a twofold celebration of fine art photography at the historic Phillips’ Mill in New Hope, Pa., with the opening of the 31st annual Juried “Phillips’ Mill Photographic Exhibition.” The Mill Photo Committee’s “Not Your Run of the Mill Photo Show,” which opens on Sunday, April 21, marks the photo finish this month.

The “Not Your Run of the Mill Photo Show,” like the juried exhibit at the start of April, will fill both levels of the Mill, upstairs and down, with high-quality works of photographic art on the walls, as well as dozens of matted prints in the portfolio bins. In this second show, however, all artists are members of the volunteer Phillips’ Mill Photo Committee that is responsible for organizing both shows.

Works on display will include Peter Hewitt’s landscapes in both color and monochrome, printed on textured watercolor paper; Lynne Kerr’s composite images celebrating the beauty of rural America; Samuel Vovsi’s semi-surreal, black-and-white “Urban Dreamscapes”; and Dafyyd Jones’ suite of sunrises and sunsets from five Western states. Sharlene Holliday’s series of photos “show the grit and decay inside the Ohio Reformatory, the prison where the Shawshank Redemption was filmed,” she said.

A special feature of the exhibit is a themed assignment –– “Creating a Self-Portrait” –– with commentary on how the image reflects the photographer’s own style. As visitors will see, this challenge lends itself to a wide variety of interpretations and approaches, from the literal to the metaphorical.

“I look forward to the ‘Not Your Run of the Mill Photo Show’ as much as I do the juried show,” said Maria Dreyer, chair of the Photo Committee. “It’s an eclectic display of work by the many talented photographers who produced the juried show. We come together, share the spotlight, and take a final bow, so to speak.”

The “Not Your Run of the Mill Photo Show” will be open from April 21-28: Sunday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 1 to 5 p.m. and Friday and Saturday 1 to 8 p.m. Phillips’ Mill is located at 2619 River Road in New Hope, Pa. For more information visit phillipsmill.org.