Wyoming Public Media has organized an annual photo contest since 2012.
Below are winning photos from previous years. Enjoy!
2025 Wyoming History Photo Contest Winners
2024 Photo Contest Winners
2023 Photo Contest Winners
2022 Photo Contest Winners
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— 1st Place Wyoming's People Category - Ahmad Ansari, "Tipis at Night"
1st Place Wyoming's People Category - Ahmad Ansari, "Tipis at Night"
Ahmad Ansari / Ahmad Ansari
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— 2nd Place Wyoming's People Category - McKenzy Ellisen, "Horseback Sunset"
2nd Place Wyoming's People Category - McKenzy Ellisen, "Horseback Sunset"
McKenzy Ellisen / McKenzy Ellisen
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— 3rd Place Wyoming's People Category - Nilay Saha, "Gloaming Prexy"
3rd Place Wyoming's People Category - Nilay Saha, "Gloaming Prexy"
Nilay Saha / Nilay Saha
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— 1st Place Wyoming's Nature Category - Mirmehdi Seyyedi, "Laramie Golf Course"
1st Place Wyoming's Nature Category - Mirmehdi Seyyedi, "Laramie Golf Course"
Mirmehdi Seyyedi / Mirmehdi Seyyedi
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2nd Place Wyoming’s Nature Category - Krissy Borcher “When I Grow Up"
Krissy Borcher / Krissy Borcher
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— Gavin German Bear Lake.jpeg
3rd Place Wyoming’s Nature Category - Gavin German “Beck Lake before a storm in Cody Wyoming”
Gavin German / Gavin German
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— Andi Berry – Soul Survivors
Andi Berry – Soul Survivors
Andi Berry
/ Andi Berry
/ Andi Berry
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— Md Ahsanul Haque Stand Tall.jpg
2nd Place Wyoming’s History Category – Md Ahsanul Hasque “Stand Tall”
Md Ahsanul Hasque / Md Ahsanul Hasque
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— Hai Haukaas Historic Evanston.jpg
3rd Place Wyoming’s History Category – Kai Haukaas “Taken at the historic Evanston Railyards, you can see the section of the Evanston Roundhouse that has not been renovated yet”
Kai Haukaas / Kai Haukaas
2021 Photo Contest Winners
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— Jay Lee Selfieinthewild-WyomingsNature.jpg
Grand Prize Winner - Jay Lee, "Selfie in the wild"
Jay Lee / Jay Lee
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— 2nd Place Wyomings Nature - Christopher Martin "A small rainbow trout"
2nd Place Wyoming's Nature - Christopher Martin, "A small rainbow trout"
Christopher Martin / Christopher Martin
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— Chris Beu Snowy Range.jpeg
3rd Place Wyoming's Nature - Snowy Range Near Sand Lake
Christopher Beu / Christopher Beu
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— 1st Place Wyoming's People - Christopher Martin, "Huck Finn Pond"
1st Place Wyoming's People - Christopher Martin, "Huck Finn Pond"
Christopher Martin / Christopher Martin
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— 2nd Place Wyoming's People - Rose Fry, "Reenactment of the Battle of the Hundred in Hand"
2nd Place Wyoming's People - Rose Fry, "Reenactment of the Battle of the Hundred in Hand"
Rose Fry / Rose Fry
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— Alice Roach Flood Irrigating.jpeg
3rd Place Wyoming's People - Flood Irrigating – A Dying Art
Alice Roach / Alice Roach
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— Michael Evans Tipi Milkyway.jpeg
1st Place Wyoming's History – Tipi and Milky Way at Fort Laramie
Michael Evans / Michael Evans
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— Jim Roberts Owl Taking Flight.jpeg
2nd Place Wyoming's History – Owl Taking Flight
Jim Roberts / Jim Roberts
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— Chris Martin - Memory Lanes.jpg
3rd Place Wyoming's History - Memory Lanes – An Empty Pandemic Peek
Chris Martin / Chris Martin
2020 Photo Contest Winners
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1st Place - Wyoming's Nature Category,
Kathy Milks - "I Wonder If He Even Knows I'm Here"
Kathleen Milks
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2nd Place Wyoming's Nature Category,
Katrina Roberts - "Southwest Wyoming"
Katrina Roberts
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3rd Place - Wyoming's Nature Category,
Tina Toth - "Stone Cold Fox"
Tina Toth
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1st Place - Wyoming's People Category,
Stephani Madsen - "For the Love of Fair"
Stephani Madsen
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2nd Place - Wyoming's People Category,
Chance Vance - "Guardian of the Road"
Chance Vance
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3rd Place - Wyoming's People Category,
Katrina Roberts - "Walking the mule down a steep hill in the Shoshone National Forest"
Katrina Roberts
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1st Place - Wyoming's History Category,
