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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...

Fran Gallogly's photograph, "Driftwood," has been accepted for the exhibit "Water" at the Island Images/Gallery of Hope in Vero Beach, Florida. The exhibit runs from April 7-May 1, 2017. Island Images is located at 2036 14th Ave, Vero Beach, FL 32960. Island Images/Gallery of Hope is a family oriented studio established in Florida in 1985.The owner states,"We believe helping others is what life is all about! We strive to use our talents so that others may benefit. Our studio's ambition is to reach out to the local and global community and help others by using our God-given talents, focusing on helping families and children in need."

Fran Gallogly's photograph, "Lovers," has been accepted for the exhibit "Red" at the Island Images/Gallery of Hope in Vero Beach, Florida. The exhibit runs from January 31-February 28, 2017. Island Images is located at 2036 14th Ave, Vero Beach, FL 32960. Island Images/Gallery of Hope is a family oriented studio established in Florida in 1985.The owner states,"We believe helping others is what life is all about! We strive to use our talents so that others may benefit. Our studio's ambition is to reach out to the local and global community and help others by using our God-given talents, focusing on helping families and children in need."

Fran Gallogly's monochrome photo of the wetlands at the St. Lucie County State Savannas Preserve in Port St. Lucie, Florida, was accepted for exhibit at the 2017 Florida's Natural Legacy juried photography contest sponsored by the St. Lucie Chapter of the Florida Master Naturalists and hosted at the Savannas Preserve State Park. The show runs from March 6-April 7, 2017.

ArtSpace, the monthly exhibit gallery in the Fort Pierce Library, 101 Melody Lane, features 18 of Fran Gallogly's photos during the month of January 2017. The exhibit includes landscapes, flowers and birds. Subjects included are Florida, India, Namibia, Death Valley and Connecticut. The library is a not-for-profit with a focus on community education.

The Bruce S. Kershner Gallery of the Fairfield Public Library, Fairfield CT, announces a major show, "Earth & Beyond," featuring works by photographer Fran Gallogly and painter Eric Chiang. The show runs from August 13-September 25, 2016. A reception will be held on August 20 from 4:30-6:30 pm with an Artists' Talk at 5:00 pm. Fran Gallogly, a photographer from Bridgeport, Connecticut and Fort Pierce, Florida will be exhibiting 22 original archival pigment prints in the show.

The Fairfield Library is located at 1080 Old Post Road in Fairfield CT 06824. Phone 203-256-3155. The public is invited.

"Cacti at Sunrise," a photo by Fran Gallogly taken on North Hutchinson Island, Florida, has been selected for a juried show, "Florida's Natural Legacy 2016," at the Savannas Preserve State Park. The show is sponsored by Florida Master Naturalists' St. Lucie Chapter and the Savannas Preserve. The show runs from March 3 through March 31, 2016. The opening is on Sunday, February 28, from 5-7 PM. The exhibit will be hosted by the Savannas Preserve in their brand new 3,000 square foot education building, 2541 SE Walton Road, Port St. Lucie, FL 34952. The St. Lucie Chapter of FL master naturalists is a non-profit, volunteer citizen science group trained by the University of Florida/IFAS and facilitated by the St. Lucie County extension office.

A photo by Fran Gallogly of a Snowy Egret in Florida has been published in the August 2015 issue of BirdWatching magazine. It was published as a full page photo in the section "YourView. Birding experiences and photographs submitted by readers." It also appeared as an inset on the magazine's cover.

The Star Magnolia was in bloom in front of Fran Gallogly's house, so Fran grabbed her camera and took a photo. She turned the photo into a digital painting. That painting was recently purchased by a national retail chain for their Fall 2014 line of greeting cards. The sale was handled through the stock agency that represent's Gallogly's work, Tandem Stills + Motion in Culver City, California.

