PRATT –The newest issue of Kansas Wildlife And Parks Magazine will be dedicated to photos illustrating Kansas, including those taken by winners of the seventh annual Wild About Kansas photo contest.
Photographers of all skill levels and ages submitted photos to compete for top spots in one of five categories and were judged on creativity, composition, subject matter, lighting, and sharpness. A total of 27 images made the final cut and will be featured in Kansas Wildlife And Parks Magazine’s 2020 photo issue set to be mailed in January.
Submission categories included wildlife, outdoor recreation (not hunting or fishing, landscapes, other species (typically subjects that aren’t mammals or birds, and hunting and fishing. Results from the 2019 photo contest are as follows:
ADULT
Wildlife
First: David Birmingham, Derby
Second: David Kiger, Pratt
Third: Marilyn Friesen, Inman
Outdoor Recreation
First: Mark Alexander, Newton
Second: Mary Mejia, Olathe
Third: Kelly Nachtigal, Newton
Landscapes
First: Robin Dicks, Marion (pictured)
Second: AJ Thomas, Shawnee
Third: Sheryll Marks, Wellington
Other Species
First: Jennifer Wagner, Spring Hill
Second: Mary Mejia, Olathe
Third: Chris Koster, Valley Center
Hunting and Fishing
First: AJ Thomas, Shawnee
Second: Donna Fletcher, Kingman
Third: Joe Lucas, Littleton, Colo.
YOUTH
Wildlife
First: Johanna Walker, Franklin
Second: Josie Parsons, Leavenworth
Third: Kylie Rankin, Oxford
Outdoor Recreation
First: Nathan Knapp, Seneca
Second: Adria Nelson, Garden Plain
Third: Lucas Dedonder, Abilene
Landscapes
First: Cayley Lindsey, Abilene
Second: Kylie Rankin, Oxford
Third: Max Callahan, Abilene
Other Species
First: Brea Carroll, Alma
Second: Stephen Knapp, Seneca
Third: Dan Jones, Abilene
To purchase a copy of the 2020 photo issue or to subscribe toKansas Wildlife And Parks Magazine, call (620) 672-5911 or visit ksoutdoors.com/Services/Publications/Magazine.
Details on the 2020 contest will be made available on ksoutdoors.com this spring.