Winner of the 2024 Pittsfield Photo Challenge Announced!
This fall, Downtown Pittsfield, Inc. held a photo challenge to find the photo that best captures why downtown Pittsfield is the “Heart of the Berkshires”. Entrants were encouraged to capture photos that showcased the beauty and personality of downtown Pittsfield, keeping in mind the theme “Heart of the Berkshires”.
The winner, as determined by a panel of local judges, is Brian Beckett. His photo “All of the Lights” has won him a prize package donated by local downtown businesses, and his photo will be featured in Pittsfield’s 2025 Downtown Guide.
“The idea for this photo came to me shortly after I started a foray into drone photography,” said Brian. “I thought, wouldn’t North Street look amazing from above? So I set forth to find the perfect time of day and angle, trying multiple spots on multiple days. I settled on this one location, on the corner of North and Maplewood Avenue. This is a 1.6 second long exposure photo that really captured all of the lights you can see on North Street.”
Brian Beckett, “All of the Lights”
Honorable Mentions:
“Full of Wonder” by Genavieve Quetti
Persip Park by Alexander Estrada
The winner of the 2024 Pittsfield Photo Challenge was decided by an esteemed panel of Pittsfield judges:
- Rebecca Brien, Managing Director, Downtown Pittsfield, Inc.
- Representative Tricia Farley-Bouvier
- Alex Reczkowski, Director, Berkshire Athenaeum
- Mayor Peter Marchetti, City of Pittsfield
- Chuck Leach, Board President, Downtown Pittsfield, Inc.; President and CEO, Lee Bank
- Jennifer Glockner, Director of Cultural Development, City of Pittsfield
The first place winner wins an assortment of prizes donated by the following businesses: Dottie’s Coffee Lounge, Thistle ‘n Thorn Floral, Witch Slapped, and The Plant Connector.