by Anne Holub
1/5/10
We're very happy to announce the winners of our 2009 Images of Northeastern Illinois Photo Contest! We received over 400 entries of wonderful photographs from around the region. After a lot of deliberation, our judges announced that the following photos best represented what the photographer valued in their region in the following categories:
Transportation: Winner, "Snake," River North, Chicago; by John M. Kelly
Runner-Up, "Wheels," 1600 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago; by Jason Martini
Diversity: Winner, "Old and New," downtown Chicago; by Janet L. Stevenson-Kruzel
Runner-Up, "Del Encanto," Aurora Puerto Rican Festival, Downer St., Aurora; by Gilbert Feliciano
Community Vitality: Winner, "Festival Park," downtown Elgin; by Jessica Thompson
Runner-Up, "Wicker Park Fest," 1550 N. Milwaukee Ave, Chicago; by Jason Martini
Architecture: Winner, "Contrasts," Chicago loop; by Ronald P. Ziolkowski Jr.
Runner-Up, "Gold Coast Graystones," Gold Coast, Chicago; by Monika Thorpe
Environment: Winner, "Camouflaged Deer," Buffalo Creek Forest Preserve, Long Grove; by Kristy Morimoto
Runner-Up, "Echinacea," Lurie Garden, Millennium Park, Chicago; by Laurie Chipps
Overall Winner: "Insubstantiality," Chicago from Eastbound I-90; by Gilbert Feliciano
Runner-Up: "The Lone Passenger," Downers Grove; by Michael Brown
You can see these photos in the slideshow below or online. We are also about to print a 2010 calendar featuring each of our 12 winning pictures. Details on how you can obtain your free copy coming soon. We're also planning a public show of the winning photos at a time and location TBA.
Many thanks to all of our judges for generously donating their time and expertise to this contest. Also, thanks to our contest sponsors for their generous donation of prizes including:
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