Gorham Times staff photographer Roger Marchand was awarded first prize in the color photography category at the 2021 Maine Photography Show for his photograph titled Brushes. Over 600 photographs were entered into the judged competition by over 200 Maine photographers. Judge Bruce Brown evaluated and selected 110 images for the exhibition at the Boothbay Regional Arts Foundation photography show which will be on display from April 10 until May 7, 2021.

Judge Bruce Brown stated that Brushes may well be the most dynamic, energetic and colorful photograph in this year’s exhibition. It is interesting to note that the photographer has turned to the medium of painting to create this year’s prize winning color photograph. The brushes standing erect around an orange square seem to serve as pilings for a potential building below while multiple geometric forms and a variety of colors appear to fly, sail or float at various heights across the busy surface. The result is a cacophony of various shapes, sizes and colors that wrestle with one another endlessly. Bravo!