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2023 Contest Finalists

A Wall of Fog Clouds
Jay Huron
Amateur Photographer

Alleghany in the White
Joanna Davis
Amateur Photographer

Antler Village Sunset
Mandy Quinzi
Amateur Photographer

Autumn at the Barn
Jennifer Johnston
Amateur Photographer

Cherokee Bluebird
Janie Witte
Amateur Photographer

Cone Manor from Bass Lake
Chris Cottrell
Professional Photographer

Dandelion Tug of War
Carolyn Thornhill-Marth
Amateur Photographer

Down By The River
Jay Michaud
Professional Photographer

Dry Falls
Gary Hurley
Amateur Photographer

Fall Barn
Bob Scott
Amateur Photographer

Fall in the Mountains of Burnsville
Sandra Henley
Amateur Photographer

Foggy Tree
David Serven
Amateur Photographer

Frozen Falls
Kristina Hernandez
Amateur Photographer

Golden Hour
Youssef Bnadad
Amateur Photographer

Graveyard Falls
Cameron Lane
Amateur Photographer

Hand of God
David Huff
Professional Photographer

Magic Rays
Spencer Carter
Amateur Photographer

My Friend Jackie
Joel Barto
Professional Photographer

Patience
Katherine Puckett
Professional Photographer

Pigeon River Under the Stars
Ezekiel Coppersmith
Professional Photographer

Proper English Waterfall
Nate Bowery
Professional Photographer

Stone Mountain Snow
Keith Hall
Amateur Photographer

Sunset Paddle
Kathy Kmonicek
Professional Photographer

Table Rock Sunset
Isaac Church
Amateur Photographer

The Cathedral
Marianne Weaver
Amateur Photographer

The Vista
Walker Winslow
Amateur Photographer

Turkeys in the Fog
Nadine Freeman
Amateur Photographer

Twisted Birch at Craggy
Jason Dockery
Professional Photographer

Upper Catawba Falls
Andre Cahill
Amateur Photographer

When Autumn and Winter Collide
Lisa Gregory
Amateur Photographer

Wonders of Fall
Karen Peron
Amateur Photographer

Yellow and Black Eastern Swallowtails on Turks Cap
Susan Stamey
Amateur Photographer

