On Saturday, March 16th, Jerry was once again honored by the Christ United Methodist Church (CUMC) to judge their 3rd annual photographic print competition. Jerry had the distinction of judging the first competition in 2011 and was pleased that they asked him again to review this years' selections.
This year's theme was the book of Genesis, specifically Gods' creations. The students worked under their teacher and mentor, Korean born artist Chang Jin Lee, whom Jerry has had the pleasure of knowing and working with for over twenty years.
There is a lot of history not only between Jerry and Change, but with the Church itself. CUMC is over 150 years old. It is the first and oldest Korean Church in Hawaii. The church is largely attended by first, second and third generation Korean Americans, and the dominant language spoken through out the church is Korean. During the ceremony, Jerry was accompanied by one of the members of the church who acted as his interpreter.
According to Jerry, "while most of the people at the reception spoke Korean the event was still a great experience. It goes to prove that art is a universal language"
During the judging process Jerry had no idea whose images he was judging. A number was assigned for each print and they were graded on a point system that begun at 100. As each image was evaluated, points were deducted for print quality, presentation and overall composition and impact. The final points were decided based on the theme of the competition. Amazingly enough, the grand prize winner was the same artist who Jerry selected as the winner two years ago!
Here are a few samples of the great photographs Jerry had the honor of judging.
*Please excuse the camera phone quality*
Here are a few samples of the great photographs Jerry had the honor of judging.
*Please excuse the camera phone quality*
Below are the people who were selected as winners of the competition -
Grand Prize -
"New Life" by Jun te Lim
Gold -
"My Cup Overflows" by Mi Suk Yi
Silver -
"Tilt of Creation" by Myung Soon Cho
Bronze -
"As Waters Cover the Sea" by Peter Kim
"Where is the Other One?" by Rev. Chang Min Lee
"Go Preach" by Myung Koo Yi
"Go Preach" by Myung Koo Yi
Honorable Mention -
"The Great Peach of God" by Aeri Kim
"Plumeria" by Kyung Ho Choi
"Light of Thorns" by Jaemo Kim
"What is Man?" by Nakin Kim
"Wild Field Cabbage" by Joseph Ha
Jerry would like to thank all the artist for their contributions to this competition. He would also like to express his delight with the quality of work that they presented.
The images will be on display through the end of March at CUMC -
1639 Keeaumoku St.
Honolulu, HI 96822
(808) 536-7244
Honolulu, HI 96822
(808) 536-7244