honorable mention
Stephen Majsak united statesPhoto © Stephen Majsak
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Still Night at O'Hare
Ten of Mr. Majsak’s photographs were selected from 6,573 submissions from 72 countries by an international jury for the International Color Awards, the leading color photography competition & photography awards, judged by industry experts. His photo “Looking Up” received an Honorable Mention. “Looking Up” also received the Silver prize in the Architecture competition in the 2023 refocus awards. His photography has also been selected by the Black and White Spider Awards. In 2023, his photograph won the Edgewater Historical Society’s photo contest. He has also written & illustrated ABC Animals! named one of 38 top children’s book by Imagination Soup, and selected as one six books in the birth to 4 category by Illinois Reads, promoting reading statewide. His photography can be viewed on his website at www.studiostevephotography.com
In 2022, his children’s book, ABC Animals!, featuring his wildlife photos, was published by Silver Dolphin/Printers Row Publishing Group. ABC Animals! was named one of “18 Stunning New Animal and Nature Fiction Books” by Imagination Soup. In 2023, ABC Animals! was selected by the Illinois Reading Council as one of 36 titles and one of six books in the Birth to Four age category for the 2023 Illinois Reads program. In March of 2023, Mr. Majsak presented A New Twist on Learning the ABCs at IRC’s 2023 conference in Springfield, Illinois.
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entry description
Still Night at O’Hare is one of a number of my photographic images created by taking a series of overlapping individual photographs and merging them together to capture large images that could not normally be captured with individual shots. The photograph is of the United Airlines Terminal at the Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport. I had long admired the vibrant neon, colors and design, but it was not until a return trip to Chicago that I learned that the terminal was being closed due to weather, giving me an opportunity to capture the image without travelers present. At one point, two police officers arrived on the scene and I though my photographing time was at an end, but one said, “Hey, take my picture!”about the photographer
Mr. Majsak received his MBA in nonprofit management from UCLA’s Anderson School of Management. Prior to pursuing photography, he was a non-profit executive with social service and arts organizations.Ten of Mr. Majsak’s photographs were selected from 6,573 submissions from 72 countries by an international jury for the International Color Awards, the leading color photography competition & photography awards, judged by industry experts. His photo “Looking Up” received an Honorable Mention. “Looking Up” also received the Silver prize in the Architecture competition in the 2023 refocus awards. His photography has also been selected by the Black and White Spider Awards. In 2023, his photograph won the Edgewater Historical Society’s photo contest. He has also written & illustrated ABC Animals! named one of 38 top children’s book by Imagination Soup, and selected as one six books in the birth to 4 category by Illinois Reads, promoting reading statewide. His photography can be viewed on his website at www.studiostevephotography.com
In 2022, his children’s book, ABC Animals!, featuring his wildlife photos, was published by Silver Dolphin/Printers Row Publishing Group. ABC Animals! was named one of “18 Stunning New Animal and Nature Fiction Books” by Imagination Soup. In 2023, ABC Animals! was selected by the Illinois Reading Council as one of 36 titles and one of six books in the Birth to Four age category for the 2023 Illinois Reads program. In March of 2023, Mr. Majsak presented A New Twist on Learning the ABCs at IRC’s 2023 conference in Springfield, Illinois.
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