2025 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 88 photos displayed here were selected from the 276 photos submitted digitally to our 2025 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.
Leaves and Light - Taim James
Child/Nature - 3rd Place
Up A Tree - Nathan Scudder
Child/Nature - 2nd Place
Bird Over the Refuge - Finnegan Grimble
Child/Nature - 1st Place
A Hopeful Bluebird - Sidaarth Ghatta
Child/Wildlife - 3rd Place
Patriotic Swallow - Maggie Swainson
Child/Wildlife - 2nd Place
Butterfly Art - Lucy Swainson
Child/Wildlife - 1st Place
Shouldered vs. Winged - Ethan Kang
Teen/Wildlife - Honorable Mention
Birds From Binoculars - Eva Hopkins
Teen/Wildlife - Best Nature other than Landscape
Bench in Greenery - Eva Hopkins
Teen/Nature - Best Landscape
Turtle On The Path - Ike Bostic
Teen/Wildlife - Best Animal other than Bird
Red-Eye - Luca Asteriti
Teen/Wildlife - Best Bird
A Colorful Pair - Destiny McGahee
Adult/Wildlife - Honorable Mention
Reflections Of The Wild - Nicholas Wertman
Adult/Wildlife - Honorable Mention
Heart Of The Bloom - Charles Ragucci
Adult/Wildlife - Honorable Mention
The Lookout - Craig Hedlund
Adult/Wildlife - Honorable Mention
Foggy Double Exposure - Erica Smith
Adult/Nature - Best Nature other than Landscape
Summer Fire - Kathleen Combs
Adult/Nature - Best Landscape
Duskywing Butterfly - Barbara Holland
Adult/Wildlife - Best Animal other than Bird
All Dressed Up - Steven Docimo
Adult/Wildlife - Best Bird
Did I Just Quack Myself Up? - Jacqueline Burke
Adult/Wildlife - Funniest
Floral Fixation - Evan Harra
Adult/Wildlife - Macro
Grace in the Marsh - Jerry Flynn
Adult/Wildlife - Artistic
Foggy Morning - Maureen Dwyer
Adult/Nature - Bill Buchanan Award
First One Awake - Collin Free
Adult/Wildlife - People's Choice Award
On Thin Ice - Beth Jellinek
Adult/Wildlife
Fox Hunting On A Frozen Lake 2 - Ponmali Le
Adult/Wildlife
This Way - Alan Jackman
Adult/Nature
Puddle Of Ducklings - Nicholas Wertman
Adult/Wildlife
Tiny Guardian - Nicholas Wertman
Adult/Wildlife
Reflections Of The Wild - Nicholas Wertman
Adult/Wildlife - Honorable Mention
Siblings At Rest - Hilary Vadner
Adult/Wildlife
One Too Many?! - Hilary Vadner
Adult/Wildlife
Foggy Double Exposure - Erica Smith
Adult/Nature - Best Nature other than Landscape
Reflection - Lauren Seibert
Adult/Wildlife
Fresh Turtle Soup - Robert Rossi
Adult/Wildlife
Heart Of The Bloom - Charles Ragucci
Adult/Wildlife - Honorable Mention
Graceful Gadwall - Charles Ragucci
Adult/Wildlife
Barn Swallow Portrait - Keshav Patel
Adult/Wildlife
What's Gnat To Love - Brianna O'Connor
Adult/Wildlife
Suspended Between Serenity - Brianna O'Connor
Adult/Nature
Blue-Eyed Grass - Glen Morris
Adult/Nature
Fashionista - Destiny McGahee
Adult/Wildlife
Dogbane Dog Pile - Destiny McGahee
Adult/Wildlife
A Colorful Pair - Destiny McGahee
Adult/Wildlife - Honorable Mention
Sunset On The Boardwalk - Jodi McCormack
Adult/Nature
Nature's Wildflowers - Alan Jackman
Adult/Nature
Curiosity - Alan Jackman
Adult/Wildlife
Great Egret - Barbara Holland
Adult/Wildlife
Great Blue Heron In The Rain - Barbara Holland
Adult/Wildlife
Duskywing Butterfly - Barbara Holland
Adult/Wildlife - Best Animal other than Bird
Reflections - Craig Hedlund
