DNR Photography Honors

Six photographers from Wisconsin earned top honors for their entries in the Department of Natural Resources’ seventh annual Wisconsin’s Great Lakes photography contest.

The video of the winning photos is also available on the DNR YouTube channel.

The winning photos will be featured in a calendar available this summer at the Wisconsin State Fair.

Dan Patrinos and Julian Kegel, both of Milwaukee, Mason Morris of Port Washington and Bob Ford of Ashland won first place honors in the contest’s four categories. Morris was a first place winner in two contest categories. Kegel also won a second place honor, as did Edward Deiro of St. Francis and Christopher Rand of Kewaunee.

New for next year’s contest, the Office of the Great Lakes will introduce the category of lake stewardship activities and will ask participants to submit not only a photo, but a brief description of their Great Lakes project.

“We know there is a lot of good work going on for the protection and restoration of Lake Michigan and Superior,” said Steve Galarneau, Office of the Great Lakes director. “Our new category will give people involved in these projects a chance to tell their stories.”

DNR’s Office of the Great Lakes is now accepting photos of Lake Michigan and Lake Superior for next year’s contest. Contest information and instructions for submitting photos and writings can be found by searching dnr.wi.gov for “Great Lakes Photo Contest.”