These are the competition winners for 2023

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This page contains all the images that won judged or popular awards in 2023, but it takes a few minutes for the images to be downloaded.

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2023 Competition Winners
Month Theme Results Total Basic Intermediate Advanced
Entries Awards Entries Awards Entries Awards Entries Awards
January Oldies Results 38 10 4 1 18 5 16 4
February Open Results 49 14 6 2 25 7 18 5
March Get in the Corner Results 34 10 4 2 15 4 15 4
April Open Results 46 14 4 2 26 8 16 4
May Angles, Arcs & CIrcles Results 43 14 6 3 23 7 14 4
June Open with Cell Phone Results 49 12 12 3 28 6 9 3
July Floral TBD                
August Open TBD                
September "Fix" it in Post TBD                
October Open TBD                
November Get Close, Very Close TBD                
    Totals 259 74 36 13 135 37 88 24

2023 Overall Statistics
Number Statistic
77 Peak number of competing members
36 Number of members who submitted competition images
47% Percentage of members who submitted competition images
29 Number of people who won judged awards
38% Percentage of members who won judged awards
81% Percentage of members who submitted images and won judged awards
3 Number of people who won popular awards but not judged awards
4% Percentage of members who won popular awards but not judged awards
259 Total number of competition entries
74 Total number of judged awards
29% Percentage of entries that won judged awards
48 Total number of popular awards
19% Percentage of entries that won popular awards
6 Number of guest judges
14 Number of judges who were members
18% Percentage of members who were judges
2023 Judging Information
Judge Competitions Member?
Betty Chan (PSA) 1 Guest
Bill Bunton 1 Member
Bob Benson (PSA) 1 Guest
Charles Schwartz 2 Member
Dennis Bosserman 1 Member
Efrat Morag 1 Member
Gary Hook 1 Member
Heide Stover (PSA) 1 Guest
Jerry Schlesinger (PSA) 1 Guest
Jim McDaniel 1 Member
Joshua Baker 1 Member
Karen Limbaugh 1 Member
Mark Laussade 2 Member
Nick Grossman 2 Member
Patrick StCin 1 Member
Shelton Malzar 1 Member
Tim Durham - Merced (PSA) 1 Guest
Ty Lehman 1 Member
Virginia Stranaghan (PSA) 1 Guest
William Ling 2 Member
2023 Judges from the Advanced Level
Judge Entries Wins Judging
Alexandra Nemeth 0 0 0
Allen Irby 0 0 0
Bill Bunton 0 0 1
Bri Thatcher 0 0 0
Carol Schiraldi 0 0 0
Cat Smith 0 0 0
Dave Maguire 0 0 0
Deborah Cole 0 0 0
Dennis Bosserman 0 0 1
Gary Hook 0 0 1
Haytham Samarchi 0 0 0
Jean Thomas 0 0 0
Joshua Baker 0 0 1
Joshua Guenther 0 0 0
Laszlo Perlaky 0 0 0
Lewis Abulafia 0 0 0
Mark Laussade 0 0 2
Mary Day Long 0 0 0
Nick Grossman 0 0 2
Patti Mitchell 0 0 0
Phil Hawkins 0 0 0
Russ Morris 0 0 0
Stephen Brkich 0 0 0

January, 2023 - Theme is "Oldies"

Basic Award Winners for January, 2023
Award(s) Name Title
1st Clay Leben Packard Winged Victory
Gold Dennis Isenberg On the rocks
Intermediate Award Winners for January, 2023
Award(s) Name Title
1st, Silver William Ling Basking in the Sun
1st, Bronze Jim McDaniel Sacred Mist
3rd, Gold Michael Knox Corpus Christi sunrise
HM Dave DeVore Balancing Act or "Do these pants make me look fat?
HM Michael Knox Northern Boulevard, Queens
Advanced Award Winners for January, 2023
Award(s) Name Title
1st, Gold Mark Laussade America's Bird
2nd Dennis Bosserman After the Storm
2nd Stephen Brkich Which One
HM Mark Laussade Iceberg Lagoon
Silver Gary Hook the sand whispers at dawn
Bronze Jean Thomas Lady In Red

 


February, 2023 - Theme is "Open"

Basic Award Winners for February, 2023
Award(s) Name Title
1st, Gold Dennis Isenberg Maverick & Lexia
2nd Judy Ogren C123BBE9-BD44-47F1-98C4-CCA5743E1994
Silver Dennis Isenberg Pelicans on Water Street!
Intermediate Award Winners for February, 2023
Award(s) Name Title
1st William Ling Moonshadows
2nd Travis Hanna I'm Watching
3rd, Silver Vance Strickland Frog
HM, Gold William Ling Great Blue Heron
HM Sabrina Lunceford Iridescence
HM Sabrina Lunceford Hunter
HM Dave DeVore Marital Bliss
Silver Dave DeVore Wildebeest Passage at Kilimanjaro
Advanced Award Winners for February, 2023
Award(s) Name Title
1st, Gold Lewis Abulafia Sand, Sand, Just more damn sand!
2nd, Silver Lewis Abulafia Sunset at Caddo Lakes, Texas
3rd, Bronze Gary Hook Family Reunion
HM Bill Bunton On the Hunt
HM Bill Bunton Eyeball to Eyeball

