First Place Overall:Julia Saurbaugh- Summer Fashion (Class 6 Winner)                                           
Second Place Overall:Joe Makosch-Gemini (Class 1 Winner)                                              
Third Place Overall:Tom Mayhew-Elizabeth Park – Excelsa Rose Arch (Class 11 Winner)                                                        
List of all the winners by Class:

Class 1  Novice  (Appropriate for any of Classes 2-11):Joe Makosch-Gemini

Class 2  Exhibition bloom - HT, GR, or FL.:Tom Mayhew-Moonstone                                                                                          
Class 3  Exhibition bloom – Miniature or Mini-Flora:Joe Makosch-Leading Lady                                                                         
Class 4  Open bloom - HT, GR, or FL.:Curtis Aumiller-Moondance                                                     

Class 5  Open bloom - Miniature:Kathleen Lapergola-Neon Cowboy

Class 6  Spray, HT, GR ,FL or Polyantha:Julia Saurbaugh-Summer Fashion 

 Class 7  Spray Miniature or Mini-Flora:Tom Mayhew-Andie MacDowell 

Class 8  Exhibition Bloom or Spray – Species or OGR:Bill Kozemchak-Rose du Roi 

 Class 9  Exhibition Bloom or Spray – Shrub or Climber:Tom Mayhew-Pillow Fight
                   
Class 10  Rose Arrangement:Bill Kozemchak-Arrangement from Charlotte Mini National                                                    
Class 11  Rose Garden or Rose Society Activity:Tom Mayhew-Elizabeth Park – Excelsa Rose Arch
                                                                       
This year, nine photographers entered 101, 5x7 color prints in the Penn-Jersey District 2008 Photo Contest. The photos were submitted to the Photo Judge, Bruce Monroe, who winnowed down the field and selected several potential winning photos for each of the eleven classes. These were then voted on by the Winter Rose Get-a-Way attendees to select the winner of each class. From these eleven winners, the final selection of the first, second and third place overall winners was done by Mike Tuszynski an accomplished rose photographer who is in charge of the rose garden at the Morris Arboretum in Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia PA All of the 101 entered photos were on display at the Winter Rose Get-a-Way Weekend in Lancaster.

The number of photos entered in this contest has varied over the years. There were 53 photos entered in 2002, 70 in 2003, 83 in 2004, 90 in 2005, 75 in 2006, 66 in 2007 and 101 in 2008. The number of photographers has varied between 7 and 10 contestants during these years with a variation in the photographers submitting photos.

The photos of the winners are on the web site under albums, 2008 PJ Photo Contest Winners.