Winners of the Friends of Old Woman Creek 2023 photo contest will be on display beginning Sept. 18 at the visitor center at Old Woman Creek State Nature Preserve and National Estuarine Research Reserve, 2514 Cleveland Road East in Huron, the start of National Estuaries Week, according to a news release.
Emily Green of Sandusky won first-place in the adult category with her photo of a chipmunk in a shaft of light, according to the release.
James Daneker, of Milan, won first place in the teen category. (Submitted)
James Daneker of Milan won first place in teen category with a photo of a monarch butterfly on a flower, the release said.
Green and Daneker will receive $30 each, according to the release.
Retired Plain Dealer photographer Lynn Ischay judged the entries.
“Green’s photo was technically beautiful, in challenging light and the photographer had to be silent and invisible to catch that moment,” Ischay said in the release.
Rob Meyer, of Milan, won second place. (Submitted)
Second place and $20 went to Robert Meyer of Milan according to the release.
“Seeing a third bald eagle landing to join the other adult and juvenile is a stunning opportunity,” Ischay said.
Jennifer Yingling of Sandusky won third place. (Submitted)
The shot of a great blue heron among the lotus by Jennifer Yingling of Sandusky won third place and $10.
All winners receive a year’s membership in the Friends of Old Woman Creek, according to the release.
The winning photos will be on display beginning Oct. 5 at the Huron Public Library, 333 Williams St. in Huron, the release said.
Honorable mentions winners were Katie Myer of Sandusky, Robert Myer of Sandusky, Loretta Majoy of Huron and Angela Schindler of Vermilion.
Lalith Ekanayake of Sri Lanka, one of the jury members, (third right), and Sanjay Jayavarthanavelu, Chairman and Managing Director of Lakshmi Machine Works (fourth right), with the winners of DJ Memorial Photography Contest in Coimbatore on Sunday.
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Lakshmi Machine Works Limited (LMW) gave away prizes worth ₹10 lakh on Sunday to winners of the DJ Memorial Photography Contest (DJMPC), an annual photography contest
The winner and runner-up are Ashok Nair of Bengaluru (photo title: Attention) and Dharashan Benjamine Julian of Sri Lanka (Dark Killer) respectively in the “Creative Nature” category and Dhanuparan Ka of Pollachi (Leopard Scoutings Its Territory) and Rajarshi Banerji of Kolkata ( Soulmaters Over Saltpan) are the winner and runner-up respectively in the “NatureScape” category.
A press release said the company instituted the DJMPC in memory of its past Chairman and Managing Director, D Jayavarthanavelu and the contest celebrates his passion for photography. The first edition was held in 2012 and this year (2023) it had 5,116 entries from 26 countries. There were 936 participants in the two categories of Creative Nature and NatureScape. Apart from the winner and runner-up, 10 participants in each category received certificate of merit.
The entries were received from May 1 to June 30 and were judged by a panel – Anish Andheria, Mumbai; Lalith Ekanayake, Sri Lanka; and Sachin Rai, Bengaluru. K. Maruthachalam was the contest mentor, and Vikram Sathyanathan was the contest administrator.
The contest concluded on July 30 at the Kasthuri Sreenivasan Cultural Centre in Coimbatore and an expo of select photographs of the contest will be on at the centre till August 5.
Pacific Whale Foundation Announces Whale of a Photo Contest
Ocean conservation nonprofit Pacific Whale Foundation invites nature photographers from around the globe to enter their favorite marine wildlife image in PWF’s fourth annual Whale of a Photo Contest now through July 20, 2023, for possible inclusion in the organization’s 2024 Marine Life Calendar.
One of Pacific Whale Foundation’s most popular fundraising campaigns, this wall calendar features stunning images, marine wildlife fun facts, tips on how you can help protect the ocean and the personal stories behind each month’s featured photograph.
It is a great way for professional and emerging photographers to showcase their talents while helping to support the nonprofit’s mission to protect the ocean through science and advocacy and inspire environmental stewardship.
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All funds received from submissions and public voting directly benefit PWF’s Research, Education and Conservation programs working to mitigate the five major identified threats to whales and dolphins: bycatch (fisheries interactions), marine plastic pollution, climate change, unsustainable tourism and vessel collisions with marine animals.
Each submission must be accompanied by a $10 donation with multiple entries accepted. The top 12 photos selected by the organization’s panel of judges will be published in the calendar and advance to the online public voting round held Aug. 3–24, 2023.
Votes are $1 each with no limit on the number of votes allowed per entry. The image receiving the most votes will grace the cover of PWF’s 2024 Marine Life Calendar, which will also include a short profile about the winning photographer.
