Photo Contest

Photo Contest

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Congratulations to our 2022 Photo Contest winners!

Congratulations to all of the winners of our 2022 Photo Contest. Our judges awarded a Best in Show, and 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places in each category. Staff also voted on their favorite photo, which was awarded the "Staff Pick."

We also extend a HUGE thank you to everyone who sent in photos. We appreciate your time, talent, and support of this contest. The judges had a very difficult job choosing the winners!

Best in Show

Photographer: Greg Wolfe

Gold sunset light filtered into a forest scene with daffodils
2022 Best in Show: Greg Wolfe

Staff Pick

Photographer: Brian Forschner

 

Bumblebee on purple cone flower
2022 Staff Pick: Brian Forschner

Architecture Category Winners

First Place Winner: Dan McHenry

Second Place Winner: Robert Ihrig

Third Place Winner: Cathy O'Brien

Barbed wire fence surrounded by green foilage.
Rustic cabin door handle
Abner Cabin in the background of native flowers.

Insect Category Winners

First Place Winner: Ron Foltz

Second Place Winner: Andy Fix

Third Place Winner: Greg Wolfe

Robber fly with aphid in jaw
Blue dasher with wings facing down.
Goldenrod beetle on white flower

People Category Winners

First Place Winner: Sue Kuhr

Second Place Winner: Amanda Lomonaco

Third Place Winner: Bethany Schwieter

Young boy makes ripples in creek water
Teen walks down autumn trail
Two young boys in Nature PlayScape, one boy screaming with mud on face.

Plants & Fungi Category Winners

First Place Winner: Gretchen Bodmer

Second Place Winner: Greg Wolfe

Third Place Winner: Kelley Konieczko

Orange mushrooms on moss covered log
Red new leaves of a buckeye tree
Bright orange and yellow chicken of the woods fungi on a moss covered log.

Snow & Ice Category Winners

First Place Winner: Gretchen Bodmer

Second Place Winner: Greg Wolfe

Third Place Winner: Kathleen Cahall

Two bright orange mushrooms stand out on the white frozen ground.
Frozen water drop hangs from evergreen
Grey squirrel peaks around snow mound.

Trails Category Winners

First Place Winner: Becky Kempf

Second Place Winner: Amanda Lomonaco

Third Place Winner: Trudy Flowers

Green mysterious opening on up ahead on a trail.
Geology steps from a wide perspective
Whitetail Trace Trail bridge on a sunny autumn day.

Wildlife Category Winners

First Place Winner: Andy Fix

Second Place Winner: Nadine Rubio

Third Place Winner: Alberto Rubio

Yellow-breasted chat sings from atop green foliage.
Chipmunk sits politely on log
Tufted titmouse with sunflower seed in beak.

Youth Category Winners

First Place Winner: Ethan Shutte

Second Place Winner: Cora Jones

Third Place Winner: Ethan Shutte

Creek textures of water, rocks, leaves, and fallen logs.
Tops of grasses at sunset
Bright red autumn leaf