Bousquet Holstein PLLC is pleased to present this year’s Photography Contest Finalists. On behalf of the members and employees of our law firm, we thank each student for their entries and for sharing their vision, creativity, and photography skills. Our judges had a difficult time selecting finalists from the many entries we received, and, in this slide show, we are pleased to present the 23 finalists they selected. 

As it has every year, our inspiration comes from the Everson Museum of Art. This year, our theme was inspired by the art of Yoko Ono.Yoko Ono’s first solo show, This is Not Here, was held at the Everson in 1971. This fall the Everson will host Yoko Ono: Remembering The Future. Yoko Ono’s art is devoted to fostering the imagination and creating human connections. She once said, "Art is my life and my life is art.“ She was a member of Fluxus, which, according to Artsy, embodied a “spirit of rebellion against the commercial art market, elitism, and the conventions of both art and society, had its roots in Dada, Futurism, and Surrealism, while its irreverence and youthful energy were in tune with the burgeoning counterculture of the 1960s.”

This year's photo contest theme was titled Art of Living / Living Art.

With the inspiration of Yoko Ono's art and the Fluxus movement, we asked students to create images that are irreverent, reflect living art and the art of living, embody the unconventional and the revolutionary, and that champion the art of our everyday lives.

Bousquet Holstein PLLC is committed to our clients and to the communities in which we live and work. Our attorneys volunteer their time and lend their talents in board and leadership positions to civic, charitable, arts and education organizations supporting not‐for‐profit initiatives throughout the Central Upstate New York region. Each year our firm features the winning image on our Thanksgiving card with a short biography about the student photographer. 

1stPLACE

Sydney Jackson Nottingham High School The Acid Queen

2ndPLACE

Madison Rogers Cicero-North Syracuse High School 2 of a Kind

3rdPLACE

Eve ChapmanMarcellus High School

Sustenance

Audrey PlogmanMarcellus High School

Aspiring Hope

Braeden Hawkins Innovation Tech High School

Reflecting Our World

Kayla HansonTully Junior-Senior High School

Bubbles

Natalie Doback C.W. Baker High School Painting Back my Heritage

Natalie DobackC.W. Baker High School

Scraping Away

Natalie Doback C.W. Baker High School Strength to Change

Samantha Duvall Cicero-North Syracuse High School Straight Forward

Clara NevilleNottingham High School

Even White People

Grace Pierson Fayetteville-Manlius High School Window Shopping

Sophia Testani Fayetteville-Manlius High School Hope

Amelia Jaworski Tully Junior-Senior High School "I"

Noah Brothers Tully Junior-Senior High School Hot Seat

Patty Boltman Fayetteville-Manlius High School Slipping Away

Patty Boltman Fayetteville-Manlius High School Feeling Freedom

Nicole GordonCicero-North Syracuse High School

Ruination

Anna Spitzer Marcellus High School Shattered Skin

Eve ChapmanMarcellus High School

Shoes to Fill

Clara Neville Nottingham High School Strike for Life

Adrianna VantasselTully Junior-Senior High School

The Carousel

Ryan Singh Skaneateles High School Water Like Lightning