Internationally acclaimed Canadian nature photographer, gardener and writer Freeman Patterson has selected 105 images from 933 submissions to be included in the 2014 Maine Photography Show. From Acton to York, 128 Maine cities and towns can boast photographers who sent entries for consideration for this year's premier Maine photo show, scheduled to open to the public April 12 at Boothbay Region Art Foundation in Boothbay Harbor.

Local photographers' images to be included in the 2014 show include: From Boothbay, Paul DiMascio, Eva McDermott, Sarah Strouss, Matthew Burnham; Boothbay Harbor, Randy King, Scott See; Bristol, Nancy Heyer; Damariscotta, Michael Ausin Kane; East Boothbay, Steve Demeranville; Edgecomb, Robert Krink, Betty Blackman; Newcastle, Anna D. Shaw; Southport, Mary Hanley; Trevett, Peter Fesenthal, Jennifer Litchfield; Wiscasset, Rick Scanlan, Frank Barnako and Dave Cleaveland.

Images by two past “Best of Show” winners, Charles Laurier Dufour of Belfast and Ni Rong of Rockport, will also be included in the 2014 show.

Images submitted by Maine photographers were entered and selected for prizes in one or more of three categories: Color, Black and White, and special theme, Flowers. The Student Category, represented by any Maine photographer 18 years of age and under, was judged separately. Along with his selections, Patterson sent notes about his selections which will be shared during the Invitation Only Awards Ceremonies. The Maine Photography Show awards cash prizes to the first dour places in each category and to an image judged Best of Show.

After the MPS 2014 committee received the list of juror selections on February 8, all photographers were sent notifications regarding the outcomes of their submissions. The next steps for those selected include printing and framing and delivering images according to guidelines set forth by the Maine Photography Show. All information may be found on the event website, www.mainephotographyshow.com, or by contacting chairman Bruce Burnham, 207-380-1863 or the Boothbay Region Art Foundation at 207-633-2703.