2024 Nature In Focus Photography Exhibition
Friends of Heinz Refuge (FOHR) is excited to present an image gallery of photos celebrating the beauty and diversity of the natural world found at the Heinz Refuge through the camera lens. The 82 photos displayed here were selected from the 251 photos submitted digitally to our 2024 photography competition. The exhibition, which is divided into 3 Divisions (Children, Teens and Adults) includes wildlife and general nature photos captured at the Refuge.
To view the photos, click on an image to enlarge it and scroll through all of the images in the selected category – Winners, Children, Teens and Adults.
The Reflection - Mathis Turek
Child/General Nature - 3rd Place
Fun Guys on a Stick - John Owen Scudder
Child/General Nature - 2nd Place
White Flowers - David Scudder
Child/General Nature - 1st Place
GOD's Hidden Wonders - Naomi Cave
Child/Wildlife - Honorable Mention
The White Snow Egret - Viseth Meas
Child/Wildlife -3rd Place
Bunny! Bunny! - Aleesia Century
Child/Wildlife - 2nd Place
Ladybug on the Boardwalk - Nathan Scudder
Child/Wildlife - 1st Place
The Best Catch - Nolen Spivey
Teen - 3rd Place
Snowy Egret - James Tornetta
Teen - 2nd Place
Marsh Wren - James Tornetta
Teen - 1st Place
Winter Trees, Rippling Reflection - Nate Hokenson
Adult/General Nature - 3rd Place
Bergamot In The Morning - Craig Hedlund
Adult/General Nature - 2nd Place
The Lewis and Clark Project - Alan Jackman
Adult/General Nature - 1st Place
Flight - Jerry Flynn
Adult/Wildlife - 3rd Place
Great Blue Heron - Josh Mancini
Adult/Wildlife - 2nd Place
Ruby-Throated Hummingbird - Michael McCormick
Adult/Wildlife - 1st Place
Solace in the Rain - Anwar Abdul-Qawi
Adult/Wildlife - Bill Buchanan Award
Snowy Ascent - Collin Free
Adult/Wildlife - People's Choice Award
A Bold Approach - Joelle Gryniewicz
Adult/Wildlife
A Mourning Pair - Sam Gardner
Adult/Wildlife
A Perfect Catch - Charles Ragucci
Adult/Wildlife
Angry Birds - Evan Harra
Adult/Wildlife
Autumn's Delight - Alan Jackman
Adult/General Nature
Belted Kingfisher Spreading Its Wings - Bernice Coles
Adult/Wildlife
Bergamot In The Morning - Craig Hedlund
Adult/General Nature - 2nd Place
Berry Bliss - Julia Holz
Adult/Wildlife
Blue Heron’s Graceful Catch - Stephanie Tanner
Adult/Wildlife
Browsing - George Davis
Adult/Wildlife
Bunny In Tall Grass - Terence Lewis
Adult/Wildlife
Call Of The Wild - Kevin Layos
Adult/Wildlife
Caspian Tern And Mottled Trees - Jerry Flynn
Adult/Wildlife
Contemplation - Collin Free
Adult/Wildlife
Curiosity - Will Salmon
Adult/Wildlife
Dinner Time For Barn Swallows - Adam Louie
Adult/Wildlife
Egrets In Flight - Evan Harra
Adult/Wildlife
Escaping Reality - Nicholas Wertman
Adult/General Nature
Everyone Logged In - AJ Vrecenak
Adult/Wildlife
Eye Contact - Christopher Kraus
Adult/Wildlife
Fall At The Refuge - Stephanie Haynes
Adult/General Nature
Flight - Christopher Kraus
Adult/Wildlife
Flight - Jerry Flynn
Adult/Wildlife - 3rd Place
Franklin Was Right - Chuck Homler
Adult/Wildlife
Full Moon Rising - Erika Matyok
