5th Annual Photo Contest
Categories: Landscapes, River Towns, Smiling Faces, and Youth
Entry period: 2015
Traveling Gallery Locations
2016
October – Dauphin County Board of Commissioners Offices, 4th Floor
November – (Scenes & Sips) Trade and Transit Centre II
December – Wildwood Park Nature Center
2017
January – TBA
February/March – Columbia Crossing River Trail Center
April – (Scenes & Sips) Whispering Oaks Vineyard
May – The Sawhorse Cafe
June/July – Susquehanna University Blough-Weis Library
Winners
Once again our judges were blown away by the amazing stories and moments shared in our 5th annual Susquehanna Greenway Photo Contest, Treasured Towns & Landscapes of The Susquehanna Greenway. Numerous images were submitted that highlighted the treasured landscapes, historic river towns, and inspiring photos of life along our incredible Susquehanna Greenway.
Entries poured in from across the state. Clearly, our mighty Susquehanna is a destination not to be missed. We would like to thank as those that entered and congratulate this year’s winners!
Please note, the following images are displayed in accordance to a limited license awarded to the Susquehanna Greenway Partnership by the photographers. All copyrights to these images are reserved by the noted photographer. Do not duplicate or reproduce these images without the written consent of the given photographer.
1st Place Winner: Patrick Greenabaum
Category: Landscape
Location: Lewisburg, PA
Story Behind the Shot: “For my Birthday in March, my wife surprised me with an airplane ride! We flew from Selinsgrove to Lewisburg and back. I enjoyed viewing the area in Winter and taking pictures, including this shot of an icy Susquehanna River in Lewisburg, PA.”
2nd Place Winner: Rita Kurtz
Category: Landscape
Location: Isle of Que, Selinsgrove, PA
Story Behind the Shot: “I love taking lightning photos and I’m always looking for a good place to get a great landscape shot of lightning. So when the lightning had moved to the other side of the river I was able to get this shot safely.”
3rd Place Winner: Scott Hafer
Category: Landscape
Location: Hyner View State Park, Hyner, PA
Story Behind the Shot: This image, overlooking the West Branch of the River was taken at the Hyer Park Overlook. The photographer stated, “[This is] one of my favorite spots to shoot and on this particular day we brought my daughter’s friend Stanley, who actually flew on one of the hang gliders.”
1st Place Winner: Michael Dreese
Category: River Towns
Location: Northumbland, PA
Story Behind the Shot: “It was a crisp, fall morning in November and I decided to visit the Shikellamy State Park Overlook. It was cloudy when I got to the top, but as the day progressed the clouds lifted and I was able to see the fall colors and the [branches] of the river merging.”
2nd Place Winner: Michael Sheely
Category: River Towns
Location: Wrightsville, PA
Story Behind the Shot: This image of a bus on the Columbia Wrightsville Bridge was shot using a 1200mm lens. “There’s no stopping education,” says Sheely.
3rd Place Winner: Jeanne Kenney
Category: River Towns
Location: Wilkes-Barre, PA
Story Behind the Shot: This image was captured on the River Commons in Wilkes-Barre during the Riverfest event hosted by the Riverfront Parks Committee. “The sunset was taking place behind the event [and] I was able to capture the shot.”
1st Place Winner: Devin DePamphilis
Category: Youth
Location: Harrisburg, PA
Story Behind the Shot: Devin was able to capture this shot during a visit to Wildwood Park and Nature Center. “Frogs are my favorite wildlife creature. It is cool to watch frogs in the wild.”
1st Place Winner: Rita Kurtz
Category: Smiling Faces
Location: Selinsgrove, PA
Story Behind the Shot: This image was captured on the Main Stem of the Susquehanna River near Selinsgrove, PA. The photographer stated that, “while kayaking on the Susquehanna with my son, Mark, I realized I could see myself in his sunglasses. I carry my camera wherever I go and was able to capture the image.”
2nd Place Winner: Jeanne Kenney
Category: Smiling Faces
Location: Wilkes Barre, PA
Story Behind the Shot: This picture was taken at the ‘Winter Along the River’ hosted by the Riverfront Parks Committee of Wilkes-Barre. “The goal of the event, stated Kenney, “is to promote year around recreational use of the parks. The sled dogs were one demonstration of the event.”
3rd Place Winner: Rita Kurtz
Category: Smiling Faces
Location: Selinsgrove, PA
Story Behind the Shot: While kayaking down the Susquehanna River near Selinsgrove, Rita was able to capture this image of her friend Max Young. “[We] had a great day fishing. I think we caught 8-10 fish that day and the fish picture was one of the largest.”
Honorable Mention Winner: Patrick Greenabaum
Category: People’s Choice
Location: Williamsport, PA
Story Behind the Shot: This image was taken near the Market Street Bridge in Williamsport, PA. The photographer stated that “while visiting the Susquehanna River Walk early one morning looking for birds to photograph, I was pleasantly surprised with this scene as the sun started to peak above Bald Eagle.”
Hundreds of the Susquehanna Greenway Partnership’s Facebook friends voted for this honorable mention image to be named People’s Choice and included in the Traveling Gallery.