FOR THE LOVE OF THE NORTH
PHOTO CONTEST
2021 WINNERS
We received over 950 entries for our annual photo contest. This year’s first and second place winners were chosen by professional photographers James Smedley, David Johnson and Rick Novitsky. With so many incredible photos to sort through, it took them many rounds of voting to determine the winners. Third place winners were voted on by our readers. A big thank you to everyone who participated in the contest. The 2022 photo contest will begin later this year.
WILDLIFE MACRO 1st Place: Alison Carr A water droplet refraction image of a cosmos flower with droplets set up on the seed of a goats beard flower. 2nd Place: Karen Ramsdale A tiny ice sculpture on Lake Superior, barely an inch tall. People’s Choice: Grace Burns A flower with water droplets, taken at the Rose Garden in Duluth. 14
JANUARY 2022
NORTHERN WILDS
1st Place: Jean Brislance The last of the mountain ash berries; bohemian waxwing in Grand Marais. 2nd Place: Holden Smith A great gray owl from last winter in Lake County. People’s Choice: Lisa Townsend It was my third trip to northern MN searching for a great grey owl and I finally spotted one in Two Harbors.