Adult/General Nature
Goldfinch On Echinacea - Terence Lewis
Adult/Wildlife
Graceful, Beautiful Ring-Billed Gull - Hilary Vadner
Adult/Wildlife
Great Blue Heron - Josh Mancini
Adult/Wildlife - 2nd Place
Gulls On The Boardwalk - Beth Jellinek
Adult/Wildlife
Hanging On - Daisy Century
Adult/General Nature
Happy Little Snake - Richard Cox
Adult/Wildlife
Harrier At Rest - Craig Hedlund
Adult/Wildlife
Hello Summer - Jodi McCormack
Adult/General Nature
Heron In Black And White - Terence Lewis
Adult/Wildlife
High Key Heron - John Ciano
Adult/Wildlife
I See You - Carlos Dominguez Gonzalez
Adult/Wildlife
King Of The Birds - Chuck Homler
Adult/Wildlife
Kingbird On Cattail - Michael Riccio
Adult/Wildlife
Late Day Hunter - Mike Atwell
Adult/Wildlife
Mealtime - Richard Maynard
Adult/Wildlife
Meditation - Kevin Layos
Adult/Wildlife
Mind If I Join You - Mustafa Mir
Adult/Wildlife
Northern Pintail Pose - Charles Ragucci
Adult/Wildlife
Osprey With Sushi - Bernice Coles
Adult/Wildlife
Peek-A-Boo! - Joelle Gryniewicz
Adult/Wildlife
Perched Egret - John Ciano
Adult/Wildlife
Pink Splash - Leslie Abreo
Adult/General Nature
Pollinator In Its Garden - Evan Harra
Adult/Wildlife
Raindrops - Michael Riccio
Adult/Wildlife
Reaching For The Sun - Richard Cox
Adult/General Nature
Ruby-Throated Hummingbird - Michael McCormick
Adult/Wildlife - 1st Place
Snails - Bernice Coles
Adult/Wildlife
Sunday Assembly - Maureen Dwyer
Adult/General Nature
Tête-A-Tête - Joelle Gryniewicz
Adult/Wildlife
The Annunciation - Christopher Kraus
Adult/Wildlife
The Lewis and Clark Project - Alan Jackman
Adult/General Nature - 1st Place
The Swift Swallow - Charles Ragucci
Adult/Wildlife
Tip-Toeing Across the Water - William Masterson
Adult/Wildlife
Tree Swallows - Karl Schwabe
Adult/Wildlife
What a Tasty Fish You Have - Craig Hedlund
Adult/Wildlife
Winter Trees, Rippling Reflection - Nate Hokenson
Adult/General Nature - 3rd Place
Wood Duck On The Driftwood - Lynn Heyns
Adult/Wildlife
Yellow Warbler - Robert Rossi
Adult/Wildlife
Balancing Heron - James Brady
Teen
Barn Swallow - Zane Longrie
Teen
Flying Egret - Griffin Kresge
Teen
Fox Kits - Griffin Kresge
Teen
Goose By The Bridge - Ike Bostic
Teen
Marsh Wren - James Tornetta
Teen - 1st Place
Red-Winged Blackbird - James Brady
Teen
Small Turtle On A Log - James Brady
Teen
Snowy Egret - James Tornetta
Teen - 2nd Place
The Best Catch - Nolen Spivey
Teen - 3rd Place
The Evening Glow - Nolen Spivey
Teen
The Flock - Nolen Spivey
Teen
Tree Swallow - Griffin Kresge
Teen
Yellow Warbler Nest - James Tornetta
Teen
Young Buck At Dawn - Andrew Kreydatus
Teen
Bunny! Bunny! - Aleesia Century
Child/Wildlife - 2nd Place
Fun Guys on a Stick - John Owen Scudder
Child/General Nature - 2nd Place
GOD's Hidden Wonders - Naomi Cave
Child/Wildlife - Honorable Mention
Ladybug on the Boardwalk - Nathan Scudder
Child/Wildlife - 1st Place
The Reflection - Mathis Turek
Child/General Nature - 3rd Place
The White Snow Egret - Viseth Meas
Child/Wildlife -3rd Place
White Flowers - David Scudder
Child/General Nature - 1st Place