Adult/Wildlife
Wood Duck In Flight - Craig Hedlund
Adult/Wildlife
The Lookout - Craig Hedlund
Adult/Wildlife - Honorable Mention
Great Blue Heron Looking For Love - Craig Hedlund
Adult/Wildlife
Foxes In Training - Craig Hedlund
Adult/Wildlife
Bee Balm In The Morning - Craig Hedlund
Adult/Nature
A Host of Hostas - Amanda Hartman
Adult/Nature
Floral Fixation - Evan Harra
Adult/Wildlife - Macro
Hidden Sora - Peter Hamner
Adult/Wildlife
Stare Down - Adrian Gatewood
Adult/Wildlife
Division - Adrian Gatewood
Adult/Nature
Boardwalk Inspector - Adrian Gatewood
Adult/Wildlife
Wax Statue - Sam Gardner
Adult/Wildlife
Egret Idolatry - Sam Gardner
Adult/Wildlife
Hippity Hoppity, Get Off My Property! - Collin Free
Adult/Wildlife
First One Awake - Collin Free
Adult/Wildlife - People's Choice Award
Green Heron Bad Hair Day - Judy Forchielli
Adult/Wildlife
The Friends We Lost - Jerry Flynn
Adult/Wildlife
Suspended in Silence - Jerry Flynn
Adult/Wildlife
Reflections of Stillness - Jerry Flynn
Adult/Wildlife
Milk Thistle Flower - Jerry Flynn
Adult/Nature
Grace in the Marsh - Jerry Flynn
Adult/Wildlife - Artistic
The Queen of Lace - Lilia Fick
Adult/Nature
Necklace of Dew - Maureen Dwyer
Adult/Nature
Foggy Morning - Maureen Dwyer
Adult/Nature - Bill Buchanan Award
Spring is Calling - Yellow Warbler - Sam Drapeau
Adult/Wildlife
Splashdown - Steven Docimo
Adult/Wildlife
All Dressed Up - Steven Docimo
Adult/Wildlife - Best Bird
Summer Fire - Kathleen Combs
Adult/Nature - Best Landscape
Tree Swallow Posing - Stephen Ciskanik
Adult/Wildlife
Did I Just Quack Myself Up? - Jacqueline Burke
Adult/Wildlife - Funniest
Branch Manager - Jacqueline Burke
Adult/Wildlife
A Poised Predator - Lisa Yuan
Teen/Wildlife
Red-Eye - Luca Asteriti
Teen/Wildlife - Best Bird
Thrill of the Hunt - Lisa Yuan
Teen/Wildlife
Just Winging It - Lisa Yuan
Teen/Wildlife
Little Singer - Harry Rubin-Reynolds
Teen/Wildlife
Marsh Wren Collecting Nesting Material - Kael Kaufer
Teen/Wildlife
Greater Yellowlegs - Kael Kaufer
Teen/Wildlife
Shouldered vs. Winged - Ethan Kang
Teen/Wildlife - Honorable Mention
Chill Tree Swallow - Ethan Kang
Teen/Wildlife
BARS - Ethan Kang
Teen/Wildlife
Birds From Binoculars - Eva Hopkins
Teen/Wildlife - Best Nature other than Landscape
Bench in Greenery - Eva Hopkins
Teen/Nature - Best Landscape
Turtle On The Path - Ike Bostic
Teen/Wildlife - Best Animal other than Bird
Swallow on a Limb - Sam Barth
Teen/Wildlife
Sky Perched Song Bird - Sam Barth
Teen/Wildlife
An Eyecatcher - Sam Barth
Teen/Wildlife
Swan Nest - Aleesia Ann Century
Child/Wildlife
Sun, Trees and Shadows - Taj Bazis
Child/Nature
Snail Snail - Zeynep Özer
Child/Wildlife
Patriotic Swallow - Maggie Swainson
Child/Wildlife - 2nd Place
Loud Bird - Deionna Hayward
Child/Wildlife
Fallen Trees - John Owen Scudder
Child/Nature
Butterfly Art - Lucy Swainson
Child/Wildlife - 1st Place
Bird Over the Refuge - Finnegan Grimble
Child/Nature - 1st Place
Up A Tree - Nathan Scudder
Child/Nature - 2nd Place
Leaves and Light - Taim James
Child/Nature - 3rd Place
Two Birds - Judah Hiatt
Child/Wildlife
Wild Raspberries - Elias Hiatt
Child/Nature
Tree Stump in the Forest - Fletcher Grimble
Child/Nature
A Hopeful Bluebird - Sidaarth Ghatta
Child/Wildlife - 3rd Place