2020 OLCV Nature Nearby Photo Contest Winners

We announced the winner of the Nature Nearby Photo Contest at our 2020 Annual Celebration for the Environment. In case you missed it, the grand-prize winner is…Eileen Stark! Eileen captured a beautiful moment between a mama and baby bird, allowing us to zoom in and experience nature at its most quiet and intimate. What a difficult shot, and what gorgeous detail! Congrats, Eileen!

Congratulations to our grand-prize winner, Eileen Stark!

And now: the finalists! We received over 200 amazing photos from OLCV members around the state. After a vote from the OLCV staff, these four stood out from the rest:

Second Place
Matte Hanna
“Supermoon Seals”
(Bandon)

Third Place
Judith & Paul Fardig
“Western Screech Owl”
(Hillsdale)

Fourth Place
Michael Karstadt
“Love Is”
(Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden)
Fifth Place
Cassandra Portner
“Sunset at Timothy Lake”
(Timothy Lake)

All of our finalists received frameable keepsake postcards featuring all of the winning photos. And, as the grand-prize winner, Eileen received an additional gift as well!

Congratulations, and thank you so much to everyone who entered!