A Hawksbill Dream
Thomas Mabry
Amateur Photographer

Autumn in the High Country
Ryan Karcher
Professional Photographer

Dawn on Little River
Nolan Jones
Amateur Photographer

Eastern Pondhawk Dragonfly Rests on a Reed
Ben Bafaloukos
Amateur Photographer

Fall Under the Stars
Mallory Fountain
Amateur Photographer

Finding gold at the end of the rainbow
Justin Potter
Professional Photographer

First Light at Rich Mountain
Eifel Kreutz
Amateur Photographer

Gold Rush
Thomas Moors
Professional Photographer

Lighting in the Mountains
Ezekiel Coppersmith
Professional Photographer

Look Up At Fall
Karl Hinterkopf
Amateur Photographer

Max Patch Morning
Andre Daugherty
Professional Photographer

Snow Globe
Leslie Restivo
Professional Photographer

Students
Robert Grand
Professional Photographer

The Prehistoric Waterfall
J Smilanic
Professional Photographer

The Rock
Rhonda Kingen
Professional Photographer

The rut
April Hopkins
Amateur Photographer

The Young Bull
Alan Taylor
Professional Photographer

Tom Brown barn, Mars Hill, NC
Judith Marquand
Amateur Photographer

True love
Anette Bennis
Amateur Photographer

Victory
Mike Koenig
Professional Photographer

Waking up Above the Clouds
Cody Owen
Amateur Photographer

Where Wonders Never Cease
Regina Shinall
Amateur Photographer

Winter Snow Black Bear at Max Patch
Jennifer Allen
Professional Photographer

Young Fox
Kathy Roberts
Professional Photographer

2023 CONTEST WINNERS

Amateur Winner: Where Wonders Never Cease by Regina Shinall

Professional Winner: Victory by Mike Koenig

Readers’ Choice Winner: A Hawksbill Dream by Thomas Mabry

2023 FINALISTS

A Hawksbill Dream
Thomas Mabry
Amateur Photographer

Autumn in the High Country
Ryan Karcher
Professional Photographer

Dawn on Little River
Nolan Jones
Amateur Photographer

Eastern Pondhawk Dragonfly Rests on a Reed
Ben Bafaloukos
Amateur Photographer

Fall Under the Stars
Mallory Fountain
Amateur Photographer

Finding gold at the end of the rainbow
Justin Potter
Professional Photographer

First Light at Rich Mountain
Eifel Kreutz
Amateur Photographer

Gold Rush
Thomas Moors
Professional Photographer

Lighting in the Mountains
Ezekiel Coppersmith
Professional Photographer

Look Up At Fall
Karl Hinterkopf
Amateur Photographer

Max Patch Morning
Andre Daugherty
Professional Photographer

Snow Globe
Leslie Restivo
Professional Photographer

Students
Robert Grand
Professional Photographer

The Prehistoric Waterfall
J Smilanic
Professional Photographer

The Rock
Rhonda Kingen
Professional Photographer

The rut
April Hopkins
Amateur Photographer

The Young Bull
Alan Taylor
Professional Photographer

Tom Brown barn, Mars Hill, NC
Judith Marquand
Amateur Photographer

True love
Anette Bennis
Amateur Photographer

Victory
Mike Koenig
Professional Photographer

Waking up Above the Clouds
Cody Owen
Amateur Photographer

Where Wonders Never Cease
Regina Shinall
Amateur Photographer

Winter Snow Black Bear at Max Patch
Jennifer Allen
Professional Photographer

Young Fox
Kathy Roberts
Professional Photographer

WEB EXTRAS

HONORABLE MENTION: AMATEUR CATEGORY

A Wall of Fog Clouds
Jay Huron
Amateur Photographer

Alleghany in the White
Joanna Davis
Amateur Photographer

Antler Village Sunset
Mandy Quinzi
Amateur Photographer

Autumn at the Barn
Jennifer Johnston
Amateur Photographer

Cherokee Bluebird
Janie Witte
Amateur Photographer

Dandelion Tug of War
Carolyn Thornhill-Marth
Amateur Photographer

Dry Falls
Gary Hurley
Amateur Photographer

Fall Barn
Bob Scott
Amateur Photographer

Fall in the Mountains of Burnsville
Sandra Henley
Amateur Photographer

Foggy Tree
David Serven
Amateur Photographer

Frozen Falls
Kristina Hernandez
Amateur Photographer

Golden Hour
Youssef Bnadad
Amateur Photographer

Graveyard Falls
Cameron Lane
Amateur Photographer

Magic Rays
Spencer Carter
Amateur Photographer

Stone Mountain Snow
Keith Hall
Amateur Photographer

Table Rock Sunset
Isaac Church
Amateur Photographer

The Cathedral
Marianne Weaver
Amateur Photographer

The Vista
Walker Winslow
Amateur Photographer

Turkeys in the Fog
Nadine Freeman
Amateur Photographer

Upper Catawba Falls
Andre Cahill
Amateur Photographer

When Autumn and Winter Collide
Lisa Gregory
Amateur Photographer

Wonders of Fall
Karen Peron
Amateur Photographer

Yellow and Black Eastern Swallowtails on Turks Cap
Susan Stamey
Amateur Photographer

HONORABLE MENTION: PROFESSIONAL CATEGORY

Cone Manor from Bass Lake
Chris Cottrell
Professional Photographer

Down By The River
Jay Michaud
Professional Photographer

Hand of God
David Huff
Professional Photographer

My Friend Jackie
Joel Barto
Professional Photographer

Patience
Katherine Puckett
Professional Photographer

Pigeon River Under the Stars
Ezekiel Coppersmith
Professional Photographer

Proper English Waterfall
Nate Bowery
Professional Photographer

Sunset Paddle
Kathy Kmonicek
Professional Photographer

Twisted Birch at Craggy
Jason Dockery
Professional Photographer