Photo of the Month: September 2003

Every month we choose for recognition three photos from among those contributed to the report by member newspapers in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. From these we select a Photo of the Month and two honorable mentions.

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Bruce Bedford
The Conway (N.H.) Daily Sun

Matt Mezquita scores a touchdown for the Mount Washington Valley Hogs on Sept. 5 in a first- round game in the World Mud Bowl Championships in North Conway. Eight teams from across New England competed in the touch mud football games. Over $350,000 has been raised for local nonprofit organizations since the tournament started in 1976.

(Photographer's comments)

Honorable Mentions

Sarah Zenewicz
Portsmouth (N.H.) Herald
Emery Pitman of Pitman Farms in East Hampstead holds onto the umbrella covering his table at the farmers market on the Plains in Kingston, N.H., during a downpour Sept. 23.

Rich Beauchesne
Portsmouth Herald
A surfer catches some air off a big wave at Rye, N.H., on the Rocks Sept. 29. Surfers gathered to take advantage of unusually big waves kicked up as Hurricane Juan passed offshore.

Bedford:


"I've been fortunate enough to have had the opportunity to cover the World Mud Bowl in North Conway for over 20 years, off and on. Along the way, besides getting some lenses and lots of clothing caked in mud -- you have to dress down for Mud Bowl, wear something you never intend to wear again -- I've been able to get a feel for some of the athletes and their plays.

"The subject I captured (Matt Mezquita) was a former high school standout and most of his plays in this tournament are designed to go up the middle of the field. When the team broke the huddle I had a hunch the play was going to Mezquita. Low and behold it did, and he ran right for the endzone and my lens.

" I knew right away it was a good shot, and things only improved when I downloaded the disk onto the computer. Yes, Matt made my day! I used a Nikon D1X and a Nikon 80-400 lense on the shoot."