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GENERAL SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
OPEN: All submissions will be considered regardless of the entrant’s profession, location or expertise.
THEME: Marine wildlife
DONATION: Each submission must be accompanied by a $10 donation benefiting Pacific Whale Foundation. There is no limit to the number of entries per person.
CONTEST PERIOD: Now through July 20, 2023; entries received after midnight July 20 will not be considered. Online voting for top 12 entries takes place Aug. 3–24, with the winner announced on Aug. 31.
SELECTION: PWF’s panel of judges will select the top 12 images for entry into the online photo contest. Finalists will be contacted on or after July 20, with additional submission instructions as necessary. The winning photo will be determined by the number of votes received.
HOW TO SUBMIT: Fill out the entry form at pacificwhale.org/calendar and you will receive an email with further instructions.
PRIZE: The winner will have his, her or their image featured on the cover of Pacific Whale Foundation’s 2024 Marine Life Calendar accompanied by a brief bio, receive a free calendar, and the intrinsic satisfaction of contributing to PWF’s fundraising efforts.
Sherry McRae’s Best of Show photograph, “Sweet Nectar Times,” also won first place in the Miscellaneous category.
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“When they called me I let out a big yell and started crying,” said Sherry McRae. “I strive to be the best I can and it’s so rewarding to be recognized.”
McRae, of Sun City near Georgetown, won best in show in this year’s Dewitt County Shutterbugs photo contest.
Her winning photograph titled, “Sweet Nectar Times,” features a swallowtail butterfly sucking up nectar from a zinnia. The photograph was taken in the yard of a master gardener she knew, McRae said.
“It was toward the end to where the flowers were just about spent, so they were giving up their nectar and the swallowtails were just going crazy,” McRae said. “The colors just attracted me and the lighting was just so good, so I just took my time and composed the image.”
McRae shot the winning image on a Canon 5D Mark IV with a 1.4x teleconvertor, attached to a 100-400mm lens. The photo was shot hand held and she spent about 30 minutes working to get the perfect shot, McRae said.
“The swallowtails were a bit skittish when I was around, so I had to really back off the distance to let them get comfortable,” McRae said.
The longtime photographer said her focus has gravitated toward capturing the essence of nature, specifically birds, as the years went on. There isn’t a need to travel far to make beautiful photos, some photos are made near the comfort of her own home, she said.
“I have my own backyard setup, I don’t have to travel far,” McRae said. “Most of my photography is around Georgetown.”
As far as the future, McRae said she is looking forward to continuing building her craft, learning from other photographers and finding more interesting things to put in front of her lenses.
“Photography is just being out there and being with nature,” McRae said.
First place in the Action category.
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First place in the Animals category.
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First place in the Architecture category.
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First place in the Birds category.
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First place in the Black and White category.
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First place in the Creative Effects category.
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First place in the Flowers/Plants category.
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First place in the Landscapes/Scenic category.
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First place in the Portraits category.
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First place in the Youth Junior Division.
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First place in the Youth Senior Division.
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First place in the Action category.
Second place in the Action category. Photo by Michael Cantu.
Third place in the Action category. Photo by Michael Cantu.
First place in the Animals category.
Second place in the Animals category. Photo by Angie Birmingham.
Third place in the Animals category. Photo by Angie Birmingham.
First place in the Architecture category.
Second place in the Architecture category. Photo by Trish Stone.
Third place in the Architecture category. Photo by Kevin Esparza.
Honorable mention in the Architecture category. Photo by Kevin Esparza.
Honorable mention in the Architecture category. Photo by Kevin Esparza.
Honorable mention in the Architecture category. Photo by Kevin Esparza.
First place in the Birds category.
Second place in the Birds category. Photo by Tom Savage.
Third place in the Birds category. Photo by Jim Payne.
Honorable mention in the Birds category. Photo by Frank Klein.
Honorable mention in the Birds category. Photo by Jeff Birmingham.
Honorable mention in the Birds category. Photo by Tom Savage.
First place in the Black and White category.
Second place in the Black and White category. Photo by Carolyn Morehead.
Third place in the Black and White category. Photo by Carolyn Morehead.
First place in the Creative Effects category.
Second place in the Creative Effects category. Photo by Heather Myers.
Third place in the Creative Effects category. Photo by Sherry McRae.
First place in the Flowers/Plants category.
Second place in the Flowers/Plants category. Photo by Lynn O’Shaughnessy.
Third place in the Flowers/Plants category. Photo by Brooke Locker.
Honorable mention in the Flowers/Plants category. Photo by John Goodwin.
First place in the Landscapes/Scenic category.
