Competition Theme: Fall Harvest: Farms to Farmers Markets. A colorful time of year when produce is being farmed and sold. Land crops only, to reflect the colors and/or work gathering and selling the fall harvest. Jennifer King will join us to judge the competition. Jennifer King is an internationally acclaimed landscape and nature photographer with a […]

Mary Louise is founder and owner of Bella Vista Photography in Raleigh, NC. For over 25 years, Mary Louise has specialized in photography from locations across the U.S. and throughout the world. Her favorite subject matter includes country landscapes, nature close-ups, interesting architectural details and abstracts. She draws inspiration from a variety of visual arts […]

For nearly two decades, Max has been photographing wildlife, travel and sports professionally. He has received honors in the last two Wildlife Photographer of the Year competitions (including a win in the Black and White category in 2019), has received multiple commendations in the Nature’s Best/Windland Smith Rice Awards, and is a two-time winner of […]

Mark Van Bergh is a Washington, D.C. area attorney and photographer.  His photographic interests are varied, ranging from a passion for nature and wildlife photography, to travel, people, weddings, Bar/Bat Mitzvahs and other events.  Beyond the Washington beltway, Mark’s photographic pursuits have taken him throughout the United States, including many of our National Parks and […]

Competition Theme: Fountains: A man-made ornamental structure, that pumps water. No shortage of fountains locally but anywhere in the world is fine. Rain or shine, day or night, literal or abstract. DENISE SILVA - WRITER AND PHOTOGRAPHER IN VIRGINIA Denise’s interest in photography started when her grandmother would share images from her travels to Egypt […]

Competition Theme: Oldies: Three-year time limit is waived.   Nicol Hockett will be our May judge for an open competition. Nicol specializes in portrait photography with an approach that balances authenticity in studio craft with a refined finishing style to bring out and preserve the beauty of the subject's character. Her photographs have been published in […]

Competition Theme: Open within the past three (3) years Lisa Langell Scottsdale, Arizona A nature photographer and birder from the age of eight, Lisa is the founder of Langell Photography, Inc.  (www.langellphotography.com) and more recently, Focus Your Art, LLC.  (www.focusyourart.com).  She began her own business in 2010 after long vibrant careers as a floral designer, […]

Competition Theme: Open within the past three (3) years Greg Holden is a photographer from Longmont, Co who uses his photography to share with others how he sees the world. Greg enjoys being outside hiking in parks and looking for nature’s creations to photograph.  He looks for interesting patterns or textures in trees and rocks […]

Competition Theme: "Flowers" within the past three (3) years Flowers: They are everywhere, in your backyard, your neighbor’s back yard, florist bouquets, on trees, botanical gardens, roadsides, florist bouquets, wild and/or cultivated. So, show us your best shots! The subject must be actively flowering, from a single bloom or part thereof, to an entire field or […]