Every year, Maple Grove Magazine accepts photography submissions from the community for the annual Focus on Maple Grove photo contest. The photos are submitted in five categories: Activities & Events; People & Families; Pets; Wildlife & Nature; and City Landmarks. In September, winners were selected by a Maple Grove Magazine judging panel, and a Reader's Choice winner was awarded based on votes from the community at maplegrovemag.com. Congrats to this year's winners!
Activities & Events
First place: “Sunset
Dancer (Elm Creek Park)” by Kristin
Jones
Second place: “Catching
Clouds” by Gina
Walseth
Third place: “Clowning
Around” by Lisa
Willey
Honorable Mention: “Tball
Teammates” by Megan
Smith
City Landmarks
First place: "Pierre
Bottineau House" by Chris
Spah
Second place: “Labyrinth” by Chris
Spah
Third place: “Central
Park” by Chris
Spah
People & Families
First place: “Father
and Son” by Tracy Walsh
Second place: “Night
of Love (Fountain at Central Park)” by Kristin
Jones
Third place: “Shadow
Play” by Mindy
Gallagher
Pets
First place: “Boy's
Best Friend” by Molly
Starkey
Second place: “Deep
Thoughts” by Kelsey
Kunkel
Wildlife & Nature
First place: “Fall
in Maple Grove” by Chris
Spah
Second place: “Stand
Tall” by Lisa
Willey
Third place: “The
Beauty of Summer” by Lisa
Willey
Honorable mention: “Sunset
over Weaver Lake” by Ron
Lucas
Readers’ Choice
“Groovin’
in the Grove!” by Denise
Michaelides
The editorial and art jury reserved the right to move a photograph to a different category than the one in which it was submitted, and to award places based on the number and quality of photographs received. The Readers' Choice winner is the photograph that receives the total highest number of votes from readers on maplegrovemag.com (all photographs submitted to the contest are on the ballot). The editorial and art jury has no involvement with selecting the Readers' Choice winner.
