2024 Photos

Thank you to all the photographers who entered photos this year! We received many fantastic photos that show us the beauty of water here in Virginia! Read more about the contest here.

First Place: Morgan Stanley (Virginia Tech)

A pickerel frog peeks out of a stream at Pandapas Pond near Blacksburg, Virginia.

Second Place: Maheen Hussain (George Mason University)

Lotus flower at Meadowlark Botanical Gardens.

Third Place: Egor Lukiyanov (Virginia Tech)

Mill Creek Nature Park near Narrows, VA.

Honorable Mentions

UOSA Water Treatment Plant – Pranta Roy (VT)

Sunset reflecting off rainwater that had fallen onto a baseball tarp at Blacksburg High School Baseball Field – Andrew F — Sunset reflecting off rainwater that had fallen onto a baseball tarp at Blacksburg High School Baseball Field – Andrew Flores (VT)

A waterfall surrounded by ice and snow at Hahn Horticulture Garden at Virginia Tech – Alexandra Oleski (VT)

A juvenile Green Heron perches on a rock, patiently eying the waters of the Virginia Tech Duck Pond as it searches for a — A juvenile Green Heron perches on a rock, patiently eying the waters of the Virginia Tech Duck Pond as it searches for a meal – Morgan Stanley (VT)

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