The exhibit will hang in PPA’s renovated barn at its headquarters in Southampton through Dec. 7.
The Pinelands Preservation Alliance has been working with a volunteer committee composed of professional and amateur photographers to host its second annual juried photography exhibit focused on the Pinelands National Reserve.
The exhibit will hang in PPA’s renovated barn at its headquarters at 17 Pemberton Road in Southampton from Nov. 4 to Dec. 7.
An opening awards reception will be held at the location on Nov. 3 from 2 to 4 p.m.
Officials say their hope is that this exhibit exposes people to “this lovely and under-appreciated” part of the state and will inspire exploration and action on its behalf.
The public is invited to the opening reception on Nov. 3 to browse the new exhibit and to meet the photographers whose work is featured in this second annual exhibit.
Awards for the winning photographs in the open and student categories will be presented.
Attendees can meet the photographers whose work is featured in this exhibit, while also enjoying wine, beer, light appetizers and music by The Pitch Pines — South Jersey’s Acoustic Trio.
Dress is casual, there is no charge to attend this event and no RSVP is required.
Officials say more than 600 photographs were submitted by 145 photographers for consideration and 84 images were selected to hang as part of the exhibit.
Photographic images had to be taken within the boundaries of the Pinelands National Reserve.
Images will be judged by landscape photographer, Albert D. Horner, an award-winning fine art photographer whose images distill the landscapes of New Jersey’s Pinelands National Reserve.
In the past decade, using digital photography, Horner has produced more than 150 images taken in the 1.1 million-acre Pinelands National Reserve.
Some 80 of these photographs appear in his 2015 monograph, “Pinelands: New Jersey’s Suburban Wilderness.”
A Pinelands Preservation Alliance board member, Horner uses his art to advocate on behalf of the importance of ecologically of the region, giving presentations and exhibiting his images.
More information about the exhibit and biographies for the participating photographers can be found on the group’s website at www.pinelandsalliance.org.
The biographies provide a fascinating look at how important the Pine Barrens of New Jersey are to residents, photographers, students and families.
Officials offer their sincere thanks to the volunteer planning committee. Exhibit steering committee members are Rich Lewis from Medford (co-chair), Chris Kosseff of Monroe Township (co-chair), Albert Horner from Medford, Sara Ascalon of Pine Hill, Bonnie Rovere of Voorhees, Cathy Melfi of Millsboro, Del., Charles Riter from Easton, Md., Peter Hewitt from Doylestown, Pa. and Edward Tenthoff of Medford.