Fran Gallogly's photo of a purple cone flower (Echinacea purpurea) captured First Place in the Milford Garden Club's Juried Photography Exhibit: "Milford's Official Flower" in Milford, Connecticut. Her photo will be hung in an exhibition at the Milford Public Library throughout December 2014. Gallogly is to appear at Milford City Hall to receive a citation from the Mayor and a $50 gift certificate from Milford Photo.

"Sea Serpent," a photo of driftwood on a beach at sunrise taken at Jekyll Island, Georgia, by Fran Gallogly was selected for the September/October 2014 cover of SELECT TRAVEL magazine.

Select travel is published in Lexington, Kentucky, for banking, alumni and chamber travel planners.

The September/October issue featured five destination beaches.

Two Gallogly flower photos, "Lupine" and "Orange Hawkweed," were hung in the "Rendezvous" exhibit in the Sumner McKnight Crosby Jr. Gallery of the Arts Council of Greater New Haven in Connecticut. The show will be open from July 10 through September 19, 2014. The Arts Council is located at 70 Audubon Street in downtown New Haven on the second floor.

Fran Gallogly's flower photo, Hosta Venus, was selected to be hung in the Spectra 2014 show sponsored by The Arts Council of Greater New Haven, Connecticut. The show runs from June 2-27, 2014 and will be held at the Sumner McKnight Crosby, Jr. Gallery at the offices of the Arts Council. There will be a closing reception on June 26th from 5-7 PM in conjunction with The International Festival of Arts & Ideas and the Audubon Arts Crawl.

Fran Gallogly's photo "Camel Ride" has been awarded RUNNER UP in the �Red� Photo Competition judged by Guy Tal of Chasing The Light.

Her winning photo will be featured on the homepage and listed in the RED Gallery on the Chasing The Light homepage. In addition, it will be featured on Pro Nature Photographer. The image also will be featured in a short slideshow/video of winning images and put on YouTube with links to Chasing the Light's website where viewers can view the winning images.

Chasing The Light Juried Photography presents outstanding, award winning images to over 1,200 select Professional Photo Editors and Art Directors as well as the general public on a regular basis. The group maintains an up to date list of industry professionals who actively seek new talent and fresh images.

Their goal is to unite emerging new photographers with the Photo Editors and Art Directors of the publishing world. They are looking to discover those photographers who...

Fran Gallogly's portrait, "Pushkar Camel Trader," was selected to be hung in the prestigious juried show "Images 2014" at the Fairfield Museum and History Center in Fairfield, Connecticut. This is the second year in a row that one of Gallogly's images was selected to be hung in this competition which is open to photographers throughout the region.

The exhibit will run from May 11-June 22 at the museum. Last year only 60 images were selected to be hung in the show out of some 1,000 images submitted. This year the jurors selected 69 images to be hung in the museum and 18 Honorable Mentions which will be exhibited at First Niagra Bank in Fairfield.

There were four jurors from the field of art. Helen Klisser During is Director of Visual Arts at the Westport Arts Center in CT. Jordan Schaps was Director of Photography for New York magazine and now is a professor at the School of Visual Arts. Philip Trager is one of the foremost photographers of architecture and dance....

Photographer Fran Gallogly announces a new line of inspirational posters. The artist has posted several examples of these in a new gallery on her website called Inspirational Posters. She also invites clients to select any photograph from her website and contact her with a favorite quote or phrase and she will combine the photo and quote into a poster and upload it to this gallery for them to purchase. Quotations or phrases should be brief so they will fit on the poster.

Floral Fusion, an event featuring a flower show, fine art show and plein air painting show, has accepted four of Fran Gallogly's floral images for display. The event will be held at the Jonathan Dickinson State Park in Hobe Sound, Florida, from January 10-February 28, 2014.

All art work was juried to ensure consistency with quality, theme, showing space and acceptability within the park's family-oriented, natural environment. Gallogly's images, which will be for sale during the event, includes Hosta Venus, Poppy Mallow (Callirohe), Orange Hawkweed (Hieracium aurantiaca) and Mountain Laurel Sarah (Kalmia Sarah).

