November 10, 2022
One of the highlights of the fall season is the Sam Houston Memorial Museum’s Annual Photo Contest. After seeing the quality of last year’s photos, we opted against entering any photos this year… But we were excited to see the photos, be back at our favorite museum, and otherwise appreciate the talent on display.
And so it was we ventured into the Walker Education Center to explore, meet old friends, and see who took away awards!
There were four categories: animals, people, architecture, and floral. Hundreds of photos were submitted by Huntsville’s local citizens, then judged by three photographic experts: Kaylin Booker, Paul Olle, and Derrick Birdsall–the latter is also the Museum’s Director.
The animal category is always popular, perhaps because everyone thinks their pet is photogenic, beautiful, and wonderful. Some, as it turns out, are at the very least, more photogenic than others. The winners were…
Animal Category:
1st Place – C. Buzzini
2nd Place – S. White
3rd Place – D. LeNorman
This year’s floral category also included some animals, in as much as animals–much like humans–are drawn to the beauty of nature’s creations and were included in some of the submitted photos in this section.
Floral Category:
1st Place – V. Lorine
2nd Place – E. Day
3rd Place – D. LeNorman
There was, of course, a people category as well.
People Category:
1st Place – D. Lee
2nd Place – C. Buzzini
3rd Place – E. Day
Finally, the architectural category was, in our opinion, the strongest.
Architecture Category:
1st Place – M. Litzmann
2nd Place Tie – S. White & V. Lorine
The judges also picked a best a “Reserve Champion” (A MacLaughlin) and a “Best in Show” (S. Adams).
There were various honorable mentions and curator’s choices that were also worthy.
In addition to all the photographs, we also enjoyed the chance to see old friends, and we want to congratulate them–and the winners–on another successful community photograph contest!
Center for Law, Engagement, and Politics 