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2026 Image Competition Awards

Photographer of The Year - Masters Division; Kathy Wierda - Case Score 352

Photographer of The Year - General Division; Mark LaRowe - Case Score 359

Top Three Photographers Award- Masters Division

  • Kathy Wierda - Case Score 352
  • Leslie Bohle - Case Score 351
  • Joni Dietz - Case Score 345

Top Three Photographers Award - General Division

  • Mark LaRowe - Case Score 359
  • Ashley Driscoll - Case Score 333
  • Michell Wurban - Case Score 332 

CPP Award - Leslie Bohle; "A Quiet Grace" 98

ASP State Elite Award - Leslie Bohle "A Quiet Grace" 98

Top First Time Entrant - Chuck Przyblski

Artist - General Division

  • First Place - Andrea Rieger; “Bengal Pride” 84

Portrait of a Child - General Division

  • First Place - Michelle Wurban; “A Quiet Encounter” 85
  • Second Place - Michelle Wurban; “Who's She Talking To?” 84
  • Third Place - Michelle Wurban; “First Frame” 82

Portrait of a Group - General Division

  • First Place - Ashley Driscoll; “Whose Monkeys, Whose Circus?” 84
  • Second Place - Fallon Mindt; “Autumn Ties” 81

Portrait of a Couple - General Division

  • First Place - Ashley Driscoll; “Same Beginning, Different Legacy” 82
  • Second Place - Mark LaRowe; “Where Cowboys Come From” 80

Portrait of a Man - General Division 

  • First Place - Andrea Rieger; “The Line of Scrimmage” 82
  • Second Place - Andrea Rieger; “Triple Double Threat”  81
  • Third Place - Andrea Rieger; "Built Tough" 81

Portrait of a Woman - General Division

  • First Place - Ashley Driscoll; “True Love?” 84
  • Second Place - Mark LaRowe; “Plains Country Cowgirl” 80

Portrait of a Pet - General Division

  • First Place - Ashley Driscoll; “When The Work Is Done” 83

Unclassified/Illustrative - General Division

  • First Place - Mark LaRowe; “A Dance Of Two” 94
  • Second Place - Mark LaRowe; “Duneland Budoir” 90
  • Third Place - Mark LaRowe; “Bowman Lake Blues” 88

Reportage/Journalism - General Division

  • First Place - Mark LaRowe; “Bailing Out” 87
  • Second Place - Mark LaRowe; “For All The Marbles” 86
  • Third Place - Mark LaRowe; “Sprinting For Home” 84

Commercial/Industrial - General Division

  • No Entries

Senior Folio Category - General Division

  • No Entries

Artist - Masters Division

  • First Place - Melissa Thompson; “Gracefully Poised” 82
  • Second Place - Fallon Mindt; “Colin” 81
  • Third Place - Joni Dietz; “Toy Story Christmas” 81

Portrait of a Child - Masters Division

  • First Place - Kathy Wierda; “That's What Friends Are For” 94
  • Second Place - Kathy Wierda; “Clean-up Crew” 85
  • Third Place - Melissa Thompson; “Bare Minimum” 83

Portrait of a Group - Masters Division

  • First Place - Leslie Bohle; “Wildland Heritage” 87
  • Second Place - Kathy Wierda; “Snuggled Right Into Their Hearts” 85

Portrait of a Man - Masters Division

  • First Place - Leslie Bohle; “Ready For The Ride” 83

Portrait of a Woman - Masters Division

  • First Place - Leslie Bohle; “A Quiet Grace” - 98
  • Second Place - Joni Dietz; “Where Silence Gathers” - 86
  • Third Place - Fallon Mindt; "Seasons Change" - 84

Portrait of a Couple - Masters Division

  • First Place - Kathy Wierda; “Winter Mischieft” 85
  • Second Place - Joni Dietz; "Two-Faced Card" 85
  • Third Place - Leslie Bohle; "Always" 81

Portrait of a Pet - Masters Division

  • First Place - Joni Dietz; “Underfoot” - 89
  • Second Place - Kathy Wierda; "A Dozen Doodle Dandies" - 86
  • Third Place - Joni Dietz; "A Gentleman And A Friend" - 83

Unclassified/Illustrative - Masters Division

  • First Place - Craig Edwards; "Fly Me To The Moon" 90
  • Second Place - Kathy Wierda - "Bedlam" 87
  • Third Place - Leslie Bohle - "Reflections On Honfluer" 83

Peoples Choice Award - Craig Edwards - "Fly Me To The Moon"

 Judges Choice Awards

Dennis Hammon - "That's What Friends Are For" by Kathy Wierda

Adilfa Ford - "Fly Me To The Moon" by Craig Edwards

Sandra Pearce - "A Quiet Grace" by Leslie Bohle

Colby McLemore - "Duneland Budoir" by Mark LaRowe

Lauren DelVecchio - "Where Silence Gathers" by Joni Dietz

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