Creativity Pays Off For Iowa Photographers In 2008 State Fair Competition

• by Iowa State Fair

DES MOINES, IA (08/10/2008)(readMedia)-- Mike Landwehr of Waukee and Ankeny resident Carley Goldhorn earned Best of Show honors in the Photography Salon competition judged prior to the 2008 Iowa State Fair.

Landwehr's entry, "Geese in Corn Dust," won him $500 for Best of Show in the Adult Division. Goldham earned $250 for Best of Show in the Youth Division with her entry, "Essence of Time."

The theme for this year's contest was "Night Visions." Judges reviewed over 200 entries for consideration and awarded $7,225 in prize money to the most creative and engaging black and white and color photos.

Winning entries from each division will be on display throughout the Fair in the Patty and Jim Cownie Cultural Center, open daily from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Additional results below:

ADULT DIVISION: COLOR

1) Daenna L. Newkirk, Des Moines

2) Jason Ickowitz, Des Moines

3) Rose Mayo, Des Moines

Honorable Mention) Michelle Walke, West Des Moines

Honorable Mention) Rick McCubbin, West Des Moines

Honorable Mention) Larry Miller, Indianola

Honorable Mention) Judd Furlong, Ames

Honorable Mention) Tami Bartholomew, Madrid

Honorable Mention) David Roberts, Ankeny

Honorable Mention) Michael Northness, Des Moines

Honorable Mention) Shanie Lynn Wilson, West Des Moines

Honorable Mention) Robert Domsic, Iowa City

Honorable Mention) Doug Hoeger, Marion

Honorable Mention) Jan White, Des Moines

Honorable Mention) Erin Guge, Ankeny

Honorable Mention) Steve Schneider, Altoona

Honorable Mention) Terry Kruse, Clive

People

1) Kelly Chamberlain, West Des Moines

2) Jason Parkin, Urbandale

3) Tammy Flynn, Dubuque

Honorable Mention) Jedidiah Oelrich, Fayette

Honorable Mention) Ray Hilsinger, West Des Moines

Honorable Mention) Avani Vora, Clive

Honorable Mention) Linda Rathje, Gilbert

Honorable Mention) Ryan Williams, Lynnville

Honorable Mention) Joanie Buller, Slater

Honorable Mention) Darci Hartman, Altoona

Honorable Mention) Bob Rude, Coralville

Iowa Places

1) Terry Kruse, Clive

2) Kay Prall, Eagan, MN

3) Keith Douglas Turrill, Burlington

Honorable Mention) Bob Lancaster, Marion

Honorable Mention) Jenise Hibbeler, Des Moines

Honorable Mention) Tom Knapp, Des Moines

Honorable Mention) David Gonnerman, West Des Moines

Honorable Mention) Kelly Chamberlain, West Des Moines

Honorable Mention) Diane C. Thayer, Iowa City

Honorable Mention) Sharla T. Glick, Kelley

Places Outside Iowa

1) Suwandi Chandra, West Des Moines

2) Nancy Showalter, Hampton

3) Michelle Walke, West Des Moines

Honorable Mention) Carylann Mucha, Urbandale

Honorable Mention) Diane Michaud Lowry, Ames

Honorable Mention) Joyce Vander Leest, Johnston

Honorable Mention) Mary Louise Neugent, Des Moines

Honorable Mention) Susie Thompson, Urbandale

Honorable Mention) James Breckenridge, Monroe

Honorable Mention) Doug Sinclair, Charles City

Honorable Mention) Tom Knapp, Des Moines

Honorable Mention) Julianne Gregory, Des Moines

Things / Still Life

1) Kip Kuyper, Johnston

2) Sondra Householder, Des Moines

3) Angela Kufner, Des Moines

Honorable Mention) Dana Scheidegger, Ankeny

Honorable Mention) Dawn Parizek, Clive

Honorable Mention) Martha Pope, Ames

