2024 Annual Photo Contest
Members can enter two photos into each of eight Annual Contest Categories along with one entry in the standard monthly contest topic. Invited judges determine 1st, 2nd, 3rd and Honorable Mention for the seven categories. Monthly contest entries are determined by vote of the paid membership.
Animals | Anything Goes | Architecture | Landscape & Scenery | Macro & Close Up | Panorama | People & Portraits
Best of Show
“Leaf Tannin Rings” © Mari Phelan
Animals
1st: “Looks” © Allan Barnett
2nd: “Love Birds” © Dean Traver
3rd: “Bee Eater Be Happy” © Gail Vandewalker
Honorable Mention: “Bastet Reincarnated” © Gail Vandewalker
Honorable Mention: "Couger” © Ron Ginther
Honorable Mention: “Elsa” © Marylynn Murray
Anything Goes
1st: “Balls of Fire” © Esther Bartels
2nd: “Lisianthos” © Amy Mueggenburg
3rd: “Treasure Chest” © Connie Wedemeier
Honorable Mention: “Hoarfrost” © Chris Kardos
Architecture
1st: “John Oliver Cabin” © Allan Barnett
2nd: “Steeple Point” © Allan Barnett
3rd: “Looking Up” © Gail Vandewalker
Honorable Mention: “Mosque Interior” © Gail Vandewalker
Honorable Mention: “Chicago Tribune: © Marylynn Murray
Landscape
1st: “Icy Lights, Icy River” © Gail Vandewalker
2nd: “Little House in the Sandhills” © Esther Bartels
3rd: “Smokey Sunrise” © Allan Barnett
Honorable Mention: “Half Moon Bay” © Marylynn Murray
Honorable Mention: “Fall Barn” © Patti Sampson
Macro/Close Up
1st: “Leaf Tannin Rings” © Mari Phelan
2nd: “Praying Mantis” © Ron Ginther
3rd: “Blooming Tulip” © Connie Wedemeier
Honorable Mention: “Stargazer Lily” © Dean Traver
Panorama
1st: “Alcleyjarfoss, Iceland Northern Lights” © Gail Vandewalker
2nd: “October Milky Way” © Gail Vandewalker
3rd: “Clouds in Blank and White” © Esther Bartels
Honorable Mention: “Toadstool Sunset” © Esther Bartels
People & Portraits
1st: “Secrest Barn Owner” © Chris Kardos
2nd: “Girl With a Straw Hat” © Esther Bartels
Honorable Mention: “Sunset Dance” © Esther Bartels
3rd: “Happiness Is” © Amy Mueggenberg
Honorable Mention: “The Swinging Doors” © Dean Traver
Honorable Mention: “Rope Lady” © Allan Barnett