2022 Winning Photos25th Annual Photo Contest Friends of Black Bayou Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Congratulations to Mr. Jon Guice on receiving the
"Charlie Heck Best of Show" award with the photograph entitled "Speared". Congratulations to ALL participants, and thanks for sharing your amazing phtographs! PDF Gallery/Powerpoint of ALL photos (all entries received)>> This is a VERY large file, so depending upon your internet connection, it could take a while to show on your screen. Winning Photographs in each Division are shown here:
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Click on the photo to see ALL the winning photos in the Amateur Division.
Amateur Division
(any person who has never charged for or been paid for his/her photographs) Amateur Division - Wildlife Category 1st Place: “Alligator Reflection” by Ani Girey 2nd Place: “Hidden Hunter” by Camila Iansen Irion 3rd Place: “She’s Got a Ticket to Ride” by Billy Hornbuckle Honorable Mention: “Bogart” by Billy Hornbuckle Honorable Mention: “Alligator Baby with Alligator Mama” by Ani Girey Amateur Division - Birds Category 1st Place: “Cajun Ballet” by Billy Hornbuckle 2nd Place: “Anhinga” by Janet Knott 3rd Place: “When the Hunter Becomes the Hunted” by Jon Guice 3rd Place: “When the Hunter Becomes the Hunted” Jon Guice Amateur Division - Scenic Category 1st Place: “Sunset at Black Bayou” by Ani Girey st Place: “Sunset at Black Bayou” Ani Girey Honorable Mention: “June Sunset” Janet Knott Honorable Mention: “Golden Bayou” Janet Knott Honorable Mention: “October Sky” Janet Knott Amateur Division - People on Refuge Category 1st Place: “First Visit Fun” Jon Guice Amateur Division - Micro/Macro Category 1st Place: “Bayou Queen” Camila Iansen Irion 2nd Place: “Looks Like Watermelon” Philip Heartburg Amateur Division - Plants Category 1st Place: “Summer Flowers” Janet Knott 2nd Place: “Lily of the South” Billy Hornbuckle Honorable Mention: “Cain” Billy Hornbuckle |
Click on the photo to see ALL the winning photos in the Professional Division
Professional Division
(any person who has, at any time, charged for or been paid for his/her photographs) Professional Division - Wildlife Category 1st Place: “Come a Little Closer” Kathy Dage Honorable Mention: “Table for Five” Kathy Dage Honorable Mention: “Green” Srdjan Marjanovic Professional Division - Birds Category 1st Place: “Green Heron Snacking” Charles Paxton 2nd Place: “Be the Tree” Kathy Dage Professional Division - Scenic Category 1st Place: “Autumn is a Second Spring” Srdjan Marjanovic Professional Division - Micro/Macro Category 1st Place: “Lovely Lashes on this Tiny Fungus” Charles Paxton Honorable Mention: “In a Microcosm” Charles Paxton Professional Division - Plants Category 1st Place: “Red and Yellow” Srdjan Marjanovic 2nd Place: “Good Day Sunshine” Kathy Dage Honorable Mention: “Light in the Shadows” Kathy Dage |
Click on the photo to see ALL the winning photos in the Amateur Division
Youth
(any person 16 years old or younger) Youth Division - Wildlife Category 1st Place: “Move Over” Lexi Harper 2nd Place: “Watching” Evan Harper Honorable Mention: “The Lookout” Evan Harper Honorable Mention: “This is My Lunch” Lexi Harper Honorable Mention: “Waiting” Lexi Harper Youth Division - Birds Category 1st Place: “Do I Have Something on My Bill?” Lexi Harper 2nd Place: “My Good Side” Evan Harper Honorable Mention: “Getting My Ducks in a Row” Lexi Harper Honorable Mention: “King of the Bayou” Lexi Harper Youth Division - Scenic Category 1st Place: “Adventure Awaits” Lexi Harper 2nd Place: “Wonder What is Hiding Underneath” Evan Harper Honorable Mention: “Ending” Lexi Harper Youth Division - Micro/Macro Category 1st Place: “Follow the Path” Lexi Harper 2nd Place: “Stuck on You” Kennedy Powell 3rd Place: “Resting Dragonfly” Taylor Atkins Honorable Mention: “Creepy” Lexi Harper Youth Division - Plants Category 1st Place: “Pretty & Pink” Evan Harper 2nd Place: “Dew Drops” Lexi Harper Honorable Mention: “Wow” Evan Harper Honorable Mention: “Kissed by the Sun” Evan Harper Honorable Mention: “Sunshine” Lexi Harper Honorable Mention: “Mad Hatter” Lexi Harper |
Thank you to each and every photographer who took a photo and submitted it to the 2022 Photo Contest. Your submission is an important part of helping conserve wildlife. Through the years, photos 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!
