The winners have been announced for the Piedmont Environmental Council’s 11th Annual Photo Contest.
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PEC’s Annual Photo Contest Kicks Off!
The Piedmont Environmental Council’s 2020 Photo Contest begins today! As a young photographer myself, I’ve been looking forward to hosting this annual showcase.

2019 Photo Contest Winners & Finalists
We asked you to pick your favorite photos in four different categories: Beautiful Landscapes and Streetscapes, Native Plants and Wildlife, Outreach and Communications and the Youth Category. Congrats to Piedmont locals Cass Girvin, Susan Tucker and Ezra Staengl for their respective category wins!

2018 Photo Contest Winners & Finalists
We asked you to pick your favorite photos in four different categories: Beautiful Landscapes and Streetscapes, Native Plants and Wildlife, Outreach and Communications and the Youth Category. Congrats to Piedmont locals Susan Tucker, Dave McCrabb, Phyllis Dawson and Conor Farrell for their respective category wins!
2016 Photo Contest Winners & Finalists
We asked you to pick your favorite photos in four different categories: Local Farms and Food, Native Plants and Wildlife, Beautiful Landscapes and the Youth Category. Congrats to Joyce Harman, Susan Tucker, Jack Hardie and Becca Pizmoht for their respective category wins!
2015 Photo Contest Winners & Finalists
We asked you to pick your favorite photos in four different categories: Local Farms and Food, Native Plants and Wildlife, Beautiful Landscapes and the Youth Category. Congrats to Bridget Bryant, Denise Machado, Wellington Selden and Jack Hardie for their respective category wins!

PEC Annual Photo Contest
Wednesday, September 30 is the last day to submit your best photos of of the Piedmont to our 2020 Photo Contest!

2014 Photo Contest Winners & Finalists
We asked you to pick your favorite photos in four different categories — Local Farms and Food, Native Plants and Wildlife, Beautiful Landscapes, and our new Youth Category. Congrats to Patricia Temples, Denise Machado, Tom Lussier, Jacob Chang-Rascle for their respective category wins!
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Top Photo in Local Farms and Food“Cows Have the Best View” by Patricia Temples |
Top Photo in Beautiful Landscapes“Round Bales” by Tom Lussier |
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Top Photo in our Youth Category“Star Trails in Old Trail” by Jacob Chang-Rascle |
Top Photo in Native Plants and Wildlife“Tree-o of Owlets” by Denise Machado |
Thank you!
Thanks again to everyone who participated — the voting was very close all around. The runners-up in each category were “Mama Bear” by Deborah Kozura, “Canoe Fan” by Cassandra Brown, “I Can See You” by Debby Taylor, and “Cut Over Timber” by Grace Wilbanks.
You can see all of this year’s submissions by visiting our Flickr Group. We can’t wait to see next year’s submissions!