2023 Winning Photos

In 2023, 500 photographs were submitted for the annual Photo Contest. While we received many exceptional photographs, these stood out in their respective category:

Category 1: Life in Lake Oswego

1st Place:  Martin Stabler, Snow Day in Mountain Park
2nd Place:  Alexandra Jennings, Cooling off in LO
3rd Place:  Christina Tongue, Gotchya

Category 2: Places in Lake Oswego

1st Place:  Ina Clark, Railroad Bridge
2nd Place:  Jeffrey Dewitt, Night of Snow
3rd Place:  Karen Brown, Children’s Garden at Luscher Farm

Category 3: Positive Aging in Lake Oswego  

1st Place:  Mindy McCaslin, Lone Fisherman
2nd Place:  Patricia Goodman, Randy and Daisy
3rd Place:  Laura Hanson, JP

Category 4: Plants and Wildlife in Lake Oswego  

1st Place:  Matthew Berger, A Few Bits of Color
2nd Place:  John Hoch, Young Eagle’s Catch of the Day 
3rd Place:  Kip Nordstrom, Little Life on a Leaf
Honorable Mention - Jeffrey Dewitt, Osprey Nest

Category 5: Pets in Lake Oswego

1st Place:  Kim Beveridge, Otter Blending in at Luscher Farm
2nd Place:  Tim Wyatt, Chewy Enjoying George Rogers Park
3rd Place:  Jamie Thompson, Teddy Happy at Luscher Farm

Category 6: Digitally Altered Photographic Images

1st Place:  Jen Ciupryk, Riding LOs Back Roads
2nd Place:  Adrianne Brockman, Dahlia at LOACC
3rd Place:  Tim Wood, Harvest Time Grapes

Category 7: Youth (entrant/photographer must be under the age of 18)

1st Place:  Skye Neal, Foothills in the Fall
2nd Place:  Lily Evers, Afternoon Sun
3rd Place:  Lily Evers, Red Leaf

Category 8 - Black & White

1st Place:  Martin Stabler, Runner Crossing Oswego Creek
2nd Place:  Jeffrey Dewitt, Birds in Neighborhood
3rd Place:  Frank Ha, Laker Football
Honorable Mention - John Hoch, Dahlia

The City would like to thank everyone for submitting their wonderful photos!

 

Photo above by Beth Cagnoni, 2023 LO Photo Contest participant
 

2023 Life in LO 1st Place: Martin Stabler, Snow Day in Mountain Park
2023 Life in LO 2nd Place: Alexandra Jennings, Cooling off in LO
2023 Life in LO 3rd Place: Christina Tongue, Gotchya
2023 Places in LO 1st Place: Ina Clark, Railroad Bridge
2023 Places in LO 2nd Place: Jeffrey Dewitt, Night of Snow
2023 Places in LO 3rd Place: Karen Brown, Children’s Garden at Luscher Farm
2023 Positive Aging 1st Place: Mindy McCaslin, Lone Fisherman
2023 Positive Aging 2nd Place: Patricia Goodman, Randy and Daisy
2023 Positive Aging 3rd Place: Laura Hanson, JP
2023 Plants & Wildlife 1st Place: Matthew Berger, A Few Bits of Color
2023 Plants & Wildlife 2nd Place: John Hoch, Young Eagle’s Catch of the Day
2023 Plants & Wildlife 3rd Place: Kip Nordstrom, Little Life on a Leaf
2023 Plants & Wildlife HONORABLE MENTION - Jeffrey Dewitt, Osprey Nest
2023 Pets in LO 1st Place: Kim Beveridge, Otter Blending in at Luscher Farm
2023 Pets in LO 2nd Place: Tim Wyatt, Chewy Enjoying George Rogers Park
2023 Pets in LO 3rd Place: Jamie Thompson, Teddy Happy at Luscher Farm
2023 Digitally Altered Photographs 1st Place: Jen Ciupryk, Riding LOs Back Roads
2023 Digitally Altered Photographs 2nd Place: Adrianne Brockman, Dahlia at LOACC
2023 Digitally Altered Photographs 3rd Place: Tim Wood, Harvest Time Grapes
2023 Youth Category 1st Place: Skye Neal, Foothills in the Fall
2023 Youth Category 2nd Place: Lily Evers, Afternoon Sun
2023 Youth Category 3rd Place: Lily Evers, Red Leaf
2023 Black & White 1st Place: Martin Stabler, Runner Crossing Oswego Creek
2023 Black & White 2nd Place: Jeffrey Dewitt, Birds in Neighborhood
2023 Black & White 3rd Place: Frank Ha, Laker Football
2023 Black & White Honorable Mention - John Hoch, Dahlia