Congratulations 2023 Photo Contest Winners!
Thank you to everyone who contributed photos to this year’s contest. We had over 200 photos submitted, taking us on a breathtaking journey from windswept sea stacks and tidepools teeming with life, to snowy peaks and lush forests, to the dusty blue-greens of the sagebrush steppe. With so many dazzling photos capturing the wild beauty of Washington, our volunteer judging committee’s task was not an easy one. Please take a moment to enjoy the winning photos and honorable mentions featured below, and join us in congratulating this year’s winners!
Brewshed® Connection
🏆 Paula Zanter-Stout
Columbia National Wildlife Refuge
Ancestral Lands of the Moses-Columbia or Sinkiuse People of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation
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People & Public Lands
🏆 Albert England
Forbidden Peak, North Cascades National Park/Stephen Mather Wilderness
Ancestral Lands of the Upper Skagit Indian Tribe, Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe, Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, Samish Indian Nation, Nooksack Tribe, Lummi Nation, Stó:lō Nation, Nlaka’pamux Nation, Colville Confederated Tribes, and Syilx/Okanagan Nation
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Washington’s Wilderness
🏆 Kimberlee Rud
Mount Rainier (Tahoma) National Park
Ancestral Lands of the Nisqually Tribe, Muckleshoot Tribe, and Yakama Nation
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Wild Places on Film
🏆 Christina Hickman
Ruth Mountain from the Hannegan Peak Trail, North Cascades National Park
Ancestral Lands of the Upper Skagit Indian Tribe, Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe, Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, Samish Indian Nation, Nooksack Tribe, Lummi Nation, Stó:lō Nation, Nlaka’pamux Nation, Colville Confederated Tribes, and Syilx/Okanagan Nation
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Wild Waters
🏆 Andy Porter
Cape Flattery
Makah Indian Reservation
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