These are the competition winners for 2024
Click on "Results" in any row to go to the gallery for that month. Hover over any photo to see the information about that photo, including its awards.
Click on an image to see a large version.
This page contains all the images that won judged or popular awards in 2024, but it takes a few minutes for the images to be downloaded.
To see a slide show of a particular month's competition, go to "Galleries" and expand "Competition Winners". Select "Slide Show" for your desired month.
2024 Competition Winners
| Month |
Theme |
Results |
Total |
Basic |
Intermediate |
Advanced |
| Entries |
Awards |
Entries |
Awards |
Entries |
Awards |
Entries |
Awards |
| January |
Oldies |
Results |
24 |
7 |
5 |
2 |
12 |
3 |
7 |
2 |
| February |
Open |
Results |
24 |
7 |
6 |
2 |
13 |
3 |
5 |
2 |
| March |
People and Pet Portraits |
Results |
26 |
8 |
6 |
2 |
11 |
3 |
9 |
3 |
| April |
Human Hands |
Results |
17 |
5 |
4 |
1 |
9 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
| May |
Artificial Light |
TBD |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| June |
Open |
TBD |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| July |
Monochrome Photography |
TBD |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| August |
Macro Photography |
TBD |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| September |
Motioni |
TBD |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| October |
Open |
TBD |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| November |
In the Wild |
TBD |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
Totals
|
91
|
27
|
21
|
7
|
45
|
12
|
25
|
8
|
2024 Overall Statistics
| Number |
Statistic |
| 74 |
Peak number of competing members |
| 35 |
Number of members who submitted competition images |
| 47% |
Percentage of members who submitted competition images |
| 18 |
Number of people who won judged awards |
| 24% |
Percentage of members who won judged awards |
| 51% |
Percentage of members who submitted images and won judged awards |
| 6 |
Number of people who won popular awards but not judged awards |
| 8% |
Percentage of members who won popular awards but not judged awards |
| 91 |
Total number of competition entries |
| 27 |
Total number of judged awards |
| 30% |
Percentage of entries that won judged awards |
| 36 |
Total number of popular awards |
| 40% |
Percentage of entries that won popular awards |
| 0 |
Number of guest judges |
| 9 |
Number of judges who were members |
| 12% |
Percentage of members who were judges |
2024 Judging Information
| Judge |
Competitions |
Member? |
| Arlie Pfeifer |
1 |
Member |
| Bill Bunton |
1 |
Member |
| Carol Schiraldi |
2 |
Member |
| Cody Addison |
1 |
Member |
| Gary Hook |
2 |
Member |
| John Chatham |
1 |
Member |
| Nick Grossman |
1 |
Member |
| Patrick StCin |
2 |
Member |
| Shelton Malzar |
1 |
Member |
2024 Judges from the Advanced Level
| Judge |
Entries |
Wins |
Judging |
| Alexandra Nemeth |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Bill Bunton |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Bri Thatcher |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Carol Schiraldi |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Cat Smith |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Deborah Cole |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Dennis Bosserman |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Donna Smith |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Gary Hook |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Haytham Samarchi |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Jean Thomas |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Joshua Guenther |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Laszlo Perlaky |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Lewis Abulafia |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Mark Laussade |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Mary Day Long |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Nick Grossman |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Patrick StCin |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Patti Mitchell |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Phil Hawkins |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Russ Morris |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Stephen Brkich |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Steven Behnke |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Ty Lehman |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Van Nguyen |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| William Ling |
0 |
0 |
0 |
January, 2024 - Theme is "Oldies"
Basic Award Winners for January, 2024
| Award(s) |
Name |
Title |
| 1st, Silver |
Verlon Smith |
80s in Red |
| 2nd, Gold |
Mark Interrante |
Still life in Marfa |
| Bronze |
Leslie Chatham |
Giraffe in a sandstorm, Namibia (oldest photo I have. Just started photography) |
Intermediate Award Winners for January, 2024
| Award(s) |
Name |
Title |
| 1st, Gold |
Shelton Malzar |
Brighten my day |
| 2nd, Silver |
John Chatham |
Unique Azure Blue Lake Moraine Pre-sunrise, Alberta Canada |
| 3rd |
Arlie Pfeifer |
Mystified |
| Silver |
Michael Knox |
Waller CreekShow |
Advanced Award Winners for January, 2024
| Award(s) |
Name |
Title |
| 1st, Silver |
Gary Hook |
Pembroke and Son |
| 2nd, Gold |
Lewis Abulafia |
Sunset at Monument Valley |
| Bronze |
Dennis Bosserman |
Sipadan School in Session |
February, 2024 - Theme is "Open"
Basic Award Winners for February, 2024
| Award(s) |
Name |
Title |
| 1st, Bronze |
Vasu Kadalagere |
Monumental Sunrise |
| 2nd, Gold |
Leslie Chatham |
Bhutanese Girl Enjoying Ice Cream |
| Silver |
Mark Interrante |
Barberton Daisy |
Intermediate Award Winners for February, 2024
| Award(s) |
Name |
Title |
| 1st, Silver |
Michael Knox |
Anole |
| 2nd |
Ed Peet |
Crochet Church |
| 3rd, Gold |
Larry Faeo |
Snowy Egret Fishing |
| Bronze |
Frank Whigham |
Umber Quads |
Advanced Award Winners for February, 2024
| Award(s) |
Name |
Title |
| 1st, Bronze |
Bill Bunton |
Lockup |
| 2nd, Silver |
Nick Grossman |
Frozen ready meal |
| Gold |
Lewis Abulafia |
Autumn at Caddo Lakes_2023 |
March, 2024 - Theme is "People and Pet Portraits"
Basic Award Winners for March, 2024
| Award(s) |
Name |
Title |
| 1st, Gold |
Leslie Chatham |
Jose Garcia Antonio, Blind Sculptor, Oaxaca |
| 2nd, Gold |
Vasu Kadalagere |
Suppressed |
| Bronze |
Clay Leben |
Astrop Records Owner Mr. Lippy, Bastrop Texas, February 2024 |
Intermediate Award Winners for March, 2024
| Award(s) |
Name |
Title |
| 1st |
Cody Addison |
Edie Mae |
| 2nd, Gold |
Vance Strickland |
Joe's pastime |
| 3rd, Bronze |
John Chatham |
La Catrina in a Flower Field |
| Silver |
Michael Knox |
Maple (aka Ms. Piggy) |
Advanced Award Winners for March, 2024
| Award(s) |
Name |
Title |
| 1st, Gold |
Nick Grossman |
Friendly Face |
| 2nd, Silver |
Gary Hook |
Three Dancers |
| 3rd |
Bill Bunton |
Little Gentleman |
| Bronze |
Steven Behnke |
Michaela in motion |
Put gallery link here
April, 2024 - Theme is "Human Hands"
Basic Award Winners for April, 2024
| Award(s) |
Name |
Title |
| 1st, Gold |
Leslie Chatham |
Hands of the Master Sculpter |
| Silver |
Vasu Kadalagere |
Dancing Hands |
| Silver |
Clay Leben |
Together 50 Years: 1974 - 2024 |
Intermediate Award Winners for April, 2024
| Award(s) |
Name |
Title |
| 1st, Gold |
Ed Peet |
Manual Camera |
| 2nd, Bronze |
John Chatham |
Hands Creating Hands |
| 3rd |
Benjamin Willis |
Luck Be A Lady |
| Silver |
Jeana Caywood |
Four generations of women remembering dada's legacy. |
Advanced Award Winners for April, 2024
| Award(s) |
Name |
Title |
| 1st |
Patrick StCin |
Buffing It Out |
| Gold |
Ty Lehman |
Hands "The final touches |
| Silver |
Bill Bunton |
Hands and Clay |
| Bronze |
Nick Grossman |
Rodeo hands |