Monday, Nov 18, 2019

We are excited to finally announce the winners in this year’s 9^th Annual Photo Contest. This year’s photo contest saw more than 200 entries from over three dozen photographers. After much deliberation, the photo contest judges selected the winners based on their photographic and ecological qualities. The winning photographers were honored at our Annual Fall Recognition Dinner on Friday, November 15^th.

Congratulations to the following winners, and thank you to all who entered this year! These beautiful photos help us tell the story of why Michigan is so worth protecting and preserving for future generations.

Category: Flora & Fauna

Honorable Mention, Julia Schachinger for “Green Heron & Painted Turtle”

3^rd Place, Mary Rasmussen for “Predacious Diving Beetle Underwater”

2^nd Place, Martha Hitchiner for “Blue Racer on Tree Stump”

1^st Place, David Dalrymple for “Greater Yellowlegs”

Category: Landscapes

Honorable Mention, Deb Traxinger for “Fall Swamp Sunrise”

3^rd Place, Tom Ala for “Hungarian Falls”

2^nd Place, Jeremy Salo for “Misty morning in Brighton on the river”

1^st Place, Paul Mrozek for “Fall Pond”

Category: People in Nature

Honorable Mention, Randy Butters for "In the Light of Day"

3^rd Place, Nan Pokerwinski for “Shade”

2^nd Place, Greg Bodker for “Learning Nature”

1^st Place, Randy Butters for “On the Long Blue Edge of Summer”

Overall Winner 

William Rowan for “Sandhill Crane Mother with Adopted Canada Goose Gosling”