Second place in the Landscapes/Scenic category. Photo by Kevin Esparza.
Third place in the Landscapes/ Scenic category. Photo by Lynn O’Shaughnessy.
Honorable mention in the Landscapes/ Scenic category. Photo by Marie Plummer.
Sherry McRae’s Best of Show photograph, “Sweet Nectar Times,” also won first place in the Miscellaneous category.
Second place in the Miscellaneous category. Photo by Tom Savage.
Third place in the Miscellaneous category. Photo by Carolyn Morehead.
Honorable mention in the Miscellaneous category. Photo by Tom Savage.
First place in the Portraits category.
Second place in the Portraits category. Photo by Trish Stone.
Third place in the Portraits category. Photo by Trish Stone.
First place in the Youth Junior Division.
Second place in the Youth Junior Division. Photo by Samuel Swan.
Third place in the Youth Junior Division. Photo by Brooke Locker.
Honorable mention in the Youth Junior Division. Photo by Samuel Swan.
Honorable mention in the Youth Junior Division. Photo by Samuel Swan.
First place in the Youth Senior Division.
Second place in the Youth Senior Division. Photo by Madison Cowan.
Third place in the Youth Senior Division. Photo by Madison Cowan.
First place in the Action category.
Second place in the Action category. Photo by Michael Cantu.
Third place in the Action category. Photo by Michael Cantu.
First place in the Animals category.
Second place in the Animals category. Photo by Angie Birmingham.
Third place in the Animals category. Photo by Angie Birmingham.
First place in the Architecture category.
Second place in the Architecture category. Photo by Trish Stone.
Third place in the Architecture category. Photo by Kevin Esparza.
Honorable mention in the Architecture category. Photo by Kevin Esparza.
Honorable mention in the Architecture category. Photo by Kevin Esparza.
Honorable mention in the Architecture category. Photo by Kevin Esparza.
First place in the Birds category.
Second place in the Birds category. Photo by Tom Savage.
Third place in the Birds category. Photo by Jim Payne.
Honorable mention in the Birds category. Photo by Frank Klein.
Honorable mention in the Birds category. Photo by Jeff Birmingham.
Honorable mention in the Birds category. Photo by Tom Savage.
First place in the Black and White category.
Second place in the Black and White category. Photo by Carolyn Morehead.
Third place in the Black and White category. Photo by Carolyn Morehead.
First place in the Creative Effects category.
Second place in the Creative Effects category. Photo by Heather Myers.
Third place in the Creative Effects category. Photo by Sherry McRae.
First place in the Flowers/Plants category.
Second place in the Flowers/Plants category. Photo by Lynn O’Shaughnessy.
Third place in the Flowers/Plants category. Photo by Brooke Locker.
Honorable mention in the Flowers/Plants category. Photo by John Goodwin.
First place in the Landscapes/Scenic category.
Second place in the Landscapes/Scenic category. Photo by Kevin Esparza.
Third place in the Landscapes/ Scenic category. Photo by Lynn O’Shaughnessy.
Honorable mention in the Landscapes/ Scenic category. Photo by Marie Plummer.
Sherry McRae’s Best of Show photograph, “Sweet Nectar Times,” also won first place in the Miscellaneous category.
Second place in the Miscellaneous category. Photo by Tom Savage.
Third place in the Miscellaneous category. Photo by Carolyn Morehead.
Honorable mention in the Miscellaneous category. Photo by Tom Savage.
First place in the Portraits category.
Second place in the Portraits category. Photo by Trish Stone.
Third place in the Portraits category. Photo by Trish Stone.
First place in the Youth Junior Division.
Second place in the Youth Junior Division. Photo by Samuel Swan.
Third place in the Youth Junior Division. Photo by Brooke Locker.
Honorable mention in the Youth Junior Division. Photo by Samuel Swan.
Honorable mention in the Youth Junior Division. Photo by Samuel Swan.
First place in the Youth Senior Division.
Second place in the Youth Senior Division. Photo by Madison Cowan.
Third place in the Youth Senior Division. Photo by Madison Cowan.
Duy Vu is the photo editor for the Victoria Advocate. You can reach him at 361-574-1204.
Karthik Subramaniam, an Indian-origin software engineer in the US and a hobbyist photographer, has won the prestigious National Geographic’s ‘Pictures of The Year’ award with his photograph titled “Dance of the Eagles”.
Selected from nearly 5,000 entries, Subramaniam’s picture won the grand prize on Friday, earning him a feature in the magazine’s May issue alongside Nat Geo’s leading photographers.
The award-winning photograph captured a bald eagle intimidating its peers to claim a prime log while salmon hunting in the Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve in Alaska.
