MPA 2025 Photo Contest Winners

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Four Legged Animals

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1st - Caiman; Trinidad; Cuba

1st - Caiman; Trinidad; Cuba

Warren Wilson

Bowie-Crofton Camera Club

2nd - Rocky in Alyssum

2nd - Rocky in Alyssum

Al Neyman

3rd - Wilderbeest Crossing the Mara River in Tanzania

3rd - Wilderbeest Crossing the Mara River in Tanzania

John Taylor

Digital Photography Club of Annapolis

HM - Our Best Friend

HM - Our Best Friend

Sean Dackermann

HM - The Ghost in the Streetlight

HM - The Ghost in the Streetlight

Neal Goldberg

Frederick Camera Clique

HM - On The Run

HM - On The Run

Ronald Simon

HM - How Fascinating

HM - How Fascinating

Bryan Sirotkin

Central Maryland Photography Guild (Marriottsville)

HM - A moment of peace

HM - A moment of peace

Ruby Ye

1st - Caiman; Trinidad; Cuba

2nd - Rocky in Alyssum

3rd - Wilderbeest Crossing the Mara River in Tanzania

HM - Our Best Friend

HM - On The Run

HM - How Fascinating

HM - A moment of peace

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Long Exposure

1st - A Flurry of Fireflies

1st - A Flurry of Fireflies

Kim Kowalewski

Bowie-Crofton Camera Club

2nd - Golden Crown of Patagonia

2nd - Golden Crown of Patagonia

Ken Liang

Chinese Culture & Community Service Center Photo Club

3rd - Patiently Waiting

3rd - Patiently Waiting

Raymond Perez

Harford County Photography Group

HM - Aurora

Robert Barkin

North Bethesda Camera Club

HM - Dyer's Hollow trees

HM - Dyer's Hollow trees

Meg Clarke

North Bethesda Camera Club

HM - Autumns Last Light

HM - Autumns Last Light

Jennifer Eddins

Frederick Camera Clique

HM - Trails In The Night

HM - Trails In The Night

Robert Engle

HM - Everlasting

HM - Everlasting

Claire Feng

Chinese Culture & Community Service Center Photo Club

HM - Milky Way with Namibian Tree

HM - Milky Way with Namibian Tree

Stephanie Gibson

Charm City Photo Club

HM - Agave Flames

HM - Agave Flames

Renee Giffroy

HM - Oregon Inlet Milky Way

HM - Oregon Inlet Milky Way

Carol Gregoire

Gaithersburg Camera Club

HM - NIght Flowers

HM - NIght Flowers

Joyce Harman

HM - Soar

Arthur Jacoby

HM - Crashing Waves

HM - Crashing Waves

Ruiqing Pamboukian

Chinese Culture & Community Service Center Photo Club

HM - Stars; Stripes and Sacrifice

HM - Stars; Stripes and Sacrifice

Kamala Raghavan

Frederick Camera Clique

HM - Aldeyjarfoss

HM - Aldeyjarfoss

Lynn Roberts

Baltimore Camera Club

HM - Car Trail

Goutam Sen

Gaithersburg Camera Club

HM - Trail to Infinity

HM - Trail to Infinity

Yanyu Shen

Chinese Culture & Community Service Center Photo Club

HM - Downrigging Fireworks

HM - Downrigging Fireworks

Glenn Thompson

Bowie-Crofton Camera Club

HM - Winter Wonderland

HM - Winter Wonderland

RONG WEI

Chinese Culture & Community Service Center Photo Club

HM - Boundless Spirit

HM - Boundless Spirit

Jim Zahka

1st - A Flurry of Fireflies

2nd - Golden Crown of Patagonia

3rd - Patiently Waiting

HM - Aurora

HM - Dyer's Hollow trees

HM - Autumns Last Light

HM - Everlasting

HM - Oregon Inlet Milky Way

HM - Soar

HM - Stars; Stripes and Sacrifice

HM - Aldeyjarfoss

HM - Car Trail

HM - Downrigging Fireworks

HM - Winter Wonderland

HM - Boundless Spirit

Musical Story

1st - From The Heart

1st - From The Heart

david paul

Baltimore Camera Club

2nd - Music Magic

2nd - Music Magic

John Hebeler

Howard County Photographers

3rd - Grins - Bela Fleck and Chris Thile

3rd - Grins - Bela Fleck and Chris Thile

Martin Heavner

Frederick Camera Clique

HM - Central Park Seranade

HM - Central Park Seranade

Mary E Braman

Charm City Photo Club

HM - Searing Shadows

HM - Searing Shadows

John Breen
Digital Photography Club of Annapolis

HM - Jon Batiste Met Opera

HM - Jon Batiste Met Opera

Margaret Costanzo

Photographers of the Washington/Baltimore Metro Area

HM - The Joy of Dance

HM - The Joy of Dance

David Francis

HM - Olvera Street Music

HM - Olvera Street Music

Deborah Gillham

Gaithersburg Camera Club

HM - Rock and Roll

HM - Rock and Roll

Arthur Jacoby

HM - The Guitar Maker

HM - The Guitar Maker

Ginnie Lodge

HM - Final Note

HM - Final Note

Joanna Macaulay

HM - Echoes of the Past

HM - Echoes of the Past

Kevin Moore

Charm City Photo Club

HM - Cajun Christmas

HM - Cajun Christmas

Edward Richards

Central Maryland Photography Guild (Marriottsville)

HM - Zydeco Breakfast Dance

HM - Zydeco Breakfast Dance

Edward Richards

Central Maryland Photography Guild (Marriottsville)

HM - Brass Band

HM - Brass Band

Cora Rosenhaft

Gaithersburg Camera Club

HM - Ukulele Blues

HM - Ukulele Blues

David Terao

North Bethesda Camera Club

HM - Havana Musician

HM - Havana Musician

Warren Wilson

Bowie-Crofton Camera Club

HM - Candlelight Quartet

HM - Candlelight Quartet

Yan Zhao

1st - From The Heart

2nd - Music Magic

3rd - Grins - Bela Fleck and Chris Thile

HM - Central Park Seranade

HM - Jon Batiste Met Opera

HM - The Joy of Dance

HM - Olvera Street Music

HM - Rock and Roll

HM - Final Note

HM - Echoes of the Past

HM - Cajun Christmas

HM - Zydeco Breakfast Dance

HM - Brass Band

HM - Ukulele Blues

HM - Havana Musician

HM - Candlelight Quartet

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Seasons

1st - Frozen Passage

1st - Frozen Passage

NICHOLE CHEN

Chinese Culture & Community Service Center Photo Club

2nd - Icelandic Summer

2nd - Icelandic Summer

Vincent Zhuang

3rd - Sunflower head diptych (recto/verso)

3rd - Sunflower head diptych (recto/verso)

Smita Parida

Montgomery County Camera Club of Maryland

HM - The Homecoming

HM - The Homecoming

David Francis

HM - As the Storm Approaches

HM - As the Storm Approaches

Jin Gong

Chinese Culture & Community Service Center Photo Club

HM - Winter Streams

HM - Winter Streams

John Green

Howard County Photographers

HM - Winter Wonderland

HM - Winter Wonderland

Yanyun Liu

Chinese Culture & Community Service Center Photo Club

HM - Reading Sanctuary

HM - Reading Sanctuary

Cam Miller

Frederick Camera Clique

1st - Frozen Passage

2nd - Icelandic Summer

3rd - Sunflower head diptych (recto/verso)

HM - The Homecoming

HM - As the Storm Approaches

HM - Winter Streams

HM - Winter Wonderland

HM - Reading Sanctuary