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My image of sea stacks at Bandon Beach on the Oregon coast recently took second place in a competition state-wide in Florida run by the Florida Camera Club Council (FCCC). The council is a nonprofit founded in 1959 with a membership of 50 camera clubs in the state. It holds three annual digital and print competitions. When an entry wins one of the four top ribbons in any of the three annual competitions, it is entered in the end of year competition. My image took second place in the end of year digital competition in the Monochrome category. Of a total of 891 images entered in the end-of-year digital competition, there were 122 images that had made the cut from the tri-annual competitions to be entered in the Monochrome category in the end of year competition.

Fran Gallogly's photo of "A Street Photograph of a Street Photographer" was awarded an Honorable Mention in the prestigious PX3 The Prix de la Photographie in the category Special/Street Photography. The “Prix de la Photographie, Paris” (P×3) promote the appreciation of photography, discover emerging talent and introduce photographers from around the world to the artistic community of Paris.

Each submitted photographs was evaluated by the esteemed professional Px3 Jury panel. Winning entries were given titles of gold, silver, or bronze levels, along with honourable mentions from many distinguished submissions. The “Photographer of the Year”, “Best New Talent” and the 1st category winner’s photography are exhibited in Paris.

Fran Gallogly's portrait of street photographer Luis Mendes will be on exhibit in the upcoming juried show, Images 2020, at the Fairfield Museum and History Center in Connecticut. Three professional photographers selected 40 images for this exhibit, which is in its 12th year. The show runs from Sept. 4-Nov. 1, 2020. The museum is at 270 Beach Rd. in Fairfield CT.

Fran Gallogly image, "Elegant Egret," was selected for the show, "Art in the Windows," put on by the Carriage Barn Arts Center, home of the New Canaan Society for the Arts. The theme of the show is "True Colors" and the work will be showcased in New Canaan, Connecticut, store windows in a downtown celebration of the arts. The show will run from May 30 with a downtown kick-off event from 5:30-7 pm, and ends on June 14, 2019. Fran's photo will be in the window of New Canaan Healthfare, a grocery specializing in health foods and vitamins, at 2 Morse Court.

Fran Gallogly's image, "Blue Dreams," will be on exhibit throughout March 2019 at the Island Images gallery in Vero Beach, Florida, in a juried show featuring the works of members of the Adventure Photography and Photo Walks group. In April this same image will be on display in the juried show, "From The Heart," in the Port St. Lucie Civic Center sponsored by the Treasure Coast Photography Center. The image of a driftwood tree was taken on Jekyll Island, Georgia, in 2018.

Fran Gallogly's photo of a Hypericum (St. John's Wort) will be on exhibit at the Salmagundi Club, 47 Fifth Ave., in New York City. Housed in a historic brownstone in Greenwich Village, the club is one of the oldest art organizations in the United States. The exhibit, which will feature art works depicting flowers, is the juried 9th annual Sylvia Maria Glesmann Exhibit. The show runs from September 24 through October 5, 2018.

Fran Gallogly's image "Pawley's Island Pier" has been selected for the 5th annual tri-state juried show, "Relishing Restraint," at The Loft Artists Association in Stamford, Connecticut. The show runs from August 17-September 23 at their gallery at 575 Pacific Street. Only 62 entries were accepted out of 230 submissions. The show theme explores how contemporary artists have embraced limitations imposed by space, finances, materials, identity or time to enhance or transform their practice for the better. The Loft Artists Association was founded in 1978 as the vision of three artists living and working in the Yale & Towne factory building in Stamford. It has evolved to become one of Stamford's premier visual arts organizations dedicated to creating ties between creative individuals and the community.

Fran Gallogly's "Driftwood Tree" digital image in dye infused aluminum is on exhibit this summer in the Salmagundi Summer Exhibition, August 6-August 24, 2018. The Salmagundi Art Club, founded in 1871, is one of the oldest art clubs in the world. Housed since 1917 in a historic brownstone on Fifth Ave. in Greenwich Village, New York City, the club has nearly 900 members and offers art classes, exhibitions, lectures and auctions as well as its own collection of some 1500 works. Among its prominent members have been William Merritt Chase, Louis Comfort Tiffany, N.C. Wyeth and Childe Hassam.

A photograph by Fran Gallogly, Hosta Venus, took First Place in the Floral/Landscape category in the Treasure Coast Photography Center's annual juried show "From The Heart." The show is at the Civic Center in Port St. Lucie, Florida, through the end of February 2018. This photograph also was accepted for the annual juried photography exhibition, "Through the Eye of the Camera," at the A.E. Backus Museum and Gallery in Fort Pierce, Florida. The show runs from March 16-April 27, 2-18.

Fran Gallogly's photograph, "Sunrise, Dante's View" taken in Death Valley National Park, has been accepted for the show "Landscapes" to be held June 4-22, 2017 at the Salmagundi Club in New York City. Founded in 1871, the Salmagundi Club is one of the oldest art organizations in the United States. Housed in an historic brownstone mansion in Greenwich Village, New York City, the Club offers programs including art classes, exhibitions, painting demonstrations, and art auctions throughout the year for members and the general public.

The Salmagundi facilities include three galleries, a library, an elegant period parlor, and a restaurant and bar with vintage pool tables. The Club owns a collection of over 1,500 works of art spanning its 140 year history and has a membership of nearly 850 artists and patrons. Its members have included important American artists such as Thomas Moran, William Merritt Chase, Louis Comfort Tiffany, N.C. Wyeth and Childe Hassam. Today the Club builds on...