{"id":15071,"date":"2020-12-21T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-21T11:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/?p=15071"},"modified":"2020-12-18T17:25:55","modified_gmt":"2020-12-18T22:25:55","slug":"take-6-2020-photo-contest-winners-18-and-over","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/take-6-2020-photo-contest-winners-18-and-over\/","title":{"rendered":"Take 6: 2020 Photo Contest Winners, 18 and Over"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Among other (many less illustrious) titles, 2020 broke the record for most submissions ever to our annual Picture This: Your Great Outdoors<\/a> photo contest. We sifted through no fewer than 5,000 entries across six categories: Birds, Mammals, Other Wildlife, Plants & Fungi, Landscapes, and People in Nature. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s never easy to narrow it down to just a few champs, but these six category winners in the 18 and over age bracket outshone the competition in the end with their creativity, visual storytelling, composition, and unique perspectives. See these, the Under 18 winners, and some terrific honorable mentions on the photo contest<\/a> homepage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Skunk
Skunk Cabbage, Winner: Plants & Fungi, 18 and over \u00a9 James Doucett<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Semipalmated
Semipalmated Sandpiper, Winner: Birds, 18 and over \u00a9 Stephen Kender<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Winner:
Winner: People in Nature, 18 and over \u00a9 William Hicks<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Snapping
Snapping Turtle, Grand Prize Winner \u00a9 Patrick Randall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Coyote,
Coyote, Winner: Mammals, 18 and over \u00a9 Jason Gilbody<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Comet
Comet NEOWISE in Gloucester, Winner: Landscapes, 18 and over \u00a9 Alison Leedham<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Among other (many less illustrious) titles, 2020 broke the record for most submissions ever to our annual Picture This: Your Great Outdoors photo contest. We sifted through no fewer than 5,000 entries across six categories: Birds, Mammals, Other Wildlife, Plants & Fungi, Landscapes, and People in Nature. 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