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Railroad (and other types of) photography in New England and beyond by Thomas J. Nanos
NanosPhoto – Photo Blog by Tom Nanos

Awards, Exhibits & Publications

An overview of awards, exhibits participated in, and published material. Click on the heading/arrow to open each section and subsection.

Presentations, Judging and Lectures
Presentations, judging and lectures

  • Connecticut Eastern Railroad Museum, Willimantic, Connecticut – Presentations
  • Windham Photography Club, Willimantic, Connecticut – Night Photography lecture & Presentations
  • Northeast/New England Prototype Modelers Meet, Canton, Connecticut – Presentations
  • Norman Rockwell Museum, Stockbridge, Massachusetts – Presentation
  • Berkshire Museum Camera Club, Pittsfield, Massachusetts – Presentation & judge for photo competition
  • Amherst Railway Society, Amherst, Massachusetts – Presentations
  • Massachusetts Bay Railroad Enthusiasts, Palmer, Massachusetts – Presentation
Exhibits
Gallery Exhibits:
Upcoming Exhibit

  • No upcoming exhibits

Current Exhibit

  • No current exhibits

Past Exhibits

  • November 9-December 29, 2016 – Hidden in Plain Sight – Oliver O. Jensen Gallery, Essex, Connecticut
  • May 2015 – Connecticut Shoreline Photo Exhibit – Garde Arts Center, New London, Connecticut
  • 2014-2015 Center for Railroad Photograph & Art 2013 Creative Photography Award Exhibit – California State Railroad Museum – Sacremento, California
  • November-December 2014 – Selections from A Dozen Miles in a Decade – The Gallery at Photo Connection of Colchester, Colchester, Connecticut
  • May-October 2014 – A Dozen Miles in a Decade – Oliver Jensen Gallery, Essex, Connecticut.
  • 2013 On Track With Toy Trains at the Marlborough Arts Center, Marlborough, CT
  • 2012 Marlborough Arts Center Photo Expo, Marlborough, CT
  • 2009 Center for Railroad Photographty and Art – California State Railroad Museum, Sacremento, CA
  • 2009 Willimantic Chocolate Festival – ACT Arts Magnet High School, Willimantic, CT
  • 2007 Windham Photography Club member’s show – ArtSpace Windham, Willimantic, CT

On Permanent Display:

  • Connecticut Southern Railroad offices, Hartford, CT
’Awards’
Awards
Center for Railroad Photography & Art John E. Gruber Creative Photography Awards Program

  • 2017 “Judges Also Liked”
  • 2013 “Judges Also Liked”
  • 2009 “Judges Also Liked”

    • TRAINS Magazine Annual Photo Contest

      • Second Prize – 2015 TRAINS Magazine Photo Contest
    Valley Railroad Fireman Mike tosses a shovel-full of coal into the firebox of Mikado No. 3025 as the train pulls a North Pole Express. Taken with an black & white only and infrared modified Canon 30D.
    Valley Railroad Fireman Mike tosses a shovel-full of coal into the firebox of Mikado No. 3025 as the train pulls a North Pole Express. Taken with an black & white only and infrared modified Canon 30D.

    Marlborough Arts Center – 2012 Photo Expo

    • Second Place – Photography (Juried)
    • First Place – People’s Choice (Popularity)
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    New England Camera Club Council

    • 2nd Place Black & White Print – New England Camera Club Council Fall 2007 Interclub Competition – Class B.
      (Award on the NECCC site – skip to page 18)
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    • Honorable Mention – New England Camera Club Council Black & White Pictorial Print Circuit 2008/2009
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    Books
    Books:

    • Trains Hot Spots Guidebook – Kalmbach Publishing.  Two photos (Bound Brook, NJ and New London, CT), two sections authored (Springfield, MA and New London, CT).
    • EMD SD70 Class Locomotive Vol. 2 – Jason Gregory.  Four photos of Providence & Worcester SD70M-2 #4301 and 4302 during and after repainting.
    • Along the Valley Line – The History of the Connecticut Valley Railroad – Max Miller.  Two photos – one on the front cover and one as the opening photo for Chapter 12.
    Brochures & Promotional Material

    • Brochures:2014 Essex Steam Train & Riverboat.  One photo inside brochure (Double headed steam train with riverboat at Deep River – download brochure here).
    • 2014 Essex Steam Train & Riverboat North Pole Express – Songbook cover photograph
    • 2014 Bread for Fred Benefit – Donated photograph for event promotional material (posters, website, etc.)
    Magazines
    TRAINS
    • April 2006 (1 photo)
    • May 2007 (1 photo)
    • October 2009 (1 photo on the rear cover)
    • January 2010 (1 photo)
    • June 2010 (1 photo)
    • June 2011 (1 photo)
    • February 2012 (1 photo)
    • March 2012 (brief article and 1 photo)
    • May 2012 (1 photo)
    • TRAIN WRECKS 2012 special issue (1 photo)
    • September 2012 (1 photo)
    • July 2013 (1 photo)
    • October 2013 (1 photo)
    • April 2014(2 photos – Front Cover and Gallery)
    • October 2014 (1 photo in the Gallery)
    • January 2015 (1 photo)
    • HEAVY HAULS 2015 special issue (2 photos and brief text)
    • October 2015 (1 photo – Second Prize in the 2015 Photo Contest!)
    • July 2017 (1 photo in the Gallery)
    • August 2017 (1 photo in the Ringling Bros. Circus finale feature)