Katrina Roberts - "Mules on Hoback Canyon"
Katrina Roberts
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2nd Place - Wyoming's History Category,
Angela Shumate - "Cowboy taken for a ride"
Angela Shumate
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3rd Place - Wyoming's History Category,
Jason Sondgeroth - "Buffalo Bliss"
Jason Sondgeroth
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1st Place - WPM Staff Selection,
Peter Arnold – "The Splendor of a Sandhill Crane"
Peter Arnold
2019 Photo Contest Winners
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1st Place - Wyoming's Nature Category - Jessica Hubbard, "Morning Light"
Jessica Hubbard / Jessica Hubbard
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2nd Place Wyoming's Nature Category - Erik Kahl, "Reflection of Gold"
Erik Kahl / Erik Kahl
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3rd Place - Wyoming's Nature Category - Karlee Provenza, "Sticking the Landing"
Karlee Provenza / Karlee Provenza
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— 4th Place Wyoming's Nature Category - Andrew Call, "God's Country"
4th Place Wyoming's Nature Category - Andrew Call, "God's Country"
Andrew Call / Andrew Call
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1st Place - Wyoming's People Category - Libby Thorson, "Teton Reflection"
Libby Thorson / Libby Thorson
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2nd Place - Wyoming's People Category - Chris Martin, "Justin Smith @ Ten Sleep Brewing Company"
Chris Martin / Chris Martin
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3rd Place - Wyoming's People Category - Andrew Call, "Cecelia"
Andrew Call / Andrew Call
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People stand behind a Grizzly Bear taking photos with telephoto lenses.
Erik Kahl
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1st Place - Wyoming's History Category - Andrew Call, "Old Ft. Steele"
Andrew Call / Andrew Call
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2nd Place - Wyoming's History Category Erik Kahl, "Miner's Last Meal"
Erik Kahl / Erik Kahl
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3rd Place - Wyoming's History Category Magorzata Wagner, "Sacred Heart Yellowstone Log Cabin Church"
Malgorzata Wagner / Malgorzata Wagner
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4th Place - Wyoming's History Mark Pedri, "Wyoming Grandfather"
Mark Pedri / Mark Pedri
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4th Place - Wyoming's History (Tie) Diana Kopulos, "Front Porch Season"
Diana Kopulos / Diana Kopulos
2018 Photo Contest Winners
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1st Place - Wyomings' Nature Category:
Celestrial Prall – "The Falls at Sinks Canyon"
Celestrial Prall
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Nature Category: Kathy Milks - "Summer Splendor in the Snowy Range"
Kathy Milks
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Nature Category: Dorrene Brown Butterfield – "There’s a Bad Moon Rising"
Dorrene Brown Butterfield
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Nature Category: Krissy Borcher - "Heart Mountain Sunflowers"
Krissy Borcher
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1st Place - Wyoming's People Category:
Chris Martin – “'Skater Guy' Matt Groathouse"
Chris Martin
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People Category: Kaley Holyfield – "Gannett Expedition students learning the tools of trade from instructor Mark Jenkins"
Kaley Holyfield
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People Category: Dorrene Brown Butterfield - "Family Winter Fun"
Dorrene Brown Butterfield
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People category: Katrina Roberts - "Horse Pack Trip in the Wind Rivers"
Katrina Roberts
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1st Place - Wyoming's History Category:
Krissy Borcher – "One of the Great Old Barns Still Standing in Wyoming"
Krissy Borcher
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History Category: Diana Kopulos - "Wagon Wheel Garden"
Diana Kopulos
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History Category: Kaley Holyfield – "An Old Find When Driving Across the State"
Kaley Holyfield
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History Category: Chris Martin - "Ames Monument"
Chris Martin
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Staff Choice: Sean Foy - "Moran, Autumn Morning"
Sean Foy
2017 Photo Contest Winners
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Nature Category: Kathy Milks, "Always make time to play in the grass"
Kathy Milks
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Nature Category: Tamalya Bartow, "Road to Nowhere"
Tamalya Bartow
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Nature Category: Shawna Reichert, "Hoisthouse in Sunrise, WY"
Shawna Reichert
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Nature Category: Lane Tomme, "Winter Ascent Snowy Range"