Honorable Mention) John Chadwick, Knoxville

Honorable Mention) Karen Van Wert, Savage, MN

Honorable Mention) Chantelle Martin, Boone

Honorable Mention) Jason P. Murphy, Pleasant Hill

Honorable Mention) Andy Sturtz, Elkhart

Honorable Mention) Todd Steinberg, Johnston

Honorable Mention) Jonor Jones, Winterset

Honorable Mention) Marshall Greiman, Urbandale

Honorable Mention) Mark Lasnek, Clive

Honorable Mention) Vicki McLead, Ida Grove

Plants

1) Susie Thompson, Urbandale

2) Randy K Messer, Norwalk

3) Nancy Alt, Ames

Honorable Mention) Sara Christiansen, Des Moines

Honorable Mention) Eric R. Cantrell, Newton

Honorable Mention) Doug Hoeger, Marion

Honorable Mention) Marshall Greiman, Urbandale

Honorable Mention) Mike Landwehr, Waukee

Honorable Mention) Patty Trom-Bird, Gilbert

Honorable Mention) Brenda Sullivan, Des Moines

Animals

1) Leigh Nicole Creason, Des Moines

2) Dennis Mitchell, Buckingham

3) Gary Winch, Fort Dodge

Honorable Mention) Pat Albright, Lake City

Honorable Mention) Joanie Buller, Slater

Honorable Mention) Marianne Olson, Des Moines

Honorable Mention) Kim Adams, Ames

Honorable Mention) Darci Hartman, Altoona

Honorable Mention) Bonny Olson, Marion

Honorable Mention) Becky Grier, Washington

Honorable Mention) Marshall Greiman, Urbandale

Honorable Mention) Bryan Walker, Johnston

Honorable Mention) Mike Ketcham, Creston

Honorable Mention) Connie Keith, Drakesville

ADULT DIVISION: BLACK & WHITE

1) Scott Bricker, Le Mars

2) Phil Thomson, West Des Moines

3) Michael Evans, Ankeny

People

1) Sue Fitzpatrick Cornelison, Saint Charles

2) Marisa Beal, Urbandale

3) Ben Phillips, Ogden

Honorable Mention) Phil Thomson, West Des Moines

Honorable Mention) Marge Feldhacker, Orient

Honorable Mention) Linda Rathje, Gilbert

Honorable Mention) Brandon J. Richey, Dallas Center

Honorable Mention) Kevin Nabity, Polk City

Honorable Mention) Joseph Kuefler, Sauk Rapids, MN

Honorable Mention) Tim Jungman, Truro

Places

1) James Breckenridge, Monroe

2) Heather Morley, Urbandale

3) Travis Biggs, Des Moines

Honorable Mention) Sharla T. Glick, Kelley

Honorable Mention) Jill Fleming, Winterset

Honorable Mention) Marissa Christine Heers, Urbandale

Honorable Mention) Karen Sleeuwenhoek, Grinnell

Honorable Mention) Erin Guge, Ankeny

Things/Still Life

1) Vicki McLead, Ida Grove

2) Scott Bricker, Le Mars

3) Stephanie Puls, Grinnell

Honorable Mention) Jason Cross, Indianola

Honorable Mention) Mark Gvist, Pleasant Hill

Honorable Mention) Joesten Zhou, Johnston

Honorable Mention) Elizabeth Glade, Urbandale

Plants

1) Jeff Myrom, Ankeny

2) Richard Craven, Windsor Heights

3) Tiffany Yuhasz, Ames

Honorable Mention) Sue Fitzpatrick Cornelison, Saint Charles

Honorable Mention) Jackie Dykstra, Urbandale

Honorable Mention) Ann Jorgensen, Garrison

Animals

1) Karen Harris, Lincoln, NE

2) Scott Bricker, Le Mars

3) Taylor Chung, Ames

Honorable Mention) Robert Ludwig, Grinnell

Honorable Mention) Rachel Harmon, Otis, KS

YOUTH DIVISION: BLACK & WHITE OR COLOR

1) Jon Wisnieski, Clive

2) Megan Brant, West Des Moines

3) Emily Eckels, Afton

Honorable Mention) Tatiana Lowell-Campbell, Grinnell

Honorable Mention) Patrick Kinley, West Des Moines

People

1) Jennifer Tostlebe, Ankeny

2) Logan Grant, Madrid

3) Mason Mumm, Carlisle

