Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: The Lakeland Times Entry Title: When the Fur Flies Entry Credit: Dean Hall Judge Comment: A fierce look at nature that forces you to take a second look. The detail and crispness are like watching the scene in 4K. Photographer shows readers something they may never see in real life, but without making them nauseous.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Lake Country Now Entry Title: lcn winter wonderland Entry Credit: Scott Ash Judge Comment: A haunting and beautiful composition that could have only been better with a lonely bunded-up human walking through the scene.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: The Lakeland Times Entry Title: Bingo Magnifico Entry Credit: Trevor Greene Judge Comment: People are fascinating to watch and this composition would be higher had the expression on her face been joy or frustration or more intense concentration.
Place Name: Honorable Mention Contestant Name: The Lakeland Times Entry Title: Moose on the Loose in Minocqua Entry Credit: Braeden Walker Judge Comment: Beautiful color and interesting square composition but had to wonder if it could have been better to see how humans were affected. Where's the comedy? The inconvenience? The juxtaposition?