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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.
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MACRO
1st Place:
Alison Carr (photo above). 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.
By Karen Ramsdale.
People’s Choice:
Grace Burns. A flower with water droplets, taken at the Rose Garden in Duluth.
By Grace Burns.
WILDLIFE
1st Place:
Jean Brislance. The last of the mountain ash berries; bohemian waxwing in Grand Marais.
By Jean Brislance.
2nd Place:
Holden Smith. A great gray owl from last winter in Lake County.
By Holden Smith.
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.
By Lisa Townsend.
LANDSCAPE
1st Place:
Larry Paulson. Just after sunrise on Artist’s Point, Grand Marais.
By Larry Paulson.
2nd Place:
Britt Trovall. The Hjordis sailing in a calm moment on a stormy day out on Lake Superior.
By Britt Trovall.
People’s Choice:
Nancy Reilly. “Silky Dreams” —a beautiful spring run-off at Kakabeka Falls as a storm brews.
By Nancy Reilly.
PEOPLE & PETS
1st Place:
Ted Armstrong. Our granddaughter watching a polyphemus moth caterpillar with great interest.
By Ted Armstrong.
2nd Place:
Renee Kinworthy. Little Henry as a puppy.
By Renee Kinworthy.
People’s Choice:
Lindsay Charlton. Enjoying time outside under a rainbow.
By Lindsay Charlton.
