2009 Texas Mushroom Festival PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST WINNERs
376 TOTAL ENTRIES – OUR BIGGEST CONTEST EVER
2008 “BEST OF SHOW – “SOLITUDE” by Shellie Lyon of Franklin, TX
Runner-Up – “ART DECO RAINBOW” by Shane Phelps of College Station, TX
All the Winners:
ANIMALS CATEGORY – 60 ENTRIES
1st Place – “Solitude” by Shellie Lyon
2nd Place – “Sophie’s Envy” by Andra Faulkner-Harlow
3rd Place – “Here Kitty, Kitty” by Judith Bell
4th Place – “Deep Thoughts” by Shannon Berger
5th Place – “Peek – a Boo!” by Casey Roon de PachecoARCHITECTURE CATEGORY – 33 ENTRIES
1st Place – “Art Deco Rainbow” by Shane Phelps
2nd Place – “Lunchtime Blues” by Andra Faulkner-Harlow
3rd Place – “Eiffel Tower” by Gail Birch
4th Place – “Capitol Dome” by Shane Phelps
5th Place – “Infomart” by Gail BirchBABY BELLA CATEGORY – 35 ENTRIES
1st Place – “Dreaming of an 8 Second Ride” by Darcy Lindsey
2nd Place – “Baby Doll” by Shannon Frederick
3rd Place – “Such Innocence” by Leslie Lee
4th Place – “Blue Eyes” by Ashley Reeves
5th Place – “Man & Man’s Best Friend” by Nicole ColemanFLORAL CATEGORY – 54 ENTRIES
1st Place – “Lavendar Kiss ” by Judith Bell
2nd Place – “Water Offering” by Jennifer Opiela-Miksch
3rd Place – “Purple Haze” by Diane Hendricks
4th Place – “Tickle Me Red” by Shannon Berger
5th Place – “After the Rain” by Tasha McKinleyLANDSCAPE CATAGERY – 67 ENTRIES
1st Place – “The Sands of Time” by Susan Warmuth
2nd Place – “River In Valley” by Jerry Williams
3rd Place – “Winter Tree” by Libertad Elizondo-Fernandez
4th Place – “American Falls” by Leslie Lee
5th Place – “Sunset Beach” by Scott WilliamsMUSHROOMS CATEGORY – 26 ENTRIES
1st Place – “A Colorful Cap” by Abigail Owens
2nd Place – “Perception May Be Reality but Perspective is Not” by Casey Roon de Pacheco
3rd Place – “The Secret Life of Mushrooms” by Adrienne S. Wallner
4th Place – “Onion Wannabe” by Allison Loesch
5th Place – “A Quick Snack” by Taylor ClendennenOPEN CATEGORY – 42 ENTRIES
1st Place – “Cemetery Angel” by Shane Phelps
2nd Place – “Bad Eggs” by Andra Faulkner
3rd Place – “Thoughts Illuminated” by Andra Faulkner
4th Place – “The Face of an Angel” by Shane Phelps
5th Place – “Misty Morning” by Liz OpielaPEOPLE CATEGORY – 59 ENTRIES
1st Place – “Happy Little Girl” by Shane Phelps
2nd Place – “Mad at Dad” by Shane Phelps
3rd Place – “Two Sisters” by Leslie Lee
4th Place – “Hope” by Craig Edmunds
5th Place – “A Little Closer” by Dawn Parker
See 2009 Winners here. See 2007 Winners here. See 2006 Winners here. See 2005 Winners here
The Photography Contest is sponsored by the Madison County Arts Council.
Contest Coordinator:
Delores Williams, 936-348-5412