Lake Metroparks presents the 38th Annual Amateur Photo Contest & Show at Penitentiary Glen Reservation.
All photos were taken outdoors within Lake County. Prizes were awarded for first, second and third place in each category and Best of Show. The show can be seen in person daily from 9 am to 5 pm from Saturday, June 7 through Sunday, August 3, 2025. For questions, contact Penitentiary Glen Nature Center at 440-256-1404.
First place: Paine Falls by Christy Buser
Second place: Late Summer Bliss by Sebastian Knez
Third place: PG Pond Panoramic by Gary Dell
Honorable Mentions: Aurora over Lake Erie by Stewart Unsdorfer, Quietly Judging You by Anthony Gazso
First place: Lake Erie Sunset by Gary Dell
Second place: Scattered Showers over Lake Erie by Stewart Unsdorfer
Third place: My House by Randy Zilenziger
Honorable Mentions: Untitled by Nic Cassell-Greene, Beach Beauty by Brenda Traffis, Heavenly Lights by Daryl Thomas
First place: Refraction of a Coneflower by Moe Whitehouse
Second place: Pollinators at Work by Earl Linaburg
Third place: Coneflowers by the Pond by Donna Crooks
Honorable Mentions: A Flower by Christy Buser, Tropical Treat by Rob Lewis, Daydream by Emma Melaragno, Midnight Hibiscus by Diana Guttu
First place: Misty Pond by Denyse Kerr
Second place: On the Brink of Autumn by Jennifer Boresz Engelking
Third place: Solitude by Brenda Traffis
Honorable Mentions: Fairport Harbor Beach Sunset by Stewart Unsdorfer, Sun on the River by Patricia L. Meyer, Headlands Dunes by Karen Barzal, Lost in Time by Melanie Foster
First place: Dreaming of Spring by Alexis Lawer
Second place: Emerald Skies by Evan Brzeczkowski
Third place: Oriole Taking Flight by Earl Linaburg
Honorable Mentions: Angel by Katie Reynolds, One Eye Open by Linda Kelley, Sweet Sweet I’m So Sweet by Moe Whitehouse, Snowy Scowl by Jim Legat, Hanging by a Thread by Tammy Mellert, I See Your Path by Randy Zilenziger, Juvenile Black-crowned Night Heron by Heather Barninger
First place: Kissing Kingbirds by Doug Wilson *Adult Best in Show
Second place: Black-and-White in Black & White by Anthony Gazso
Third place: Moonlit Wisdom by Jim Legat
Honorable Mentions: Pelican at Rest by Evan Brzeczkowski, Blowing off Steam by Alexis Lawer, Ice Reflections by Daryl Thomas, Nature’s Dance by Sebastian Knez
First place: Black & White Cottonwood by Evan Engelking *Junior Best in Show
Second place: In the Purple by Indigo Edwards
Third place: Mentor’s Golden Hour by Desmond Cook
Honorable Mentions: Bald Eagle Date by Annie Reynolds, Inchworm by Addy Nowacki, Clover Lake by Evan Engelking, Time to Shine by Abby Bonk, Dogwood Beauty by Addy Nowacki, Fungi Variety by Addy Nowacki, Iris of my Eye by James Komaromy