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Long earned second place with her 'Winter meets Spring' image at the Hilton Apple Festival. The theme was seasons and what better reflection of seasons than the interaction of both! The Hilton festival hosts a annual photography competition each fall with a different theme each year.

Joann Long earned 1st place in the HDR Category with her Oldest Covered Bridge in the US! The Hyde Hall Covered Bridge in Cooperstown, NY, is the only covered bridge still standing in Otsego County, and is not only the oldest existing covered bridge in New York State, but the oldest in the United States. Built by Cyrenus Clark, Andrew Alden and Lorenzo Bates in 1825, this 53-foot-long, single span structure incorporates the Burr arch design patented in 1817 by Theodore Burr of Torringford, Connecticut. It is one of two authentic Burr arch truss bridges in the state and is located at the northern tip of Otsego Lake in Glimmerglass State Park. It is one of three covered bridges in New York State with horizontal siding. The bridge was listed on the State and National Register of Historic Places on December 17, 1998.

This national photo contest sponsored by the American Society of Civil Engineers was a significant achievement for Long and drew participants from across the United...

On Friday night, September 1st Joann Long was pleased to attend the Drum Corp World Competition in Rochester. Her images are published in both the September and October issues! Twelve of her images were in the September issue of the DrumCorpsWorld magazine!! Two images on the top of page 10 and all 10 images on page 12 are published!!

The October issue of Drum Corps World, post-Drum Corps United Kingdom and post-Drum Corps Europe Championships was just published with Joann Long Images spread out on page 3 & 4! This is the second month Long's images have been published in this magazine!

Joann Longs "Union Attack" image was published in the Civil War News October 2017 Vol. 43, No. 10 issue!

“For Shutterbugs Only” Annual Juried Photo Show at the Seneca County Arts Council takes place from September 8-September 30, 2017. Joann Long took top honors earning 1st place with her image "Morning Grace"!

Joann Long was honored with 2 images published in the Rochester Magazine and an additional image published in the online version of the magazine! The Rochester Magazine contest was described as "This year, we asked people to send photos showing what they love about Rochester and the Finger Lakes region. We received hundreds of submissions from many talented photographers in our area. Most gratifying was to see scenes from all times of the year. What follows is a visual celebration of our distinct four seasons, told through people, places and memorable moments."
What an honor to have 3 images chosen among hundreds of photographers' submissions!

Stellar Camp by Joann Long was selected in a tie for First place in the People's Choice Award at the Wayne Arts Members Exhibition in Newark, NY! There are 94 pieces exhibited in this show!

The Wayne County Art show held it's reception on Saturday and presenting Joann Long with an Honorable Mention at this juried exhibit! The theme for this show was Anything Goes and there was amazing talent displayed in the pieces presented. The exhibit will be open till July 14th, 2017.

Joann Long's 'Great Blue Heron with Dinner' image has been published in the Birding Wire magazine! www.birdingwire.com/features/231729