Photography Exhibitors

Find a list of the 2023 Photography Exhibitors.

2023 Photography Exhibitors

ADULT DIVISION- BLACK & WHITE

Theme - Sunrise, Sunset

1) Sarah Becker, Grimes

2) Gavin Jensen, Des Moines

3) Taylor Hagie, Clarion

Honorable Mention) Aaron Rothrock, Ankeny

Honorable Mention) Bill Roach, West Des Moines

Honorable Mention) Katie Oosterhuis, Des Moines

People

1) Jim Grace, Albany, Mo.

2) Buck Christensen, Council Bluffs

3) Chuck Palmer, Kansas City, Mo.

Honorable Mention) Tess Ware, Waterloo

Honorable Mention) Mary Boardman, Des Moines

Honorable Mention) Joshua Ward, Ottumwa

Places & Landscapes

1) Courtney Townsend, Des Moines

2) Chris Ewan, Ames

3) Morgan Weaver, Afton

Honorable Mention) Jan Waterhouse, Iowa City

Honorable Mention) Seema King, Fairfield

Honorable Mention) Kris Hammond, Carlisle

Things & Still Life

1) Craig Strayer, Des Moines

2) Deb Shoning, West Des Moines

3) Jonathan Mayberry, Anamosa

Honorable Mention) Jessie Kenaston, Des Moines

Honorable Mention) Steve Guns, Johnston

Honorable Mention) Megan Borg, West Des Moines

Plants, Flowers & Trees

1) Greg Punelli, Ankeny

2) Buck Christensen, Council Bluffs

3) Ashley Mitchell, Norwalk

Honorable Mention) Kelly Chamberlain, West Des Moines

Honorable Mention) Tess Ware, Waterloo

Honorable Mention) Scot Howe, Urbandale

Animals, Insects & Wildlife

1) Patrick Riley, Lucas

2) Eric Burson, Des Moines

3) Terri Dermody, Des Moines

Honorable Mention) Robert Rahto, Bondurant

Honorable Mention) Sierra Rinken, La Porte City

Honorable Mention) Deb Shoning, West Des Moines

Honorable Mention) Jerry Ranch, West Des Moines

ADULT DIVISION- COLOR

Theme - Sunrise, Sunset

1) Mandy Tripp, Davenport

2) Mark Gromko, Iowa City

3) Anita Johnson, Laurens

Honorable Mention) Gary Pusillo, Marshalltown

Honorable Mention) Don Henderson, Zearing

Honorable Mention) David An, Runnells

Honorable Mention) Shari Miller, Polk City

Honorable Mention) Tyler Trimble, Norwalk

People

1) Sarah Hovey, Monticello

2) Terry Holdren, Cumming

3) Amy Doerring, Newton

Honorable Mention) Sarah Franczyk, Urbandale

Honorable Mention) Andrea Benning, Ackley

Honorable Mention) Rich Abrahamson, Waterville, Maine

Honorable Mention) Megan Borg, West Des Moines

Honorable Mention) Christopher Bennett, Boone

Iowa Places & Landscapes

1) Dave Burmeister, Logan

2) Ryan Dueker, Urbandale

3) Jon Wilson, Ames

Honorable Mention) Craig Johnson, Iowa City

Honorable Mention) Jennifer Koch, Story City

Honorable Mention) Patrick Riley, Lucas

Honorable Mention) Alex Hynick, Eddyville

USA Places & Landscapes

1) Diane Michaud Lowry, Ames

2) Daniel Felts, Clive

3) Morgan Weaver, Afton

Honorable Mention) Andrea Shandri, Urbandale

Honorable Mention) Sudhanva Kashyap, Ames

Honorable Mention) Willard Sharp, Madrid

Honorable Mention) Bill Case, Iowa City

International Places & Landscapes

1) Jennifer May, Pleasant Hill

2) Diane Cutler, West Des Moines

3) Lynn DeFino, Des Moines

Honorable Mention) John Junginger, West Des Moines

Honorable Mention) Steve Schwiesow, Council Bluffs

Honorable Mention) Stephanie Coffman, Granger

Things & Still Life

1) Lynn DeFino, Des Moines

2) Jeremia Gardiner, West Des Moines

3) Maxwell Thomason, Ottumwa

Honorable Mention) Kerry Loving, Carlisle

Honorable Mention) Jane Venes, Waukon

Honorable Mention) Sara Johansen, Johnston

Honorable Mention) Debbie Berte, Livermore

Plants, Flowers & Trees

1) Erin Feaker, Story City

2) Don Guthrie, Fort Dodge

3) Jolene Erickson, Jewell

Honorable Mention) Kim Scharfenkamp, Mount Ayr

Honorable Mention) Shelby Rowland, La Brange, Ga.

Honorable Mention) Kyra Wilcox-Conley, Slater

Honorable Mention) Mandy Steinfeldt, Eldora

Animals, Insects & Wildlife

1) Penny Adam, Ames

2) Roger Weyhrich, Boone

3) Rebecca Thompson, Forest City

Honorable Mention) Brian Abeling, West Des Moines

Honorable Mention) Nadir Nimry, Urbandale

Honorable Mention) Tina Zajac, Ames

Honorable Mention) Sharon Terpstra, North Liberty

Honorable Mention) Randy K. Messer, Norwalk

PHOTO AWARDS

Best of Show (Adult)

1) Justin Rogers, Ankeny

Best of Color (Adult)

1) Jean Sippy, Swisher

Best of Black & White (Adult)

1) Greg Punelli, Ankeny

Superintendents Choice (Adult - Color)

1) Charles Spindler, Creston

Superintendents Choice (Adult - B&W)

1) Daniel Felts, Clive

Best of Show (Youth)

1) Jared Oosterhuis, Des Moines

Best of Color (Youth)

1) Audrey Benning, Ackley

Best of Black & White (Youth)

1) Elise Schwartz, West Des Moines

Superintendents Choice (Youth - Color)

1) Trevor Upah, Boone

Superintendents Choice (Youth - B&W)

1) Justine Weir, Des Moines

SPECIAL DIVISION- B&W OR COLOR

Anything Goes!