 


March, 2023 - Theme is "Get in the Corner"

Basic Award Winners for March, 2023
Award(s) Name Title
1st Clay Leben February Sign Of Spring
2nd, Gold Judy Ogren Lonely Loon
Silver Judy Ogren Summer Flowers
Intermediate Award Winners for March, 2023
Award(s) Name Title
1st, Gold Donna Smith Light It Up
2nd, Silver William Ling Quotable Cat at ƒ22 & ISO 64
3rd Donna Smith The Night Watcher
HM Roberto White Splash!
Bronze Travis Hanna 2.5 Million Years Ago, This Happened... f/4.9, 175 gain (ISO equivalent unknown), 771 minutes exposure time (173 x 2 minutes, 60 x 3 minutes, 49 x 5 minutes)
Advanced Award Winners for March, 2023
Award(s) Name Title
1st Stephen Brkich Rio Grande Milkyway
1st, Bronze Lewis Abulafia Icelandic Winter_The Blue Hour
2nd Nick Grossman Caddo Lake fisherman
2nd, Gold Bill Bunton Aurora
Silver Allen Irby Into the Sun f/22

 

 


April, 2023 - Theme is "Open"

Basic Award Winners for April, 2023
Award(s) Name Title
1st Dennis Isenberg Poppies in the spring
1st Clay Leben Mayfield Peacock Portrait
Intermediate Award Winners for April, 2023
Award(s) Name Title
1st, Gold Donna Smith This buds for you
2nd Patrick StCin Verde! Verde! Verde!
3rd, Silver Patrick StCin Thomas-competition
HM, Bronze Karen Limbaugh Sunset in Duck NC
HM Arlie Pfeifer Lamp post
HM Travis Hanna The Wizard
HM William Ling Ruffled Feathers
HM Ty Lehman Berry Springs Jan 2023 Take to the Sky
Advanced Award Winners for April, 2023
Award(s) Name Title
1st, Silver Lewis Abulafia African Sunset
2nd Allen Irby Juvenile Crested Caracara
3rd, Gold Lewis Abulafia Leopard on the Hunt
HM Bill Bunton Black Church
Bronze Dennis Bosserman Soaking Up the Sun

 


May, 2023 - Theme is "Angles, Arcs & CIrcles"

Basic Award Winners for May, 2023
Award(s) Name Title
1st, Gold Clay Leben Lines & Angles: Up, Up, & Away
2nd Judy Ogren Witches Hat
2nd, Silver Clay Leben Line, Curves, Angles, Oh My!
Bronze Dennis Isenberg Compressor Wheels
Intermediate Award Winners for May, 2023
Award(s) Name Title
1st Jeana Caywood X marks the spot
2nd Patrick StCin Political Gun Barrel
3rd, Gold Arlie Pfeifer Visions of Tiffany
HM William Ling The Pride of Ann Arbor
HM Michael Knox Lattice
HM Patrick StCin Sails Set in Steel
HM David Margulis 4 Shapes with color
Silver Ty Lehman Mission Trail San José 1
Bronze Ty Lehman Recoil
Advanced Award Winners for May, 2023
Award(s) Name Title
1st Nick Grossman Delicate Arch, late afternoon
2nd, Gold Dennis Bosserman Black Hole
3rd Dennis Bosserman Inter-Springs Life Time Guarantee
HM Allen Irby Arcing Lines of Sand
Silver Lewis Abulafia Ferris Wheel at the Fair
Bronze Lewis Abulafia Mobius Arch- Alabama Hills
Bronze Jean Thomas Retro


June, 2023 - Theme is "Open with Cell Phone"

Basic Award Winners for June, 2023
Award(s) Name Title
1st, Gold Cody Addison Arrested Decay
2nd Anna Pope Askew Crissy Field
3rd, Silver Anna Pope Askew Playing at the beach
Bronze Leslie Chatham El Chalten Colors
Intermediate Award Winners for June, 2023
Award(s) Name Title
1st Michael Knox Frozen Creekbed
1st Ty Lehman Go into the Light
3rd, Gold William Ling The Twilight Zone
HM John Chatham El Chalten Argentina in the Fall!
HM Dave DeVore Bitter Lake NWR, New Mexico Sunrise
HM Ty Lehman waiting for the train
Silver Donna Smith Faithful Friend
Silver Shelton Malzar PXL 20230507 184231061 A shell of a reflection
Advanced Award Winners for June, 2023
Award(s) Name Title
1st Dennis Bosserman Solmar Beach
2nd, Silver Nick Grossman Casablanca
3rd, Bronze Dennis Bosserman Dead Calm
Gold Mark Laussade Telluride Color

 



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