PHOTOS: 'My Favorite Rockville Place'

The Rockville City Council on Monday recognized the winners of the city’s first-ever National Community Planning Month photo contest.

The "My Favorite Rockville Place" photo contest marked the American Planning Association’s October observance of the importance of community planning “as a means to build and preserve strong neighborhoods and civic place-making,” according to a city staff report.

Winners were selected based on entries that “best represented a favorite place in Rockville and displayed the greatest artistic and technical merit,” according to the staff report. All winners received certificates.

The following city officials judged the contest:

• Mayor Phyllis Marcuccio.
• City Councilman John Hall.
• Historic District Commissioner Anita Neal Powell.
• Planning Commissioner Jerry Callistein.
• Community Planning and Development Services Director Susan Swift.

“My Favorite Rockville Place” Photo Contest Results

Under 18 Years of Age Category

• 1^st Place: A Dream Pond, by Wendy Risso.
• 2^nd Place: Nature, by Karina Lenning.

Over 25 Years of Age Category

• 1^st Place: I Can’t Believe It’s Water, by Marissa Tisch.
• 2^nd Place: The Living Among the Dead, by Carol Russell.

Honorable Mentions

Under 18 Years of Age Category

• Little Cups of Light, Phoebe Hiltermann.
• Preschool Playground, Johnny Newhouse.

Over 25 Years of Age Category

• Thinking Green, by Hocde Frederic.
• Night Magic, by Kate Lenning.
• City Lights, by Lama Masri. 

*Winning entries were selected from each of the age categories for which photos were received. A first and second place winner was selected from two contest age categories: Under 18 Years of Age and Over 25 Years of Age.

Where's your favorite Rockville place? Tell us in the comments below. Or, better yet, post a photo of the place in our "Pics & Clips" gallery, let us know at rockville@patch.com and we might feature your photo on Rockville Patch.