Slideshow for June's contest: Lonely ('07)

*GRAND WINNER - Excluded* photographer: Sandy Hackenmueller Date: 06/16/2007 Viewer comments: "For many personal reasons, that hit home with me...this one really grabbed me." and... "Every child has been there at one time or another." and... "Been there. Nuf said." and... "I just liked it."

*FIRST PLACE - Forgotten* photographer: Sandy Hackenmueller Date: 06/16/2007 Viewer comments: "It reminds me of fall, my favorite season; the season of cold bitter days, beginning of school, and solitude." and... "I like the angle and the effect of the leaves sitting on the bench." and... "I love the perspective; it moves the eye as if following a memory; the details in this picture are beautiful." and... "I just love this picture and the composition." and... "Makes me reflect back to times I would go to Munsinger and relax on a park bench between classes when I was going to SCSU." and... "I love old looking benches like this, B/W helps the look."

*SECOND PLACE - Heartache* photographer: Dawn Czech-Webster Date: 06/16/2007 Viewer comments: "Very moving photo." and... "Very creative and emotion-evoking." and... "Tears immediately swelled in my eyes; very moving." and... "The loneliness of a child who will never know a parent but is just old enough to know there was a parent." and... "This photo tugs at the heart strings."

*THIRD PLACE - Outcast* photographer: Sandy Hackenmueller Date: 06/16/2007 Viewer comments: "Very intimate and personal." and... "Again, many reasons this one touched me. As the mother of an autistic child...I've seen this happen. Makes me sad." and... "Amazing what the eyes of a child can stir in me, and what the tear may mean. Very moving." and... "I love the simplicity and depth of the picture; the clarity and desperation portrayed are amazing; the little touches (tear and reflection) are just perfect." and... "A very unique photo."

*HONORABLE MENTION - Loneliness is a mother of an autistic child* photographer: Shannon Campbell Date: 06/16/2007 Viewer comments: "This just makes my heart ache, God bless that child and family." "Being there but not getting connecting has to be a lonely feeling." and... "A very powerful photo...it brought tears to my eyes."

*HONORABLE MENTION - Quiet Remembrance* photographer: Jenny Oerter Date: 06/16/2007 Viewer comments: "The picture sets the entire scene (no movement, no color, no decor, no shadows, cloudy sky); it's cold, yet full of stories; it has "lonely" written all over it!" and... "Makes me think of all of our fallen heroes who lost their lives for us." and... "...awe inspiring respect." and... "If you've stood there you know."

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