Frank LoGiudice, Community Contributor

I am a Photographer and I lived in Middletown all of my life. I have been taking pictures all of my life since high school when I first took a photography class. I am a graduate of the Paier College of Art in Hamden with a degree in Photography. I received the Adele K. Paier Memorial Prize, which is given to the graduate who, in the opinion of the faculty and the administration exhibits overall excellence. I graduated from Southern Connecticut State University in New Haven, Connecticut with a Bachelors of Science Degree where I was inducted into the Alpha Chi Honor Society before I graduated. In addition, I graduated from Middlesex Community College with an Associates' Degree. I was a member of the Connecticut Chapter of the American Society of Media Photographers and a former member of the Connecticut Chapter of Society of Professional Journalists. I have received many awards for my photography including professional awards from the Connecticut Society Of Professional Journalists. In 2006, I won a 2nd Place Award, Honorable Mention Award from the CTSPJ. In 2007, I won two First Place Awards from the CTSPJ. In 2008, I won a 1st Place Award, two 2nd Place Awards & a Honorable Mention Award from the CTSPJ. I have been a Contributing Photographer for the Town Times newspaper since 1994. I have been photographing the Saint Sebastian's Church Festival "I Nuri Run" since 1996 for the Town Times newspaper in Middlefield, Connecticut. I am the son of the late Rosario S. LoGiudice and Josephine Gianni LoGiudice