2023 RAF PHOTO CONTEST CONCLUDES
The 2023 RAF Photo Contest has concluded. Thanks to our supporters, we had a great turnout of submissions! Again this year, our VP’s of Appreciation took time to review and judge them anonymously. The “RAF Mission” category yielded great images of what we do and why, and the regional photos help us showcase the beauty in all different parts of the country.
VP of Appreciation Cindy Cross said, “It was really difficult for the judges to narrow down winners for this year’s photo contest. We had a tremendous amount of entries and the photos were amazing!”
Each winner will receive a package of high-quality greeting cards with their photo on the front and photo credit on the back.
All photos – even those of the non-winners – are archived for possible future use in RAF publicity, including photo credit.
Thank you to everyone who participated! It’s not too early to start thinking about photos for next year’s contest!
2023 Photo Contest Winners
Mark Long
North Fox Island, Michigan
Rob Littlefield
Johnson Lake, Nebraska
Jeff DeFreest
Big Shaheen Cabin, Hasselborg Lake, Kootznoowoo Wilderness, Admiralty Island National Monument, Alaska
Zachary Martine
Henderson Field, Illinois
Jim Hoeffler
Crosswind Lake, Alaska
Bill Brine
Watchaug Pond, Charlestown, Rhode Island
Sarah Tamar
Ontario, Canada
Kimberly Ewing Gill
Blackwater, Florida
Dan Lilja
Ryan Field, Montana
Scott Newman
Newman Ranch, California
Phil Berggren
Dolores Point, Colorado
James Stevenson
Regal Glacier, Wrangell – St. Elias National Park, Alaska
Ted Waltman
Marble, Colorado
2023 Photo Contest Honorable Mention
Bill Steinmetz
North Fox Island, Michigan
Bob & Judy Gillette
Lakewood Lodge, Stone Lake, Wisconsin
Nick Dew
Cabin Creek, Idaho
Luke Bibb
Lakeridge, North Carolina
James Stevenson
Grasshopper Strip, Knik River Valley, Alaska
Jeremy Noble
Schafer Meadows, Montana
Wendy Lessig
Ibex, Utah
Steve Johnson
Big Creek, Idaho
Submitted on November 15, 2023
Congratulations everyone! It was so fun to open your emails and see all your wonderful photos! I gasped over 100+ times! I can’t wait to see what you all come up with next year!
What an awesome collection of photos. Every one of them are great.
Seeing them brings to mind the hard work it takes to make all these locations available to visit. We as RAF members have a lot to be thankful for this season, the proof is in the pictures. (By the way I’m especially fond of the N. Fox Island entries. 🙂
I love the photo contest and can’t ever get enough of this eye candy, heart filling moments! Hope to see note card options in our outfitter store!
Thanks for selecting my photo. It’s an honor to be sharing the sky with such good company.