Creativity was in full swing on Wednesday, December 18th at Give Me Astoria’s office as the nominees for the first-ever Give Me Fall photography contest came together to celebrate their nominationsGive_Me_Astoria_image_00028.

Photographers had the opportunity to mingle and view the printed versions of their nominated photographs on display throughout the officeGive_Me_Astoria_image_00028. The first-ever #GiveMeFall photography contest award was presented to Theo Sahos, for his ‘Born of Leaves’ submission which won with a combined total of 1,937 likes and 68 comments on all of Give Me Astoria’s social media profilesGive_Me_Astoria_image_00028.

The photography contest spanned throughout the duration of the fall, and received nearly 100 submissions from photographers in the areaGive_Me_Astoria_image_00028. Submissions were accepted from September through the first week of DecemberGive_Me_Astoria_image_00028. Photographs were featured on Give Me Astoria’s Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter profiles, and votes were tallied based on the number of likes and comments for each photoGive_Me_Astoria_image_00028.

Give Me Astoria would like to thank all who submitted their wonderful photography and who participated in a fun initiative to bring our creative, vibrant community togetherGive_Me_Astoria_image_00028. A very special thank you to all involved, but specifically to the ten #GiveMeFall nominees:

• Theo Sahos, ‘Born of Leaves’
• Justin Wilson, ‘The Candied Apple’
• Brendan Quigley, ‘Hell Gate as the Leaves Turn’
• Mark DiConzo, ‘Falling Between Two Bridges’
• Vito Oliva, ‘Astoria Park: Fall Hell Gate’
• Jade Oliver, ‘Fall Under the Hell Gate’
• Gildo Spado, ‘Fire Gate’
• John Randazzo, ‘Autumn at Astoria Park’
• Raphael Gonzalez, ‘The Colors of Fall’
• Gracie Coston, ‘On Top of the Astoria Park Pool’

Give Me Astoria would also like to give a huge thank you to photographer George Pantelakis for his photography work throughout the evening!

For those who are interested in participating, Give Me Astoria currently has its first-ever winter photography contest, Give Me Winter, underwayGive_Me_Astoria_image_00028. Participants have a chance to submit their best Astoria winter photo in order for an opportunity to be featured on Give Me Astoria’s social media profiles and a chance to be nominatedGive_Me_Astoria_image_00028.

Image by George PantelakisGive_Me_Astoria_image_00028.

Image by George PantelakisGive_Me_Astoria_image_00028.

Image by George PantelakisGive_Me_Astoria_image_00028.

Image by George PantelakisGive_Me_Astoria_image_00028. 

Image by George PantelakisGive_Me_Astoria_image_00028.