'Focus on Nature' Photo Contest Winners: Woodridge Public Library

WOODRIDGE, IL — Woodridge Library announced Monday the winners for the Focus on Nature photo contest. According to a news release sent to Patch, the photo contest proved to be very popular with local photographers, including amateurs and professionals. Winners were chosen in over 11 categories.

Because of the popularity of the contest, variety of subjects and high quality of entries, it was impossible to choose a single winner, according to the news release. Staff went through over 500 entries, selecting winning photographs that "beautifully and powerfully captured nature," the news release stated.

According to the library, winning photographs ranged from a majestic owl to a bold coyote, a well-loved bridge in Woodridge to distant, glorious sand dunes.

Each winner received a gift card and winning photographs are being showcased on the Library webpage, in addition to all entries being included in an online Focus on Nature photo gallery.

Winners:

• Courtney Peterson
• Wyndie Giles
• Denise Klingbeil
• Henry Ristic
• Bonita Palma
• Glenn Afryl
• Katie Richards
• Scott Seifrid
• Timothy Patrick
• Mary Jo Fedele

Winners by Category:

• Courtney Peterson, Winner in Abstract Nature - Focus on Forms, Colors, & Texture in Nature
• Wyndie Giles, Winner in Backyard Nature - Connecting With Nature Where We Live
• Denise Klingbeil, Winner in Funniest - Comedy in Nature & What Makes Us Smile
• Henry Ristic, Winner in Landscape - A Sense of Place, With or Without People
• Bonita Palma, Winner in Macro Nature - Close-Up Images
• Glenn Afryl, Winner in People & Nature - Recreation, Adventure, & People Enjoying the Outdoors
• Katie Richards, Winner in Plants - Cultivated or Wild
• Scott Seifrid, Winner in Travel - Nature Conveyed Through a Distant Place
• Timothy Patrick, Winner in Water - From Above or Below
• Mary Jo Fedele, Winner in Wildlife - Focus on Wild Creatures