Fran Gallogly's flower photos have proved popular with art buyers. Gallogly exhibited a dozen of her flower photographs at the Bloodroot vegetarian restaurant during the summer of 2013 in Bridgeport, CT, and sold several at that venue. In addition, two of her flower photographs were exhibited in the annual Art Show at the Pequot Library in Southport, CT, and both were sold.

Trumbull photographer Fran Gallogly's image "Sea Serpent" has been selected to be hung in Images 2013, the highly regarded juried photography exhibition hosted annually by the Fairfield Museum to celebrate the exceptional work of talented regional photographers. The exhibit will be on display from May 3-July 21 at the museum which is located at 370 Beach Rd. in Fairfield, CT. The museum is open from 10-4 weekdays and 12-4 weekends.

Artists from Connecticut, New York, Rhode Island and Massachusetts submitted images to the show and 55 were accepted to be hung this year. Jurors included Bruce Dunbar (adjunct professor of Photography, Western Connecticut State University), Mark Edwards (teacher of media theory and production, Sacred Heart University), Dr. Jill Deupi (Chief Curator of the Bellarmine Museum of Art at Fairfield University), Thomas Mezzanotte (director of the Carlson Gallery, University of Bridgeport) and Mark Scalese SJ (associate professor of Film, Television...

An exhibit of recent portraits and landscape images of India by Trumbull resident Fran Gallogly is currently on display at the Bloodroot Restaurant, 85 Ferris Street, in Black Rock, Bridgeport, CT. The exhibit will run from April 7-June 16, 2013.

The Galloglys visited the ancient Ajanta and Ellora caves near Aurangabad, the tiger preserves at Kahna and Bandhavgarh, the exotic temples at Khajuraho, the sacred Ganges at Varanasi as well as Mumbai, Delhi, Agra, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Udaipur, Jaisalmer and the annual Cattle Fair at Pushkar.

Although they saw many magnificent and ancient palaces, temples and forts, the highlight of their trip was India's beautiful and diverse people. The photos at Bloodroot are a selection from Gallogly's 146-page self-published photography book, "Faces of India," Blurb, 2013. It is available for purchase on-line at the Blurb Bookstore.

Bloodroot recently celebrated its 36th anniversary in the Black Rock section of Bridgeport. It was...

Fran Gallogly's photo, "Roosevelt Bridge at Dusk, Stuart", was accepted for display in the Friends of Jonathan Dickinson State Park Photography Contest in Hobe Sound, Florida. Some 350 photographs were submitted and only 80 were accepted to be hung on display in the park's Kimball Center. The photographs will be on display from April 19-June 2, 2013. The contest will be judged by world famous photographer Clyde Butcher.

Fran Gallogly just published her second book of photography, Faces of India. The 146-page book is a compendium of portraits and some landscapes from her travels in that country in November 2012. The book may be previewed on-line in the Blurb Bookstore. In 2012, Gallogly published a 100-page photography book of photographs of Namibia in SW Africa. It depicted the stunning desert scenery of this southwest African nation.

Artist Fran Gallogly's photograph, Hypericum, was selected to be hung in the 15th annual Pequot Library Art Show in Southport CT. The show takes place the weekend of Oct. 13-14 with a gala opening dinner/dance on Friday evening. Three eminent jurors selected the art to be displayed. All the art is for sale throughout the weekend with a portion of the proceeds going to the library.

The theme of the show is "Inside Out/Outside In: Sourcing Inspiration." Artists were asked where they derived their inspiration, from the outdoors or from within? Where do they see beauty? Gallogly said her inspiration was from her garden. Hypericum, or St. John's wort, is a flowering shrub in her backyard.

The jurors were Helen Klisser During, Curator of the Westport Arts Center and prize-winning photojournalist; Dr. Philip Eliasoph, Professor of Art History at Fairfield University and Curatorial Consultant for the Southport Galleries; and Robert C. Jackson of Pennsylvania, a nationally...