The Museum Center at 5ive Points is honored to host the Southeast District Contest for Tennessee History Day.

Tennessee History Day is a state affiliate of National History Day (www.nhd.org). Each year, more than half a million students, encouraged by thousands of teachers nationwide participate in the National History Day contest. Students choose historical topics related to a theme and conduct extensive primary and secondary research. They then present their work in original papers, websites, exhibits, performances, or documentaries. The student projects are entered into the History Day competition at the regional level; winners move to the State level; those winners move on to the Kenneth E. Behring National History Day Contest held in June at the University of Maryland at College Park.

If you are interested in participating in History Day as a teacher, students, or volunteer judge, please contact Joy Key at JKey@museumcenter.org.

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Winners of the 2017 MonoVisions Photography Awards Explore the World in Black & White

By Jessica Stewart on August 22, 2017

Celebrating the art of black and white photography, MonoVisions has just announced the winners of their 2017 photography awards. The leading photography magazine created the MonoVisions Photography Awards to allow amateur and professional photographers the opportunity to show off their best monochromatic photos.

The awards cover 12 categories, from conceptual and nude photography to wildlife and architectural images. The awards give prizes to single images, as well as photographic series. The winners compete for $5,000 in prizes and are judged by an expert panel of photographers, critics, and gallerists. This year, Kars Tuinder took him the single image grand prize for his expertly framed photograph of a fish market in Africa.

Anup Shah took home the grand prize for his series The Mara, which is a set of stunning wildlife photos shot in Kenya. “I think black and white photography can communicate my feelings better. Black and white also has the potential to reveal the essence, to lift out the soul, of wild animals,” Shah shared with us. “It seems to capture the truth that lies beneath the surface.”

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Discover Breathtaking Castles, Hidden Throughout Europe

Ever dreamed of exploring some of the most incredible castles in Europe?

Well, I"ve a passion for visiting amazing castles, all around the world. And I"d love to show you some breathtaking places!

I"ve explored red-stone ruins hidden throughout rolling green England.

I"ve toured dusty Islamic fortresses lurking within the arid Spanish plains.

And I"ve searched for sea-splashed stone strongholds, guarding North Wales.

This site is filled with my tales and photographs of castles I"ve loved. I hope it inspires you to get out there and see these places for yourself.

Edd M. Elephant and Castle, London, UK (2017).

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The Photographer Who Shoots F1 with a 1913 Graflex 4×5 View Camera

by  MICHAEL ZHANG



There are many photographers covering the hugely popular world of Formula One racing, but none of them shoot it quite like Joshua Paul of Lollipop Magazine. Instead of using the latest and greatest digital cameras — or even a modern camera, for that matter — Paul chooses to use a Graflex 4×5 view camera from 1913.

Paul began doing professional photography back in 1997 after graduating from an art college in Pasadena, California. After shooting for magazines as a travel and adventure photographer, and after shooting other projects with his 100-year-old Graflex camera, Paul got his first taste of shooting F1 racing at the 2013 Spanish Grand Prix. He’s on his 5th season of F1 now, and has since launched his New York-based magazine, Lollipop, to document race weekends.

If you visit a race that Paul’s covering, you’ll find that he stands out among all the other photographers…

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