"I was interested in capturing being just vulnerable in that moment, because you're taking something away when the shutter opens," Glover said. The images were layered and projected on translucent paper, creating a sense of diffusion and loss. Its ethereal scenes of empty backyards, with varying points of focus, are surrounded by black as if seen through a viewfinder, blocking all peripheral vision. "Hollowed Out" is a series of prints investigating and reconstructing a momentary glimpse, according to Glover. And now the Bourke-White prize will be around "for a long time," Skorton added. Skorton has student artwork on the walls of his office, where he meets regularly with undergraduates, and student designs are featured on the holiday cards he and his wife, Robin Davisson, send out each year. "I'm very interested in shining a brighter light on the arts at this university," Skorton said at the award reception. The annual competition is open to all undergraduate and graduate students at Cornell. It's unique and distinct and an extremely generous award." "The award was the idea of an anonymous donor who is deeply interested in photography and contemporary art and who has an abiding commitment to its students. The competition is "very broad-based and inclusive," said Department of Art Chair Patricia Phillips. The portfolio competition, named for renowned photographer Margaret Bourke-White '27, carries a $7,500 cash prize. Glover's winning portfolio entry, "Hollowed Out," will be displayed outside Skorton's office through May. She was honored at a reception March 4 in President David Skorton's Day Hall office. candidate Lindsey Glover is the winner of the inaugural Margaret Bourke-White Photography Portfolio Prize.
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