Honorable Mention) Kenneth Treadaway, Des Moines

Honorable Mention) Kaitlin Stalkup, Des Moines

Honorable Mention) Chandra Knudsen, Harlan

Places

1) Bethany Franelsen, Ankeny

2) Katie Ruebel, Des Moines

3) Amy Wonderlin, Des Moines

Honorable Mention) Morgan Smith, Nevada

Honorable Mention) Kayla Dreher, Bettendorf

Honorable Mention) Thomas Hagen, West Des Moines

Honorable Mention) Katelyn Gabus, Adel

Things/Still Life

1) Thomas Harmon, Otis, KS

2) Amanda Riggins, Ankeny

3) Erik Hindman, Cedar Rapids

Honorable Mention) Megan Hindman, Cedar Rapids

Honorable Mention) Megan Sassatelli, Des Moines

Honorable Mention) Bethany Welsh, Williamsburg

Honorable Mention) Jackie Oberlander, Des Moines

Honorable Mention) Beau Blazek, West Des Moines

Plants

1) Mackenzie Lasnek, Clive

2) Gina Thayer, Iowa City

3) Kaitlin Stalkup, Des Moines

Honorable Mention) Anna Greiman, Urbandale

Honorable Mention) Lisa Friesth, Urbandale

Honorable Mention) Hannah Wallace, Knoxville

Animals

1) Rachelle St. Peter, Audubon

2) Kyra Troendle, Randall

3) Abigail Austin, Clive

Honorable Mention) Chelsey Bruns, Waukee

SPECIAL DIVISION: BLACK & WHITE OR COLOR

Anything Goes!

1) Alysha Knudsen, Harlan

2) Christina Young, Indianola

3) Rod Bergren, Polk City

Honorable Mention) Don Atkinson, Norwalk

Honorable Mention) Roger E. Karnes, Otley

Honorable Mention) Tonya Scarcello, Clive

Honorable Mention) Nicole Grier, Washington

Toned, Tinted or Solarized

1) Jenise Hibbeler, Des Moines

2) Ron Meyer, Cedar Rapids

3) Michael Hardy, Des Moines

Honorable Mention) Mark Gates, Des Moines

Honorable Mention) Chandra Knudsen, Harlan

Honorable Mention) Mari Phelan, Cedar Rapids

Honorable Mention) Drew Buenger, Everly

Honorable Mention) Jessica Fuller, Prairie City

Sports

1) Erin J. Kiley, Woodward

2) Rachel Farley, West Des Moines

3) Denise Waymack, New London

Honorable Mention) Patrick Ward, Urbandale

Honorable Mention) Ronald Cook, Polk City

Honorable Mention) Janalyn Phillips, Waukee

Honorable Mention) Keith Textor, Ames

Iowans Love a Fair

1) Kim Adams, Ames

2) Christine Carroll, Des Moines

3) Scott Ver Mulm, Des Moines

Honorable Mention) Charles Warwick, Ames

Downtown Places & Faces

1) Bethany Kohoutek, Madrid

2) Aaron Hays, West Des Moines

3) Thomas J. Lyle, Urbandale

Iowa Architecture

1) Jason Bradwell, Des Moines

2) Andy Koestner, West Des Moines

3) Shannon Schaefer, West Des Moines

Honorable Mention) Kevin House, West Des Moines

PHOTO AWARDS

Best of Color (Adult): Jason Bradwell, Des Moines

Best of Black & White (Adult): Mitch Palmer, Nevada

Superintendent's Choice (Adult Color): Jill Fleming, Winterset

Superintendent's Choice (Adult Black & White): Dan Havens, Des Moines

Best of Color (Youth): Corie Walsh, Glidden

Best of Black & White (Youth): Natalie Pickett, Pella

Superintendent's Choice (Youth Color): Andrew Austin, Clive

Superintendent's Choice (Youth Black & White): Emilia Gaps, Des Moines

The Iowa State Fair runs through August 17 - "U Gotta Love It." The Fairgrounds are located at East 30^th and East University Avenue, just 10 minutes east of downtown Des Moines, and are open 7 a.m. to 1 a.m. each day of the Fair. Exhibit hours may vary. For more information, call 800/545-FAIR or visit iowastatefair.org.

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