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
