Focus On Nevada Photo Contest
One thing that’s become apparent not only in the results of our annual Focus on Nevada photo contest, but even in the act of judging each year’s tranche of entries, is that all of our culture’s energetic photo taking and sharing has actually imbued many of you with a sharp eye. With a knack for stylish composition. With strong ideas about what a good image looks like. So, arriving at the winning selections on these pages was a real (and fun!) challenge. There were so many deserving entries from photographers up and down the experience scale. Congrats to the winners. As for the rest of us, let’s keep clicking!
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Black & White
1st Place
Jose Gomez
Escaramuza team practicing in Pahrump
2nd Place – Norm Craft
Honorable Mention – Jesse Bradford
Honorable Mention – Mark McEwen
Artistic & Abstract
1st Place
Linsie Lafayette
Kids interacting at Anthony McCall’s Swell exhibit, Nevada Museum of Art
2nd Place – Les Kagawa
Honorable Mention – G John Slagle
Honorable Mention – Jose Aldana
Plants & Animals
1st Place
MaryLou Schindler
Dragonfly perched on a stick, Little Washoe Lake, Washoe Valley.
2nd Place – Rachel Bellinsky
Honorable Mention – Kim Steed
Honorable Mention – Misty Oneil Epstein
Landscapes
1st Place
Chris Colacurci
Lightning storm over the Las Vegas Valley, aerial drone shot.
2nd Place – Dale Fehr
Honorable Mention – Nancy Florence
Honorable Mention – Jarrod Ames
Honorable Mention – Anthony Donofrio
Town & Country
1st Place
Abigail Humphrey
Rainy Pahrump road stretching into the distance at sunset.
2nd Place – Eric Thompson
Honorable Mention – Alexandra Bartee
Honorable Mention – Dakota Garlock
Honorable Mention – Michael Moore
Honorable Mention – Sherri McGee
Storyteller
1st Place
Julie Jay
Young coyote sleeping in trash at the Wetlands Park
2nd Place – Irene Yee
Honorable Mention – Michael Viapiana
Honorable Mention – Jose Gomez
Judges
Chase R. McCurday
Fine Artist and Director, 33.G
Dan McElhattan III
Professor & Program Director Graphic Communications College of Southern Nevada, President & Founder of AIGA Las Vegas
Angela Ortaliza
AO Creatives Las Vegas, Photography Educator at University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Michael Plyler
Fine Art Photographer
Ron Phelps
B&C Camera Representative
Laura L. Sanders
Executive Director, Rita Deanin Abbey Art Museum
Heidi Kyser
Editor, Desert Companion
Scott Lien
Art Director, Desert Companion
Anne Davis
Assistant Editor, Desert Companion
Scott Dickensheets
Editor-at-Large, Desert Companion