    Railfan & Railroad
    • November 2005 (Article with 7 photos)
    • December 2005 (Runner Up in the Cover One photo contest
    • March 2006 (1 photo)
    • April 2006 (3 photos)
    • November 2006 (2 photos)
    • April 2007 (1 photo)
    • November 2007 (1 photo)
    • June 2011 (1 photo)
    • August 2011 (1 photo)
    • January 2012 (3 photos part of a 4 page feature article)
    • March 2012 (Front Cover photo and 8 page feature article with 12 photos)
    • December 2012 (1 photo – Judges Also Liked in the 2012 Centerspread Contest)
    • January 2013 (1 photo – Final Frame)
    • September 2013 (1 photo)
    • November 2013 (1 photo – Judges Also Liked CRPA Creative Photography Award)
    • January 2015 (1 photo – Final Frame)
    • March 2015 (Feature article with 10 photos)
    • December 2016 (Feature article with 20 photos)
    • April 2017 (1 photo in Along the Line feature – along with one photo by each of my daughters)
    • August 2017 (1 photo)
    • September 2017 (1 photo in Ringling Bros. Circus Train Farewell feature)

    Railroads Illustrated
    • May 2007 – Day In North America issue (4 photos including the Opening Shot)
    • February 2008 – Day In North America issue (2 photos)
    • March 2008(1 photo)
    • November 2008(2 photos)
    • February 2009 – Day In North America issue (1 photo)
    • September 2009 – Article with 10 photos
    • January 2012 (3 photos)
    • November 2013 (14 page photo essay, plus the front cover)
    • December 2014 (1 photo – Final issue of the magazine)

    Railroad Explorer
    • Spring – Summer 2006 (1 photo)
    • Winter 2008/2009 (1 photo)
    • Winter 2009/2010 (3 photos)
    • Fall 2010 (FRONT COVER!)
    • Winter 2011 (1 photo)
    • Fall 2011 (Photo Finish -1 photo)
    • Winter 2012 (1 photo)
    • Fall 2012 (1 photo)
    • Winter 2013 (2 photos)
    • Fall 2014 (1 photo)
    • Winter 2014/2015 (1 photo)
    • Summer 2015 (1 photo)
    • Winter 2016 (2 photos)
    • Spring/Summer 2017 (1 photo)

    CTC Board-Railroads Illustrated

    Railpace Newsmagazine

    Horsemens Yankee Pedlar
    • June 2011 (one photo)

    Estiator Magazine
    • May 2011 (cover)

    Passenger Train Journal
    • Second Quarter 2014 (Cover)
    Other
    Calendars

    Trackside with TRAINS Calendar
    • Trackside with TRAINS 2014 (1 photo)

    Providence & Worcester Railroad Company Calendar
    • 2005 Company Calendar (1 photo)
    • 2006 Company Calendar (2 photos, including the front cover)
    • 2008 Company Calendar (2 photos)
    • 2008 P&W Railroad Company Holiday Card (cover photo)
    • 2009 Company Calendar (2 photos)
    • 2009 P&W Railroad Company Holiday Card (cover photo)
    • 2010 Company Calendar (2 photos)
    • 2011 Company Calendar (2 photos)
    • 2012 Company Calendar (Front Cover photo)
    • 2013 Company Calendar (3 photos)
    • 2014 Company Calendar (3 photos)
    • 2015 Company Calendar (Front Cover, March & August)
    • 2016 Company Calendar (3 photos)
    • 2017 Company Calendar (3 photos – final company calendar due to GWI takeover)

    Mystic Valley Railway Society New England Railroading Calendar
    • 2005 New England Railroading Calendar (5 photos)
    • 2007 New England Railroading Calendar (1 photo)
    • 2008 New England Railroading Calendar (2 photos including the front cover)
    • 2009 New England Railroading Calendar (2 photos)
    • 2011 New England Railroading Calendar (1 photo)
    • 2012 New England Railroading Calendar (1 photo)
    • 2013 New England Railroading Calendar (1 photo)
    • 2014 New England Railroading Calendar (1 photo)
    • 2016 New England Railroading Calendar (2 photos)
    • 2017 New England Railroading Calendar (2 photos)
    Friends of the Valley Railroad Calendar
    • 2011 Calendar (2 photos)
    • 2012 Calendar (3 photos including the Front Cover)
    • 2013 Calendar (2 photos including the Front Cover)
    • 2014 Calendar (2 photos)
    • 2015 Calendar (Entire calendar – 14 photos)
    • 2016 Calendar (3 photos including the Front Cover)
    • 2017 Calendar (1 photo)
    • 2018 Calendar (1 photo)

    Connecticut Eastern Railroad Museum Calendar
    • 2011 Calendar (Front cover photo)
    • 2012 Calendar (two photos)
    • 2015 Calendar (one photo)
    Online
    Trackside with TRAINS
    TRAINS Magazine Photo of the Day
    Railfan & Railroad Magazine
    The Telegraph (UK Newspaper)
    Hohner Music Instruments
    DVD
    DVD Releases:3025 – A Chinese Mikado in the Connecticut River Valley by Pentrex.  Cover photos (both front and rear), photos within the DVD program, as well as interviewed as a part of the DVD program.