1) Kirsten Heerdt, Mount Pleasant

2) Lisa Ellingworth, Waverly

3) Johnny Brian, Iowa City

Honorable Mention) Allen Kurth, Bellevue, Neb.

Honorable Mention) Diane Michaud Lowry, Ames

Infrared, Toned, Tinted & Solarized

1) Lynn DeFino, Des Moines

2) Zachary Dieke, Broomfield, Colo.

3) Jennifer Jewell, Des Moines

Honorable Mention) Katie Newman, Ames

Honorable Mention) Anne S Olson, Muscatine

High Dynamic Range

1) Donald Graves, Ankeny

2) Bob Walsh, Bettendorf

3) Dave Burmeister, Logan

Honorable Mention) Peter Freymark, Granger

Honorable Mention) Paul Houston, West Des Moines

Fairs, Festivals & Parades

1) David Garrison, West Des Moines

2) Phil Roeder, Des Moines

3) Karen Ihnen, Kansas City, Mo.

Honorable Mention) Michael Hiatt, Des Moines

Honorable Mention) Missy Huling, Garner

Honorable Mention) Amy Mueggenberg, Marion

Planes, Trains & Automobiles

1) Scot Howe, Urbandale

2) Jessie Williams, Ankeny

3) Larry Trager, Grimes

Macro

1) Gary Rothfus, Carlisle

2) Sarah Becker, Grimes

3) Kellie Carter, Newcastle, Okla.

Honorable Mention) Thomas Hagen, Amana

Honorable Mention) Erienne Davis, West Des Moines

Architecture

1) Steve Partridge, Marion

2) Dean A. Teeter, Urbandale

3) Michael Hiatt, Des Moines

Honorable Mention) Jared Oosterhuis, Des Moines

Honorable Mention) Colin Johnson, Orlando, Fla.

Honorable Mention) Stephanie Nelson, Lees Summit, Mo.

Family Farm

1) Michael Magee, Ankeny

2) Emily Olson, Waukee

3) Lana Harshburger, Madrid

Honorable Mention) Brian Abeling, West Des Moines

Honorable Mention) Amanda Johnson, Scribner, Neb.

Sports

1) Christine Carrell, West Des Moines

2) Alison Baker, Ulysses, Kan.

3) Chelsi Hartzer, Bondurant

Honorable Mention) Rebecca Thompson, Forest City

Honorable Mention) Angie DeWaard, Ames

Honorable Mention) Nathanial Brown, Boone

Honorable Mention) Lee Navin, Ankeny

Panoramic

1) Bill Case, Iowa City

2) Chris Ewan, Ames

3) Deb Shoning, West Des Moines

Honorable Mention) Paul Huling, Garner

Honorable Mention) Glenn Stires, Prescott, Ariz.

Honorable Mention) Courtney Townsend, Des Moines

Honorable Mention) Larry Mendenhall, Altoona

YOUTH DIVISION- B&W OR COLOR

Theme - Sunrise, Sunset

1) Jason McNeely, Knoxville

2) Anna Recker, Clive

3) Reed Peterson, Oskaloosa

Honorable Mention) Hinton Stokes V, Des Moines

Honorable Mention) Joe Wilwerding, Johnston

Honorable Mention) AdryAnne Isaacson, Beaman

Honorable Mention) Maximus Palmer, Kansas City, Mo.

People

1) Lydia Pearson, Ankeny

2) Henry Nelson, Independence, Mo.

3) Alexandra Harlan, Urbandale

Honorable Mention) Champ-Paufique MuKiza, Des Moines

Honorable Mention) Riah Hays, Plymouth

Honorable Mention) Elaida Sium, Des Moines

Honorable Mention) Evan Allen, Urbandale

Places & Landscapes

1) Lauren Van Hauen, Ames

2) Averie Bruner, Ames

3) Ellen Ottesen, Strawberry Point

Honorable Mention) Taryn Myers, Des Moines

Honorable Mention) Andrew Stone, West Des Moines

Things & Still Life

1) Audrey Benning, Ackley

2) Justine Weir, Des Moines

3) Brian Neal, Wayland

Honorable Mention) Maddie Riordan, Ankeny

Honorable Mention) Leo James, Des Moines

Plants, Flowers & Trees

1) Audrey Benning, Ackley

2) Alivia Sweeney, Vinton

3) Sadie De Jong, Montezuma

Honorable Mention) Reed Peterson, Oskaloosa

Honorable Mention) Lillian Luensmann, Tififn

Honorable Mention) Adelle Larson, Altoona

Honorable Mention) Isaac Hovey, Monticello

Animals, Insects & Wildlife

1) Elise Schwartz, West Des Moines

2) Cade Claycomb, Spickard, Mo.

3) Adrien Hart, West Des Moines

Honorable Mention) Jason McNeely, Knoxville

Honorable Mention) Grace Orlich, West Des Moines

Honorable Mention) Ava Elbert, Waterloo