2024 Winning Photos

In 2024, 475 photographs were submitted for the annual Photo Contest. While we received many exceptional photographs, these stood out in their respective category:

Category 1 – Places & Landscapes

1st Place:  Glass Lake by Matthew Berger
2nd Place:  Emerald in the Fog by Tom Flores
3rd Place:  Pale Blue Morning by Shirin Doratota

Category 2 – People & Community

1st Place:  Early Morning Row by Martin Stabler
2nd Place:  Bubbles by Alina Mohr
3rd Place:  Stoicism by Jen Ciupryk

Category 3 – Wildlife

1st Place:  Fledged by Amanda Barr
2nd Place:  Two Eagles by John Hoch
3rd Place:  Pigeon Decision by Tom Flores

Category 4 – Flora, Fungi, Bees & Butterflies

1st Place:  Such a Fungi by Jen Ciupryk
2nd Place:  Flowers at Luscher by Corina Laws
3rd Place:  Mushroom Log by Kayla Mauriello

Category 5 – Pets

1st Place:  Fall Shark by Ivana Jankovic
2nd Place:  Watchful by Pam Helling
3rd Place:  Hawk on old LOFD Engine by Robert Lacis

Category 6 – Monochrome & Digitally Altered Photographic Images

1st Place:  Heron Looking for Breakfast (at George Rogers Park) by Martin Stabler
2nd Place:  Morning Birds by Jeff DeWitt
3rd Place:  Espacio Flamenco (at LOFM) by Katherina Alexandre

Category 7 – Youth

1st Place:  Betty Showing Off Her Tongue by Caroline Schreck
2nd Place:  Emerging Clarity by Skye Neal
3rd Place:  Furnace by Aiden Rohde

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

Photo above by Doug Klein, 2024 Photo Contest participant