Lane Tomme
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People Category: Christopher Martin, "Meet Dillon the Glass Blower"
Christopher Martin
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People Category: Larkin Leal, "Wheatland Totality"
Larkin Leal
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People Category: Leslie Eglseder, "All You Need is a Fishing Pole and a Fishing Buddy"
Leslie Eglseder
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People Category: Shannon Fagan, "Stand Proud"
Shannon Fagan
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Eclipse Category: Christopher Martin, "Wind Rivers Eclipse"
Christopher Martin
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Eclipse Category: Geoff Hiatt, "Solar Amethyst", taken from Elk Flats, Teton National Park
Geoff Hiatt
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Eclipse Category: Shawna Reichert, "Great American Eclipse"
Shawna Reichert
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Eclipse Category: Austin Ledingham, "Totality Flares in Casper"
Austin Ledingham
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Staff Choice: Morgan Dickerson, "A Colorful Fall"
Morgan Dickerson
2016 Photo Contest Winners
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Nature Category: Morgan Beavers, "A Grand Escape ‚ Delta Lake, Grand Teton National Park"
Morgan Beavers
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Nature Category: Lane Tomme, "Libby Flats, Snowy Range Mountains"
Lane Tomme
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Nature Category: Leslie Patten, "Wyoming Bear"
Leslie Patten
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Nature Category: Krissy Borcher, "Smokey Sunflower Sunset"
Krissy Borcher
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People Category: Jordan Evans, "Close Friend in the Big Horns"
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People Category: Nancy Kenner, "No Words"
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People Category: Alden Ballard, "Bridger"
Alden Ballard
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People Category: Reid Bauer, "Cascade Canyon"
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History Category: Jordan Evans, "Medicine Wheel"
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History Category: Alden Ballard, "Mule Bronc #1"
Alden Ballard
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History Category: Gary Flagler, "Worland History"
Gary Flagler
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History Category: Krissy Borcher, "Devils Tower"
Krissy Borcher
2015 Photo Contest Winners
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— 2015 Photo Contest Nature Category - Gabriel Adams - "Milky Way. Frye Lake Summer"
2015 Photo Contest Nature Category - Gabriel Adams - "Milky Way. Frye Lake Summer"
Gabriel Adams / Gabriel Adams
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Tonia Dousay
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— 2015 Photo Contest Nature Category - David Englert - Red Canyon.png
2015 Photo Contest Nature Category - David Englert, "Red Canyon"
David Englert / David Englert
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Krissy Borcher
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Krissy Borcher
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— 2015 Photo Contest Nature Category - Aaron Kraft - Cowboy running up cattle on a cool May morning in the shadow of the Wind River Mountains.png
2015 Wyomings' Photo Contest Nature Category - Aaron Kraft, "Cowboy running up cattle on a cool May morning in the shadow of the Wind River Mountains"
Aaron Kraft / Aaron Kraft
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— 2015 Photo Contest Nature Category - Kelly Petersen - Flying High.png
2015 Photo Contest Winner Nature Category - Kelly Petersen, "Flying High"
Kelly Petersen / Kelly Petersen
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— 2015 Photo Contest Nature Category - Albert Kalbfleisch - Seamstress of Fort Laramie.png
2015 Photo Contest Winner Nature Category - Albert Kalbfleisch - "Seamstress of Fort Laramie"
Albert Kalbfleisch / Albert Kalbfleisch
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Krissy Borcher
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— 2015 Photo Contest Winner Only in Wyoming Category - Beau Johnston - Just Taking in the Views.png
2015 Photo Contest Winner Only in Wyoming Category - Beau Johnston, "Just Taking in the Views"
Beau Johnston / Beau Johnston
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— 2015 Photo Contest Winner Only in Wyoming Category - Dan Hayward - Two True Spanish
2015 Photo Contest Winner Only in Wyoming Category - Dan Hayward, "Two True Spanish Mustangs in the Pre-Dawn Twilight on the Cayuse Ranch where captive breeding began in the 40's to save the Spanish Mustang (Indian Pony) from extinction."
