Phoenixville Photographer Rich McGovern Wins 2nd Place

PHOENIXVILLE, PA —Phoenixville photographer Rich McGovern won second place in this year’s Photography 43 competition at Perkins Center for the Arts in Moorestown.

Photography 43, a juried photography show, is held each January. This year’s theme was “Point of View” and there were four cash prizes.

Winners:

• 1st Place: John Clarke of Pennington, “Mother’s Love”
• 2nd Place: Rich McGovern of Phoenixville, PA, “Saddened by the War”
• 3rd Place: Wayne Klaw of Haddon Heights, “Healthcare”
• Honorable Mention: Amanda Czerniawski of Cherry Hill, “Lean In”

During this annual competition, dozens of artists from the region submit works for consideration by Juror Liz Wuillermin, a Hammonton-based professional photographer whose work has appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Magazine, Martha Stewart Living, and many other publications as well as the books “The Philadelphia Orchestra’s: A Century of Music” and “Larry Kane’s Philadelphia”.

Wuillermin selected the entries to exhibit and named the winners on Jan. 27 during an artist’s reception. The show is on view at Perkins Center for the Arts, 395 Kings Highway, Moorestown N.J. until Feb. 23. For information, call 856-235-6488.