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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