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2020 Contest Winning Photos

 Winners of the sixteenth annual, 2020 Friends of Black Bayou photo contest ​were named on February 1, 2021. Congratulations, photographers! 

 Best of Show:  “Ardea Alba Angling” by photographer Kimmie Paxton 


ADULT DIVISION

Photographer Kimmie Paxton, “Ardea Alba Angling” Best of Show & 1st place Adult Division
Barred Owl - Photographer Doug Moon 2nd place in Friends of Black Bayou 2020 Photo Contest
American Alligator and Amber Wings by Photographer Charles Paxton 3rd place in Friends of Black Bayou 2020 Photo Contest
This Is My Spot by photographer Doug Moon Winning Honorable Mention 2020 Photo Contest Friends of Black Bayou Lake NWR, Ouachita Parish Louisiana
Lightning Strike by the Lake by photographer Anirudh Girey Winning Honorable Mention 2020 Photo Contest Friends of Black Bayou Lake NWR, Ouachita Parish Louisiana
Early Morning Playing by photographer Tim Spillers Winning Honorable Mention 2020 Photo Contest Friends of Black Bayou Lake NWR, Ouachita Parish Louisiana squirrel
Adult, 1st place: Kimmie Paxton, “Ardea Alba Angling”
​Adult, 2nd place: Doug Moon, “Barred Owl”

Adult, 3rd place: Charles Paxton, “American Alligator and Amber Wings”
Adult Division Honorable Mention:  ​
  Doug Moon
, “This Is My Spot”;
  Anirudh Girey, “Lightning Strike by the Lake”;
​  Tim Spillers, “Early Morning Playing”

YOUTH DIVISION

Purple Beauty by photographer Lexie Harper  Winning 1st place Youth Division in 2020 Photo Contest Friends of Black Bayou Lake NWR, Ouachita Parish Louisiana
Standing Out by photographer Marirose Spillers Winning 2nd place, Youth Division 2020 Photo Contest Friends of Black Bayou Lake NWR, Ouachita Parish Louisiana
I See You by photographer Lexi Harper Winning Honorable Mention Youth Division in 2020 Photo Contest Friends of Black Bayou Lake NWR, Ouachita Parish Louisiana photo of American Alligator
Cypress Balls by photographer Tyler Byrd Winning Honorable Mention Youth Division in 2020 Photo Contest Friends of Black Bayou Lake NWR, Ouachita Parish Louisiana
Another Day Gone by photographer Lexi Harper Winning Honorable Mention Youth Division in 2020 Photo Contest Friends of Black Bayou Lake NWR, Ouachita Parish Louisiana
Youth, 1st place: Lexi Harper, “Purple Beauty.”
Youth, 2nd place: Marirose Spillers, “Standing Out.”
Youth, Honorable Mention:
  Lexi Harper, “I See You”;
  Tyler Byrd, “Cypress Balls”;
​  Lexi Harper, “Another Day Gone.” 
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All photos in the contest were taken at the North Louisiana Refuges Complex, including Black Bayou Lake National Wildlife Refuge, D’Arbonne National Wildlife Refuge, Upper Ouachita National Wildlife Refuge, Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge, and Handy Brake National Wildlife Refuge.

FoBB board member Leslie Calhoun was chair of the contest this year, with assistance from Ann Bloxom Smith. Judges were several regional photographers who evaluated the entries in youth and adult categories. Charles Heck, Sr., founded the contest in 2004. Deborah Evans is the current president of the Friends, following the 2020 president Gloria Dedmon.

The public is invited to view all the ribbon-winning photos online. Although the refuge visitor center is presently closed due to
​Covid 19, when it reopens, the photos will be on display there at the Visitor Center. 

Thank you to each and every photographer who took a photo and submitted it to the 2020 Photo Contest.  Your submission is an important part of helping conserve wildlife.  Through the years, photos can help show the ebb and flow of life as time changes the refuge.  Whether your photo is listed here as a "winning photo" or not, your photography at a refuge makes you a WINNER!  Congratulations to All!
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Mailing Address: Friends of Black Bayou Lake NWR, Post Office Box 9241, Monroe LA 71211-9241

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