PHOTO CONTEST ILLUSTRATES RAF MISSION
The 2018 RAF Photo Contest concluded, with striking results. We had split the nation into five regions and asked you to send in your favorite images of your, or your friend’s airplane in a recreational setting. We also added a new category this year, for youth ages 18 and under.
Again, our judges had difficulty selecting just one winner from each region, finally settling on eleven winners and six Honorable Mentions. Each winner will receive a package of high-quality greeting cards with their photo on the front and photo credit on the back, with our appreciation.
Judge Ann Warner said, “How joyful it was to look at all the submissions in the 2018 photo contest and how difficult to choose only a few “winners”! Many pilots, it appears, are also excellent photographers. These impressive pictures will make wonderful RAF note cards.”
All photos – even non-winner’s images – are archived, for possible future use in RAF publicity, including photo credit.
Thank you to everyone who participated!
The Winning Photos
Youth 18-and-under Category
Lawson Bacheller
Johnson Creek Airport (3U2)
Yellow Pine, Idaho
Southwest
Stella McCray
Mystic Bluffs Airport (NM56)
Ramah, New Mexico
Northeast
Bill Brine
Bethel, Maine
Jamie Walter
@Jwalter1337
Ram Island Farm
Cape Elizabeth, Maine
Midwest
Mark Wrasse
Vette/Blust Seaplane Base (96WI)
Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Southeast
Jared Yates
Triple Tree Airport (SC00)
Woodruff, South Carolina
West
Kevin Oaks
Talkeetna, Alaska
Mike Hines
Sullivan Lake, Washington
Kent Williams
Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, Alaska
Ronald Apfelbaum
Hidden Splendor Airstrip
Green River, Utah
Chuck Jarecki
Black Butte North Airstrip (BB0)
Winifred, Montana
Honorable Mentions
Bill Steinmetz
North Fox Island Airport (6Y3)
North Fox Island, Michigan
John Hartz
Cape Elizabeth, Maine
Bobby Capozzi
Perry-Foley Airport (40J)
Perry, Florida
Larry Woodall
Red Creek, Arizona
Cory Kittle
Dead Cow Lake Bed, Nevada
Dustin Mosher
Koehn Lake, California
Submitted on November 15, 2018