Congratulations To Our Photography Contest Winners
For information on the photo contest, please visit the contest details page.
2021-2022
Phase One Winners
Phase Two Winners
Iowa Cities

1st Place: Sharon Scarff of Wayland
Robert D. Ray Best of Show Award Winner – First Place
“Snake Alley in Bloom”
Iowa Landscapes

1st Place: Wilford Yoder of Iowa City
Robert D. Ray Best of Show Award Winner – Second Place
“Cutting & Stacking Oat Bundles”

Honorable Mention: Shelley Gerjets of Humboldt
“Icy Start”
Iowa Water

1st Place: Scott Hoag of De Witt
Social Media Favorite Award Winner
“Port of Dubuque”
Iowa Wildlife

1st Place: William Beardsley of Estherville
Robert D. Ray Best of Show Award Winner – Third Place
“Take-Off”
Iowans in Action

1st Place: William Beardsley of Estherville
“Okoboji Regatta”
2020-2021
Iowa Cities
First Place: Justin West “Super Moon Iowa Capitol in Winter” Second Place: Josh Meier “Iowa City Fireworks” Second Place: Josh Meier “Iowa City Fireworks” Honorable Mention: Justin Rogers “Yankee Doodle Pops”
Iowa Landscapes
First Place: Dave Austin “Trinity Church Under the Stars” Second Place: Brian Abeling “Rollercoaster Road in Allamakee County” Third Place: Justin Rogers “Ridin’ the Storm Out” Honorable Mention: Scott Hoag “From Dusk to Done” Honorable Mention: Gary Hamer “Sunrise Rays Enter Dance Hall Cave”
Iowa Water
First Place: Brian Abeling “Horseshoe Bluff” Second Place: Gregg Alliss “Pine Creek Grist Mill” Third Place: Mark Iwig “Early Spring Sunrise at Big Creek Lake” Honorable Mention: Aaron Miller “Des Moines River Under the Milky Way”
Iowa Wildlife
First Place: Eric Williamson “Play Time” Second Place: Twila Ingham “Three on a Tree” Third Place: Willard Sharp “Eagle Landing on the Ice of Saylorville Lake” Honorable Mention: Chris Heyer “Dancing Great Egrets” Honorable Mention: Larry Dau “Catch of the Day – Mink”
Iowans in Action
1st Place: Wilford Yoder from Iowa City. “Helping Hands Loading Oat Bundles” 2nd Place: Norman Wood from Ottumwa. “Balloon Race Night Glow in Ottumwa” 3rd Place: Greg Punelli from Ankeny. “Fishing at Big Creek” Honorable Mention: Joyce Meyer from Calmar. “Riding the Bulls” Honorable Mention: Theresa Trimble from Forest City. “Color the Wind Kite Festival”
2019-2020
1st Place: Katharine Gail Vogel from Marshalltown “Adventure in Loess Hills” 2nd Place: Mark Iwig from Johnston “Sunrise at Iowa Women of Achievement Bridge” 3rd Place: Willard Sharp from Madrid “The Milky Way and a Tractor” Honorable Mention: Mark Iwig-Johnston “Sunset at St. Paul’s Evangelical Church” Honorable Mention: Aaron Miller-Carlisle “July Sunset Storm and Windmill”