2023 Awards for Photographers and Photo of the Year

The photographer of the Year awards are determined by the number of competition points earned by each photographer. The points are earned per the schedule on the "Competitions > Competition Rules"

The photograph of the year is determined by a popular vote that normally starts shortly after the November competition and ends several days before the December meeting.

2023 Award Winners

The points earned by each photographer are shown in the tables at " Competitions > Competitions Points Standings". The top three competitors in each level are shown in the tables below.

Clay Leben

Basic Level Photographer of the Year

The annual Basic Level Photographer of the Year award is given to the basic level photographer who earns the most basic level competition points in the year.

2023 Basic Level Finalists
Place Points Photographer
1 66 Clay Leben
2 36 Cody Addison
3 32 Dennis Isenberg

Donna Smith

Intermediate Level Photographer of the Year

The annual Intermediate Level Photographer of the Year award is given to the intermediate level photographer who earns the most intermediate level competition points in the year.

2023 Intermediate Level Finalists
Place Points Photographer
1 62 Donna Smith
2 57 William Ling
3 47 Michael Knox

Dennis Bosserman

Andrew Fritz Photographer of the Year

The annual Andrew Fritz Photographer of the Year award is given to the advanced level photographer who earns the most advanced level competition points in the year.

2023 Andrew Fritz Finalists
Place Points Photographer
1 65 Dennis Bosserman
2 50 Bill Bunton
3 46 Nick Grossman

Photograph of the Year for 2023

"A Little Shy" by Dennis Bosserman

The top 10 photos (out of 90) in the 2023 competition for photograph of the year can be seen below. The entries were the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place judged winners from the eleven 2023 monthly competitions. These winners were chosen by a popular vote from the club members. Click on an image to see a larger version,

2023 Photograph of the Year Competition
Place Photographer Title Month Level Award
1 Dennis Bosserman "A Little Shy" August Advanced 1st
2 Donna Smith "The Nose Knows" August Intermediate 1st
3 Gary Hook "Family Reunion" February Advanced 3rd
4 Lewis Abulafia "Sunset at Caddo Lakes, Texas" February Advanced 2nd
5 Lewis Abulafia "Sand, Sand, Just more damn sand!" February Advanced 1st
6 Dennis Bosserman "The Way Out" October Advanced 2nd
7 (tie) Donna Smith "Seedpod" November Intermediate 2nd
7 (tie) Donna Smith "Light It Up" March Intermediate 1st
9 (tie) Vance Strickland "Frog" February Intermediate 3rd
9 (tie) Nick Grossman "Caddo Lake fisherman" March Advanced 2nd

This slide show contains all 90 photos which were considered for the Photograph of the Year



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