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Photo Of The Month: Aug. – Oct

Winners of the August to October 2022 Photo of the Month contest.

First Place: Lt. Josh Mastin helps conduct live burn training with the Irondequoit Fire Department at the Fairport Fire Training Center in Fairport, N.Y. on Oct. 13, 2022. The fire department conducts the live fire training annually and requires all fire fighters complete the training. (Photo Credit / Kayla Bartkowski)
Second Place: Des Gilbert, left, and Mike Henry, right, kiss as people dance during a party organized by Juice Box at Photo City Music Hall in Rochester, N.Y. on Sept. 4, 2022. Juice Box is a company that organizes inclusive queer dance parties in Rochester. (Photo Credit / Georgia Pressley)
Third Place: A motorcyclists begins his ride during a 9/11 Tribute Ride in Rochester, N.Y. on Sept. 10, 2022. This ride marked the 21st anniversary of the ride. The “motorcycle-only ride” is reported by the organizers of Operation Patriot as “one of the largest parade-style rides in New York State”. (Photo Credit / Georgia Pressley)
Honorable Mention: The Fall Harvest Festival started this weekend, where activities such as apple picking took place. Many families and the Rochester Institute of Technology Photohouse club participated at Wickham Farms on Sat, Oct 1, 2022, in Penfield, NY. Paung Sha, front sitting, takes a break from collecting apples. This is the Awar family’s second-time apple picking as they made it a new tradition to come every year during the Fall Harvest Festival at Wickham Farms on Sat, Oct 1, 2022, in Penfield, NY. (Photo Credit / Toni Duncan)
Honorable Mention: Timmy Hardy, left, and Andy Molinaro spit muddy water at each other during Mud Tug XXVI on Oct 1, 2022, at the Rochester Institute of Technology’s campus. Mud Tug is an annual event hosted by the fraternity, Phi Kappa Psi, and sorority, Zeta Tau Alpha to raise money for Hillside Family of Agencies homestead. (Photo Credit / Jaiden Tripi)
Honorable Mention: Tess Interlicchia picks leaves off her cannabis plants at Grateful Valley Farm in Lindley, N.Y. on Sept. 10, 2022. Picking the leaves off the plants allows more sunlight to access the plants, results larger buds. Tess founded her farm in 2017 and sells to dispensaries around New York. (Photo Credit / Kayla Bartkowski)