Dan Hayward / Dan Hayward
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Robin Riesland
2014 Photo Contest Winners
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— 2014 Photo Contest Winner in Nature Category - Shaun Peterson - Tetons in Fall.jfif
2014 Photo Contest Winner in Nature Category - Shaun Peterson, "Tetons in Fall"
Shaun Peterson / Shaun Peterson
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2014 Photo Contest Winner Wyoming's People Category - Jennifer Robers, "20 Below in Merna"
Jennifer Roberts / Jennifer Roberts
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2014 Photo Contest Winner Only in Wyoming Category - Rafjeev Patel, "Double Rainbow in Laramie"
Rafjeev Patel / Rafjeev Patel
2013 Photo Contest Winners
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2013 Photo Contest Winner in Nature Category - Tyrel Hulet, "Cascade Sunset"
Tyrel Hulet Cascade Sunset / Tyrel Hulet
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— 2013 Photo Contest Winner Nature Category - Rosa Prasser-- Obersavation Peak.png
2013 Photo Contest Winner Nature Category - Rosa Prasser, "Obersavation Peak"
Rosa Prasser / Rosa Prasser
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Rob Koelling Rough-Legged Hawk
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— 2013 Photo Contest Winner in Nature Category - Matthew Williams - Heaven In Wyoming.png
2013 Photo Contest Winner in Nature Category - Matthew Williams, "Heaven In Wyoming"
Matthew Williams / Matthew Williams
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— 2013 Photo Contest Winner in Wyoming's People Category - Aaron Kraft Young Cowgirl At Branding.png
2013 Photo Contest Winner in Wyoming's People Category - Aaron Kraft, "Young Cowgirl At Branding"
Aaron Kraft / Aaron Kraft
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Geoff Ridenour Cowboy's Smile
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2013 Photo Contest Winners in People Category - Jessica Lippincott, "Lonesome Highland"
Jessica Lippincott / Jessica Lippincott
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Jack Bellorado Skiing with the Sheep in Alta
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Thirsty Moose Barbara Ransbottom
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— 2013 Photo Contest Winners in Only in Wyoming Category - Sean Wallace Independence Rock.png
2013 Photo Contest Winner in Only in Wyoming Category - Sean Wallace, "Independence Rock"
Sean Wallace / Sean Wallace
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2013 Photo Contest Winners in Only in Wyoming Category - Aaron Kraft, "Camping During a Calm after the Storm"
Aaron Kraft / Aaron Kraft
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2013 Photo Contest Winner in Only in Wyoming Category - Russ Eaton, "Good Morning"
Russ Eaton / Russ Eaton
2012 Photo Contest Winners
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— 2012 Photo Contest Winner in Nature Category - Faith Whitehouse.png
2012 Photo Contest Winner in Nature Category - Faith Whitehouse, "To Be Free"
Faith Whitehouse / Faith Whitehouse
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Linda Peterson-Jenny Lake Moose
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Doug Tunison-Sculpted
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Craigh Okraska - Wild Horses
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— 2012 Photo Contest Winner in Nature Category - Patricia Lavin-Yellowstone Fog (Tie).png
2012 Photo Contest Winner in Nature Category - Patricia Lavin, "Yellowstone Fog (Tie)"
Patricia Lavin / Patricia Lavin
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John Hebberger
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— 2012 Photo Contest Winner in Only in Wyoming - Michael Peck-A Place In Time.png
2012 Photo Contest Winner in Only in Wyoming - Michael Peck, "A Place In Time"
Michael Peck / Michael Peck
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Holly Dutton-Stand Alone
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Doug Tunison-What's Cookin'
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Aaron Kraft-Branding Day/Frosty Morning
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Linda Peterson-Ready for Ropin'
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Doug Tunison-A Rebel Just Because
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Craig Okraska-Snowshoeing in the Snowies
