Peter D. Zimmerman
President
peterz@minox.org

Larry Feldman
Vice-President
larryf@minox.org

John K. Watson, Jr.
Technology Manager/
Executive Committee
johnw@minox.org

Michael Bower
Special Projects/
Executive Committee
michaelb@minox.org

Charles Trentelman
Executive Committee
charliet@minox.org

Dear MHS Members,

Thorsten Kortemeier, president of Minox GmbH and one of the contest judges, was as excited as the rest of us at the extraordinary quality and quantity of the entries in the contest. He and I were also struck by the wide range of subjects photographed by the members. Thorsten decided that he and I should each make a President's Award independent of any other judging that went on, and that Minox would donate two of the 8x11 film Leica M3 Miniatures as those prizes.

I'm am therefore pleased to announce the

MINOX Presidents' Choice Awards

The 2004 winners are:

Joel Moscowitz for "A set of black and white photos exhibiting mastery of every aspect of the Minox genre, from available light candids to an ultrasharp close-up still life."

and

Yasushi Suganuma for "A delightful set of photos, in both black and white and color, exhibiting a wonderful aspect of Minox photography in our everyday lives - people and how they live."

Yasushi's pictures are extraordinary examples of the mainstream of Minox photography of friends, family, and daily life. Joel's, on the other hand, are abstract, hard, a little edgy, and show the range of the Minox 8x11 cameras under adverse conditions, where some of us would have a hard time getting an acceptable photo even with a 35mm outfit.

Both winners are masters of the Minox and gifted with excellent photographic vision. I congratulate them and hope you will join me in doing so.

pete zimmerman