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January 23, 2015
Photo contest winners capture life in the country
By MATTHEW WEAVER
Capital Press
The winners of the annual
Spokane Ag Expo photogra-
phy contest bring a unique
perspective to life in the coun-
try.
“The ones that rise to the
top are the pictures that are
able to show us something
in a way we haven’t seen it
— in our world and in our-
selves,” said judge Rajah
Bose, photographer for Gon-
zaga University in Spokane.
“This year’s contest was one
of the best in our memory.
Thank you to everyone who
submitted photos, it was
difficult to make our final
choices.”
Karen Baumann, of
Washtucna, Wash., placed
first in the adult category
with “Stay Close.”
“A great moment on the
farm,” Bose said. “The fall-
ing snow, the beautiful sim-
ple color palate of the red and
brown made us feel like we
were there.”
Dakota Street of Mabton,
Wash., placed first in the
youth category, with “Rain on
a Window.”
“This image stood out for
its vision and detail,” Bose
said. “Pairing the rain with
the light on the window of a
car was a great use of juxtapo-
sition that added meaning to
what would have been a beau-
tiful sunset on its own.”
Bose had high praise for
the youth entries.
“The youth category really
sang this year,” he said. “We
enjoyed getting closer to the
subjects, taking us to places
we hadn’t seen, and show-
ing us parts of ourselves we
hadn’t thought about.”
Photographers were asked
to submit photos depicting ag-
riculture in the Inland North-
west.
In the adult category, Steve
Shinning of Spokane placed
second with “Old Tractors,”
and Tracy Delya of Colville,
Wash., placed third with “Hay
Stacks.” Baumann also re-
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Judges Diahne Gill of Great-
er Spokane Incorporated,
Spokane Ag Expo Director
Myrna O’Leary and Gonzaga
University photographer Rajah
Bose consider an entry in the
annual photo contest Dec. 4 at
the Greater Spokane office.
ceived the show director’s
choice award for “Standing in
Daddy’s Overalls.” Honorable
mentions went to Shinning
for “McCoy Elevator,” David
Huck of Deer Park, Wash., for
“Hay Rolling Storm,” Daniel
Leitz of Spokane for “Starlit
Barn,” and Dennis Morissey
of Mead, Wash., for “In a
Cloud of Dust.”
In the youth category, Lin-
da Rubio of Mabton placed
second with “A Day at the
Grape Field,” and Remadi
Lyn Maple of Coulee City,
Wash., placed third with
“Wheat Fall.” Anna Leitz
of Spokane received show
director’s choice award for
“Ladybug.” Honorable men-
tions went to Anna Leitz for
“Palouse Ammonia,” Danielle
Rogne of Addy, Wash., for
“Seeing Red,” Garrett Lewis
of Rockford, Wash., for “Man
in Field” and Adriana Guti-
errez of Mabton for “Driving
into the Sun.”
Greater Spokane Incor-
porated staff selected Bau-
mann’s “Standing in Daddy’s
Overalls” and “Lewis’ “Man
in Field” for Greater Spo-
kane Incorporated’s Choice
awards.
All 93 entries will be dis-
played during the Spokane Ag
Expo and Pacific Northwest
Farm Forum in the Spokane
Convention Center Exhibit
Halls. Winning photos will
be posted on the Spokane Ag
Expo website following the
Expo.
Photos courtesy of Spokane Ag Expo
Karen Baumann, First Place, Adult category.
Dakota Street, First Place,
Youth category.
Anna Leitz, Honorable mention, Youth category.
Garrett Lewis, Honorable
Mention and GSI, Youth
category.
Anna Leitz, Dir. Choice, Youth category.