Awards: Honorable Mentions | Smartphone | Landscape/nature | Artistic/abstract | People in the moment | Places | Grand prize
Welcome to Desert Companion’s second annual “Focus on Nevada” photo contest. A quick note before you feast your eyes on the pages of terrific imagery that follow: This year, to bring a heightened mojo to these proceedings, we enlisted a cohort of judges — folks whose aesthetic sophistication jumped the decision-making process to a new level.
And there was plenty to judge: We received 1,442 submissions covering every conceivable permutation of our five categories: People/In the moment; artistic/abstract; landscapes/nature; places; and smartphones. The entries were strong, too; collectively they remind us what a vivid, diverse, fantastically interesting place we call home. We’re glad we had help picking the winners.
Now: enough of these words — on to the photos!
Judges: Julian Kilker, UNLV associate professor; Flo Rogers, Nevada Public Radio CEO; Jo Russ, artist; J.W. Zunino, landscape architect
2nd Place
ERIC WRIGHT
Semi-professional
Camera
Nikon D7000
Lens
Nikon 18-55MM
1st Place
MIKE WETZEL
Amateur/Student
Camera
Canon EF 16-35MM F/2.8L II
ISO
5000
Shutter Speed
30 Seconds
Lens
F/2.8