First Place Photography: "An Italian Perspective"

"An Italian Perspective" by Kathryn Cooper

Kathryn Cooper studied trumpet performance and psychology at Ithaca (B.M. and B.A.). She lives in New York City, where she’s a freelance copywriter, food writer, and photographer. “In the past few years I’ve been trying to get a small photography business going, setting up a small studio where I can do head shots, portraiture, and food photography,” she says.

Kathryn's photo "Reflection" also tied for third place in this category.
 

by Kathryn Cooper '06

The outdoors is one of my favorite things to photograph, and when I was in Italy not long ago, I saw this opportunity and had time to snap just one shot. While on the serpentine roads of the Amalfi coast, our bus came to a stop and I saw the beautiful composition for a picture. I hesitated, then reached into my camera bag and took this picture by framing half the quaint, rusting house, and half the blue ocean surrounding it. I didn’t edit it at all. I’m so glad the photo came out, because it’s the only one I was able to get before we started again on our trip!

— Kathryn Cooper