Past Contest Winners

2021 Friends of Blackwater Photo Contest Winners

A big congratulations to the winners in our 2021 Refuge Photo Contest at Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge. Our winners and honorable mentions are highlighted below. We want to thank everyone who entered our inaugural photo contest and who shared their wonderful photos with us! And thanks to our judges -- David Harp and Nikhil Bahl -- for their help.

Adult - Wildlife

1st Place - Joshua Galicki

1st Place - Joshua Galicki 

2nd Place - Wayne Zussman

2nd Place - Wayne Zussman   

3rd Place - Daniel Garrett

3rd Place - Daniel Garrett

Mitch Adolph - Honorable Mention

Mitch Adolph - Honorable Mention 

Doug Baker - Honorable Mention

Doug Baker - Honorable Mention     

Marc Butt - Honorable Mention

Marc Butt - Honorable Mention


Adult - Landscape and Waterscape 

1st Place - Tom Statas

1st Place - Tom Statas   

David Elzey Jr. - Honorable Mention

David Elzey Jr. - Honorable Mention

2nd Place - Mary Braman

2nd Place - Mary Braman         

Mark Nelson - Honorable Mention

Mark Nelson - Honorable Mention

3rd Place - Guillermo Olaizola

3rd Place - Guillermo Olaizola

Deborah McFarlin - Honorable Mention

Deborah McFarlin - Honorable Mention


Adult - Flora 

1st Place - Nic Kuvshinoff

1st Place - Nic Kuvshinoff

2nd Place - Cam Miller

2nd Place - Cam Miller

3rd Place - Barbara Gilbert

3rd Place - Barbara Gilbert

Melissa Gerstenhaber - Honorable Mention

Melissa Gerstenhaber - Honorable Mention

Youth 

Wildlife

1st Place - Patrick Matthews

1st Place - Patrick Matthews

2nd Place - Ava Asplen

2nd Place - Ava Asplen

Landscape and Waterscape; Flora

1st Place - Savannah Elzey

1st Place - Savannah Elzey

1st Place - Annabelle Horton

1st Place - Annabelle Horton