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Through summer 2024 the Delaware Highlands Conservancy held its seventh annual juried photo contest, Confluence: Land, Water, Wildlife. The contest invites local photographers to capture striking nature photos from the Upper Delaware River region in five categories: landscape, wildlife, macro, water, and the Van Scott Nature Reserve, plus a youth category for photographers under age 18.

The Conservancy is pleased to announce the winners of the juried contest.
Landscape category, winner April Richling (Honesdale, PA); runners-up Jeff Sidle (Beach Lake, PA) and Eric Baylin (North Branch, NY)
Wildlife category, winner Kathleen Colligan (Beach Lake, PA); runners-up Kathleen Colligan and Barbara Carpenito (Beach Lake, PA).
Water category, winner Beth Baylin (North Branch, NY), runners-up Roger Gottlieb (Port Jervis, NY) and April Richling (Honesdale, PA).
Macro category, winner Meagan Hill (Beach Lake, PA), runners-up Milicent Wightman (Beach Lake, PA) and Kathe Williams (Lake Ariel, PA).
Van Scott Nature Reserve category, winner Claire Shickora (Lords Valley, PA) and runner-up Alexandra Santo (Lake Ariel, PA).
Youth category, winner Owen Doyle, age 13; runners-up Payton Darcy, Lily Eltz, and Micah Baillie Feinblatt.
People’s Choice winner and the Conservancy Staff Pick is Eileen Chorba (Beach Lake, PA).

The ARTery Gallery in Milford, PA will host the Conservancy from November 7th until December 9th in an exhibition featuring the winning photographs alongside artwork created by ARTery member artists. The show will commence with a reception open to the public on Saturday, November 9th from 2-4pm. The winning photographs are also available for viewing on the Delaware Highlands Conservancy Facebook page.

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