A sunrise filtered through an oak tree.

September 28, 2021

2021 Photo Contest Winners Announced

Through summer 2021 the Conservancy held its fourth annual juried photo contest, “Confluence: Land, Water, Wildlife.” The contest invited local photographers to capture striking nature photos from the Upper Delaware River region in five categories: landscape, wildlife, macro, water, and a youth category for photographers under age 18.

Winner, Wildlife Category – Kathleen Colligan

The Conservancy is pleased to announce the winners of the juried contest. In the landscape category, winner – Tina Tison, runners-up – William Brown and Daniel Pilz. Wildlife category, winner – Kathleen Colligan, runners-up – Laurie Lobbregt and Paul Lobbregt. Water category, winner – Milicent Wightman, runners-up – Liz DiMenno and Clark Pitcairn. Macro category, winner – Jeffrey Sidle, runners-up – Melissa Stiglich and George Silvaney.

Youth category, winner – Anna Brown, age 13; runners-up – Klara Gonzalez, Kallista Strout, Daisy Olivo Heller, Aidan Berman, Mckayleigh Lokuta, Jackson Hancock, and Maxwell Hancock. The People’s Choice winner is Clark Pitcairn and the Conservancy Staff Pick is Kathryn Beisel.

The ARTery Gallery in Milford, PA will host the Conservancy from November 11th until December 6th in an exhibition featuring the winning photographs alongside artwork created by ARTery member artists, opening with a reception on Saturday, November 13 from 2-4pm at 210 Broad Street, Milford.

View the Winners in a Facebook Photo Album [icon name=”angle-double-right”]