Thanks to everyone who contributed to our annual photo contest! We had so many fantastic entries that show the beauty of Virginia’s waters, and the talent of our photographers! Find out more about the contest HERE and see last year’s entries HERE.
First Place: Luca Pfeiffer (University of Virginia)
Second Place: Coral Hendrix (Virginia Tech)
Third Place: Luca Pfeiffer (University of Virginia)
Honorable Mentions
Entries
Entries
Hahn Horticulture Garden by Kelly Crum (VT) 
Cascades Fall by Collin Ewton (VT) 
Rosyside dace and mountain redbelly dace around a chub nest in Craig County by Ty Stephenson (VT) 
Christmas lights bouncing off icicles by Ciara Summersgill (VT) 
Pedlar River by Harry Caldwell (Longwood) 
Horticulture Garden at VT by Kati Burton (VT) 
Duck at Old Dominion University by Kaitlyn Keith (ODU) 
Humpback Mountain by Luca Pfeiffer (UVA) www.lucapfephoto.com 
Cascade Falls in Pembroke by Ciara Summersgill (VT) 
Silver Beach on the Eastern Shore by Rebecca Walters (VT) 
James River Rapids by Jade Alvarez (UVA) 
Bottom Creek Gorge by Hayley Capilitan (VT) 
Skipping stones on the Tye River by Sophia Benmhend (UVA) 
Greyscale of the Virginia Tech duckpond by Adam Devlin (VT) 
Pool near Cascades Falls trailhead by Laura Germishuys (VT) 
Cascade Falls in Giles County by Sara Hensley (VT) 
Reservoir at Waterford Drive in Fredericksburg by Skylar Jackman (UVA) 
Four-leaf clover in the rain in Louisa County by Moriah Moss (VT) 
Huntley Meadows Park by Paige Vasser (VT) 
Small waterfall near the Cascades in Giles County by Olivia Eden Wong (Christopher Newport) 
Crabtree Falls Trail by Alannah Bell (UVA) 
Near Tinker Cliffs in Troutville by Hayley Capilitan (VT) 
Male ringed-neck duck in Dutch Gap Conservation Area by Clay Gibbons (William & Mary) 
Crabtree Falls by Clay Gibbons (William & Mary) 
Poverty Creek in Montgomery County by Tanner Jackson (VT) 
Cascade Falls by Darby Kearon (VT) 
Below High Bridge Trail in Farmsville by Alannah Bell (UVA) 
Virginia Beach by Brittany Bailey 
Rappahannock River at Ferry Farm by Alannah Bell (UVA) 
Fenwick Mines Recreation Area by Elizabeth Prior (VT) 
Horticulture Garden at VT by Kati Burton (VT) 
Sandy River Reservoir in Prince Edward by Harry Caldwell (Longwood) 
Appomattox River below Highbridge in Rice by Harry Caldwell (Longwood) 
Stream near Virginia Tech by Riley DeHority (VT) 
Cedar Creek in Natural Bridge State Park by Izzy Chopra (VT) 
Falls Ridge Nature Preserve by Collin Ewton (VT) 
Fossil Beach at York River State Park by Alexis Haskiell (UVA) 
Yorktown Beach by Alexis Haskiell (UVA) 
Catoctin Creek by Andrew Gnatowski (VT) 
Potomac River in Loudon County by Andrew Gnatowski (VT) 
Dismal Swamp Canal Trail by Andrew Gnatowski (VT) 
Pollen mixed in water in Mechanicsville by Terrence Haynie (VT) 
Virginia Tech Duck Pond by Sara Hensley (VT). 
Sunset at the Virginia Tech Duck Pond by Sara Hensley (VT) 
New River sunset in Independence by Tanner Jackson (VT) 
James River sunset in Williamsburg by Tanner Jackson (VT) 
Cascade Falls near Pembroke by Austyn Kirby (VT) 
Wild Cattle Egret on a pony at Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge by Carson Lambert (UVA) 
Claytor Lake by Isabelle Largen (VT) 
Oak Hill Campground in Mechanicsville by Moriah Moss (VT) 
Frog in duckweed in Lousia County by Moriah Moss (VT) 
New River Junction by Katie Mcgroddy (VT) 
Cascade Falls by Paige Vasser (VT) 
Stroubles Creek at Virginia Tech by Caroline Vasquez (VT) 
Duck Pond at Virginia Tech by Caroline Vasquez (VT) 
Snowy day in the Catawba Valley near Blacksburg by Olivia Eden Wong (Christopher Newport)
