2025 Wildlife Weekend Photo Contest Entries and Award Winners

Thanks to the 49 photographers who contributed almost 300 images to this year’s photo contest… and congratulations to the award winners. To see each winning photo, click on its title below.

In addition, prints of all of these winning photos are now available for viewing downstairs (behind the Geology Wall Exhibit) at the Nature Center.

CLICK HERE TO SEE A GALLERY OF ALL SUBMITTED IMAGES


Youth Division Award Winners

(Honorable Mentions listed alphabetically by photographer)

First Place: Beautiful Morning by Sreekar Mutnuri

Second Place: The Face by Adain Latta

Third Place: Bridge to Park by Sreekar Mutnuri

Honorable Mention: Still Saphire by Ashley Balcom

Honorable Mention: A Bridge Far Off by Jean Barrett

Honorable Mention: Creek by Adain Latta

Honorable Mention: Duck with Blue by Adain Latta

Honorable Mention: Comfy Couch by Sreekar Mutnuri


Adult Division Award Winners

(Honorable Mentions listed alphabetically by photographer)

First Place: Preying Mantis by Richard Currie

Second Place: Seeing Double by Leah Griffin

Third Place: Maple Leaf in Steele Creek Waters by Heather Fernandez

Third Place: “Nature’s Beauty by Joshua Tester

Honorable Mention: Interrupted by Nathaniel Booher

Honorable Mention: Onward by Nathaniel Booher

Honorable Mention: Got Pizza? by Chandler Cheathem

Honorable Mention: Autumn Wooden Bridge by Heather Fernandez

Honorable Mention: Disappearing into the Leaves by Heather Fernandez

Honorable Mention: Swimming Lesson by Matanette Greever

Honorable Mention: The Luckiest of Buckeyes by Leah Griffin

Honorable Mention: Iridescent Hunter by Jared Norris

Honorable Mention: Steele Creek Frozen Lake 3 by James Smith

Honorable Mention: Glow of the GBH by Dakota Williams


And many thanks to our wonderful judges, Chris Duncan of Chris Duncan Photography and Earl Neikirk of Neikirk Image Photography.

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