Winners of the 2010 Photo Contest

Silos & Smokestacks National Heritage Area is pleased to announce the winners of the fourth annual photography contest. The contest, themed Capture the Heart of America showcased the beauty of the Heritage Area through more than 550 photographs, submitted in five unique categories. Photographs were received from 129 entrants in five states; including Arizona, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota and Virginia.

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2010 SSNHA Photo Contest

The winners of the 2010 SSNHA Photo Contest are:

Best of Show:

Terry Kruse
"Sunset at Our State Fair"
Category: Festivals & Fairs

First Place:

Milind Deshpande
"Chicks"
Category: Farm Life

Larry Mendenhall
"Summer Storm"
Category: Farmscapes

Terry Kruse
"Sunset at Our State Fair"
Category: Festivals & Fairs

Scott Fairbairn
"American Bison"
Category: Heritage Area Sites

Judy Isaacson
"Isaacson Brothers Threshing 1914"
Category: Images of the Past

Second Place:

Beth Burrell
"Road to Heaven"
Category: Farmscapes

Joyce Meyer
"I Remember Farming with This"
Category: Festivals & Fairs

Mitchell Palmer
"Cranberry Scones"
Category: Heritage Area Sites

Paula Maxheim
"Stumped"
Category: Images of the Past

Third Place:

Scott Fairbairn
"Abandoned??"
Category: Farmscapes

Bob Rude
"Barn at Living History Farms"
Category: Heritage Area Sites

Craig Richmond
"July 4th in Waterloo"
Category: Images of the Past

Honorable Mention:

Tracy Moyle
"Long Haul"
Category: Farm Life

Robby Tatum
"Motherhood can be Tiring"
Category: Farm Life

Diane Thayer
"Field and Trees"
Category: Farmscapes

Coleen Martins
"Can't Choose Family "
Category: Farmscapes

Sara Goemaat
"Winter Wire"
Category: Farmscapes

Sharla Glick
"After the Storm"
Category: Farmscapes

Iowa State Fair
"The Midway Lights Up"
Category: Festivals & Fairs

Christian Ewoldt
"Summers Way to Play"
Category: Festivals & Fairs

Danyell Klein
"Tall in the Saddle"
Category: Festivals & Fairs

Christian Ewoldt
"A Sneaky Suspicion"
Category: Heritage Area Sites

Deb Shoning
"Rainy Sunday"
Category: Heritage Area Sites

Scott Fairbairn
"Lazy Afternoon"
Category: Heritage Area Sites

Paari Swaminathan
"Mississippi River at Dubuque"
Category: Heritage Area Sites

Elaine Haddy
"Picnic on the Banks of Clear Creek"
Category: Images of the Past

Delores E. Rohlf
"Lunch Break During Corn Cultivating"
Category: Images of the Past

2009 Photo Contest Winners

2008 Photo Contest Winners

2007 Photo Contest Winners