MWA announces 2012 photo contest winners
And the winners are...
HELENA, Mont. — The Montana Wilderness Association is pleased to announce the winners of the fourth annual Picture Wild Montana photo contest.
More than 1,000 photos were submitted by just over 250 different photographers in this year’s contest, which ran from the middle of September until late October. Hosted entirely online, the contest allowed contestants to compete for more than $1,000 in prizes in six different categories; Montana’s Wild Rocky Mountain Front, Wild Northwestern Montana, Montana Wildlife, Montana Wild Landscapes, Montana Wildflowers and People in Montana’s Wild Places.
“There were so many amazing photos of people, wild places and wildlife this year it was a challenge picking the winners,” said photo contest judge and professional photographer Jeff Van Tine. “You just can’t go wrong picking up a camera and heading outdoors into Montana’s wild places. These aren’t things you see if you are just sitting around the house.”
Photos were judged for their artistic value, content, composition, originality and technical expertise. In addition to entries being judged by a panel of judges, this year MWA also awarded prizes to overall and category winners selected by popular vote on the MWA website.
MWA congratulates the winners:
Overall Winners, Judged
First Place
Rick Sheremeta, Somers, MT
Granite Park
Second Place
Richard Ostrem, Kalispell, MT
Autumn Along the Middle Fork
Third Place
Gene Sentz, Choteau, MT
Castle Reef
Overall Winners, Popular Vote
First Place
Sadie Ackerson, Livingston, MT
Double Rainbow
Second Place
Emily Stott, Choteau, MT
Pondering the Day
Third Place
Jessica Lindsay, Missoula, MT
Canada Lynx Kitten
Overall Winners, Judged, K-8
First Place
Zoe Beck, Missoula, MT
A Girl and Her Dog
Second Place
Sarah Cherry, Great Falls, MT
The Cabin in the Woods
Third Place
Fiona Catherine Daley, West Yellowstone, MT
Sunset Near the Willows
Montana’s Wild Rocky Mountain Front, Judged
First Place
Eric Regensburger, Helena, MT
Grinnell Colors
Second Place
Gene Sentz, Choteau, MT
Castle Reef
Third Place
Kelsey Lindquist
Perfect Reflection
Montana’s Wild Rocky Mountain Front, Popular Vote
First Place
Cheryl Crawley, Great Falls, MT
Fireworks
Second Place
Kasey Kreit, Great Falls, MT
Reflections on Swiftcurrent Lake
Third Place
Deva McKnight, Augusta, MT
Sawtooth Windy Day
Wild Northwestern Montana, Judged
First Place
Teresa Cronin, Issaquah, WA
Glacier Serenity
Second Place
Richard Ostrem, Kalispell, MT
Autumn Along the Middle Fork
Third Place
Ian Cameron, Whitefish, MT
Jewel Reflections
Wild Northwestern Montana, Popular Vote
First Place
Reese Stephan, Billings, MT
Avalanche Gorge
Second Place
Teresa Cronin, Issaquah, WA
Glacier Serenity
Third Place
Mark Curtis, Helena, MT
Holland Lake at Twilight
Montana Wildlife, Judged
First Place
Sally Carlson, Florence, MT
Flight of the Seagulls
Second Place
Ralph Thorton, Choteau, MT
Pika
Third Place
Jim Williams, Kalispell, MT
Ptarmagin and Glacier
Montana Wildlife, Popular Vote
First Place
Jessica Lindsay, Missoula, MT
Canada Lynx Kitten
Second Place
Jake McEachern, Clancy, MT
Baby Owl Eyes
Third Place
Chris Denning, Helena, MT
Big Bull in Velvet
Montana Wild Landscapes, Judged
First Place
Erin Clark, Missoula, MT
Alpine Architecture
Second Place
Mark Curtis, Helena, MT
Natural Bridge Falls
Third Place
Brittney Wilson, Helena, MT
Reflections of Winter
Montana Wild Landscapes, Popular Vote
First Place
Sadie Ackerson, Livingston, MT
Double Rainbow
Second Place
Brice Yatsko, Stockett, MT
Peep Show
Third Place
Rachel Berg, Kremlin, MT
Harvest Sunset
Montana Wildflowers, Judged
First Place
Wilma Immonen, Butte, MT
Pasque Flowers
Second Place
Rick Sheremeta, Somers, MT
Granite Park
Third Place
Sarah Sentz, Great Falls, MT
Wild Umbrellas
Montana Wildflowers, Popular Vote
First Place
Colter Pierce, Billings, MT
Not the Sun
Second Place
Taylor Young, Great Falls, MT
Nature’s Garden
Third Place
Jessica Fuller, Helena, MT
Butterfly’s and Thistles
People in Montana’s Wild Places, Judged
First Place
Sarah Sentz, Great Falls, MT
The Porch View
Second Place
Emily Stott, Choteau, MT
Pondering the Day
Third Place
Ryan Edwards, Great Falls, MT
Good Medicine
People in Montana’s Wild Places, Popular Vote
First Place
Emily Stott, Choteau, MT
Pondering the Day
Second Place
Jared Oyler, Missoula, MT
A Winter Morning at Lolo Pass
Third Place
Renee Boundy, Helena, MT
Sheltering from the Storm
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