DANIEL STEWART PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD ANNOUNCES WINNERS

Orange Street near Dove Street, Albany NY

11 December, 2022

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DANIEL STEWART PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD ANNOUNCES WINNERS The Daniel Stewart Memorial Fund for Photography of Underground Railroad Education Center announces its award recipients for 2022. The Daniel Stewart Fund was founded in 2020 to honor the memory of Daniel Stewart, a Capital Region photographer who volunteered his photographic services to Underground Railroad Education Center, who was tragically killed in a motorcycle accident in Forest Grove, Oregon in that year. The fund is supported by community member contributions and seeks to support developing self-taught photographers who aspire to grow their careers. The Fund announces it recipients for 2022 as George Paul, Paula Hebert and Laura Kordowski. George Paul will receive the top prize. Paula Hebert will receive a second-place award and Laura Kordowski a third-place award. Selection was made based on a submission of photographs, face to face interviews and a narrative. Judges included volunteers from the Underground Railroad Education Center board, volunteers and area photographers. The Early Career Photography Award will be presented on Sunday, December 11th, at 2 PM to 4:00 PM The event will be held at the Albany Center for Economic Success, located at 255 Orange Street, Albany, New York 12210 in the 2nd floor Conference Room. Off-street parking is available. Limited attendance space is available. Those planning to attend should RSVP to Paul Stewart at . Underground Railroad Education Center is a non-profit organization whose mission is to research and preserved the local and national history of the Underground Railroad movement, its international connections, and its legacy to today’s social justice issues, thereby empowering people of all ages to be agents of change toward an equitable and just society. It has presented an annual conference for 20 years, provides youth programming throughout the year, presents speakers, workshops and it is engaged in restoring a documented historic site in Albany, the Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence Historic Site. END