Pacific Grove Rotary Club

Judging the Pacific Grove Concours Auto Rally for a Second Year

Judging the Pacific Grove Concours Auto Rally for a Second Year

A Little Faster the Second Time Around

This was my second year (check out year one) in a row judging the Pacific Grove Concours Auto Rally, and this time as an official member of the Pacific Grove Rotary Club! One thing I definitely learned from judging the car show last year is that I needed to be much, much quicker at it. There is a limited time window for judging all the cars assigned to me, and then going and talking with the other judges for choosing winners. I did not do the math at all last year and never made it to all the cars. This year, I knew not every car needed a full, deep level consideration if it did not really fit one of the ribbon categories, and if I knew it would not be a candidate for any of the three overall grand prizes.

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Pacific Grove Concours Auto Rally Cover Photography

Pacific Grove Concours Auto Rally Cover Photography

Contributing Through Photography

It has been nearly a year since I joined the Rotary Club of Pacific Grove, and I have enjoyed finding ways to contribute to the club and the community through photography.

I was grateful to be asked to make this year’s cover photograph and excited to see it printed on the finished event guide. With Jaguar as the featured marque, three beautiful classic Jaguars were brought together in front of Monterey County Bank on Lighthouse Avenue for the photo.

The club also generously included a quarter-page advertisement for Jason Collin Photography inside the guide.

I will also return for my second year as a judge for the car show portion of the rally. Photography, classic cars, Rotary and Pacific Grove all coming together make this an especially meaningful community project for me.

Thank you to the Rotary Club of Pacific Grove for trusting me with this year’s cover photograph.

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Jason Receives Paul Harris Fellow Recognition from Pacific Grove Rotary Club

Jason Receives Paul Harris Fellow Recognition from Pacific Grove Rotary Club

A Surprise Honor from the PG Rotary Club

I could not have been more surprised to learn I was to receive the Paul Harris Fellow recognition from the Pacific Grove Rotary Club. The award, named after Rotary founder Paul Harris, recognizes service and contributions supporting Rotary’s mission of “Service Above Self.” I am very grateful to be part of such a welcoming and community-minded group of people here in Pacific Grove and am very humbled by it. I have not previously felt this desire to serve a community like I have since purposefully moving to Pacific Grove a couple of years ago. I will do what I can for as long as I can for PG.

Thank you to President Dr. Sarah Frahm and the other board members, and to Tracy for wielding my camera for me so I could be in these photos.

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City of Pacific Grove Veterans Day Ceremony 2025 in Photos

City of Pacific Grove Veterans Day Ceremony 2025 in Photos

Photographing the PG City Veterans Day Ceremony 2025 for the PG Rotary Club

Joining the Rotary Club of Pacific Grove has given me even more ways to connect with and contribute to our local community. The latest example was being asked to volunteer to photograph the City of Pacific Grove Veterans Day Ceremony for 2025 for which several Rotarians made up the Honor Guard. I was glad to help out and capture through photography this annual ceremony and to get to hear the stories of service from the different speakers. Thank you to all that served on Veterans Day.

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Jason is a judge for the 2025 Pacific Grove Rotary Concours Auto Rally

Jason is a judge for the 2025 Pacific Grove Rotary Concours Auto Rally

What is was like judging the 2025 Pacific Grove Rotary Concours Auto Rally

This summer I have been an invited guest to the Pacific Grove Rotary Club luncheons. After getting to know what the club is more about, I have decided to join, and even before becoming an official member, the club asked me to be a judge for its annual Pacific Grove Rotary Concours Auto Rally during Monterey Car Week! I am a car enthusiast and know a lot about a lot of cars, but I have never judged a show before. Luckily, there were not that many criteria to judge each car on. Basically there were 17 categories, 13 specific ones, and 4 overall “grand prizes” to consider for each car. Of the 250+ entries, it was on me to judge the even numbered entries, along with one other judge doing evens, and two other judges doing odds, so that each car had two judges assessing it.

Well, that was in theory, ha!

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