“Every year in November, hundreds of bald eagles gather at Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve near Haines, Alaska, to feast on salmon. I visited there last two November to photograph them,” Subramaniam was quoted as saying in the statement.
Camped in the preserve, waiting for the perfect click, Subramaniam’s motto was, “Wherever there’s salmon there’s going to be chaos.” The California-based software engineer started experimenting with wildlife photography only after being grounded by the pandemic in 2020, before which he used to capture landscapes and his travels.
The prize-winning picture was captured on the final day of his week-long photography trip to Alaska, in Eagle Preserve, where he watched bald eagles catch salmon from the water.
“They (the eagles) also seemed to have some favourite spots to hang out, and usually, commotion ensues when an eagle wants an already occupied spot. This photo was taken during one such commotion,” Subramaniam was quoted as saying in the statement.
“Hours of observing their patterns and behaviour helped me capture moments like these,” he added.
According to the statement, he titled the photograph “Dance of the Eagles” as a homage to a fictional dragon war in George R.R. Martin’s novel ‘A Dance with Dragons’.
In recognition of his work, Subramaniam also received a six-month digital subscription to the magazine.
Tied to the annual ‘Pictures of the Year’ list featuring National Geographic’s top images of the year — 118 out of more than 2 million total — the photo contest invited aspiring photographers from across the country to submit the favourite image they captured in 2022, broken into four categories: Nature, People, Places and Animals, the statement said.
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Charlie Jaferian of Great Barrington been named a winner in Mass Audubon’s 2022 “Picture This: Your Great Outdoors” photography contest. Jaferian took top honors in the contest’s People in Nature category, under-18 division, for his image of a line of cross-country skiers in his Berkshire town.
The statewide conservation organization’s annual photo competition attracted more than 7,000 submissions from hundreds of photographers of all ages, backgrounds and abilities.
Contest categories included People in Nature, Birds, Mammals, Other Animals, Landscapes, and Plants and Fungi. Participants entered in their appropriate age groups: 18-and-older or under-18.
All images must have been shot in Massachusetts or at Mass Audubon’s Wildwood Camp in Rindge, N.H., but may have been taken any time prior to or during the 2022 contest period.
Chatham resident Kimberly Robbins’ image of a Great Egret balancing on one foot with wings spread was named the grand prize winner.
As a category winner, Jaferian receives a $100 gift card, redeemable at a Mass Audubon shop or wildlife sanctuary.
To see all winning photos and honorable mentions, visit massaudubon.org/picturethis.
“The tattooed woman” by photographer Tran Viet Van (Photo: laodong.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) – Tran Viet Van, a journalist
for Lao Dong (Labour) Newspaper, won two silver awards at the recent international New
York Photography Awards 2022 that attracted over 3,500 entries by photographers
from 50 countries across the world.
According to the newspaper, the photo contest
organiser on December 16 announced two silver awards for the Vietnamese
photographer, namely the “Connection” taken in Vietnam’s Central Highland
province of Dak Lak in the category of Black and White, Travel and “The tattooed woman” taken in Myanmar for the category of Fine Art, Open Theme for
professional photographers.
Previously, “Connection” won the third
position at Spain’s EPEX Photography Trophy 2022 in Malaga and went to the
final round of Switzerland’s Lugano Award and the US’s Nature Conservancy.
Meanwhile, “The tattooed woman” won a bronze medal at India’s
One Eyeland and went to the final round of Austria’s World Master.
The New York Photography Awards honor the world’s
outstanding photographers who share their vision with the world, redefining and
expanding the boundaries of photography, where every aspect of a photograph is
focused to meet international standards.
This year, its Grand Prize for Photographer of the
Year went to British photographer Pete Muller for “Save” [that seizes
the moment a goalkeeper made a great save] and Germany’s Peter Voss for
“Young Eagle Champion”./.
An award-winning piece at an international photo contest will be displayed in the festival.
The highlight of the occasion will be an international photography fair held at the Ho Chi Minh City Youth’s Cultural House to showcase an array of award-winning pieces from photo contests around the globe.
On display will be a range of equipment and new technology used in photography, whilst activities of photography clubs from across the country will be introduced.
A seminar on contemporary photography, exchanges between Vietnamese and foreign artists, as well as a photo marathon and photo tour contests will also get underway.
Furthermore, an award ceremony of the second international photo contest organised by the HCM City Photography Association under the sponsorship of the International Federation of Photographic Art (FIAP), the Photographic Society of America (PSA), Image Sans Frontiere (ISF), and the Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists (VAPA) is slated for November 30.
This year’s contest has attracted 5,834 entries by 534 photographers from 36 countries and territories globally.
