2026 Foto Fest Results

Special thanks to YM Camera for sponsoring the 2026 FotoFest.
Their generous contribution of gift certificates to all "First Place," "Second Place," and "Third Place" recipients, as well as to the "Best of Show" recipient, is appreciated.
YM Camera
7555 Boardman-Canfield Rd
Youngstown, OH 44512
330-758-7005
www.ymcamera.com
[email protected]
Experienced Division
​Category: People
Title: A Brave Game Face
Photographer: Jennifer Case

Judge's First Place
​Category: People
Title: Cowboy
Photographer: Michelle Wittensoldner

Judge's Second Place
Category: People
Title: Fairy
Photographer: Michelle Wittensoldner

Judge's Third Place
Category: People
Title: Cowboy Contemplation
Photographer: Jenalyn Miller

People's Choice
​Category: Open
Title: A Study of Defraction
Photographer: Jerry Koons

Judge's First Place
Category: Open
Title: New Light Thru Old Windows
Photographer: Richard Schnuerer

Judge's Second Place
Category: Open
Title: Sheer Ice
Photographer: Shirley Weyrauch

​Judge's Third Place
Category: Open
Title: Northern Lights on Mackinac Island
Photographer: Bryan Leaman

People's Choice
Category: Captive Birds and Animals
Title: Highlander's Eye
​Photographer: Jennifer Case

Judge's First Place
Category: Captive Birds and Animals
Title: Wolves
​Photographer: Michelle Wittensoldner

Judge's Second Place
Category: Captive Birds and Animals
Title: The Gaze
Photographer: Sara Curtis
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Judge's Third Place
Category: Captive Birds and Animals
Title: Fluffy Kestrel
Photographer: Sarah Curtis
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People's Choice
Category: Wildlife
Title: Cute Baby Raccoon
Photographer: Michelle Wittensoldner
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Judge's First Place
​Category: Wildlife
Title: Eat Up
​Photographer: Michelle Wittensoldner
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Judge's Second Place
Category: Wildlife
Title: Deer In Corn
Photographer: Michelle Wittensoldnet

Judge's Third Place
Category: Wildlife
Title: Nestled in the Primroses
Photographer: Stuart Hamilton

People's Choice
Category: Insects
Title: Giant Swallowtail
Photographer: Anita Hammond

Judge's First Place
Category: Insects
Title: Horsehead
Photographer: Jerry Koons

Judge's Second Place
Category: Insects
Title: Eastern Tiger Swallowtail on Turks Cap Lily
​Photographer: Mark Archibald

Judge's Third Place
Category: Insects
Title: Centipede
Photographer: Michelle Wittensoldner
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People's Choice
Category: General Nature
Title: Forest Friends
​Photographer: Shirley Weyrauch

Judge's First Place
People's Choice
Category: General Nature
Title: Autumn Pushup
Photographer: Daniel Lux
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Judge's Second Place
Category: General Nature
Title: Alone Together
Photographer: Shirley Weyrauch
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Judge's Third Place
Category: General Nature
Title: Snail on Shrub, Winter Garden, FL
Photographer: Bryan Leaman
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People's Choice
Category: Flowers
Title: Windy Day Pholox
Photographer: Suzanne Lux
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Judge's First Place
Category: Flowers
Title: Simplicity
Photographer: Suzanne Lux
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Judge's Second Place
People's Choice
Category: Flowers
Title: June Glow, Stella D'Oro Day Lily
Photographer: Jim Unferdorfer
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Judge's Third Place
Category: Landscapes
Title: High Falls of the Pigeon River
Photographer: Richard Schnuerer
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Judge's First Place
Category: Landscapes
Title: The Quiraing, Isle of Skye, Scotland, UK
Photographer: Jim Unferdorfer
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Judge's Second Place
Category: Landscapes
Title: Yellowstone Fondant
Photographer: Shirley Weyrauch
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Judge's Third Place
Category: Landscapes
Title: Middle Falls
Photographer: Jeff Seifert
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People's Choice
Category: Birds
Title: Balance and Trnquility
Photographer: Richard Schnuerer
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Judge's First Place
Category: Birds
Title: Timing Is Everything
Photographer: Jerry Koons
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Judge's Second Place
Category: Birds
Title: The Hayes Daze
Photographer: Daniel Lux
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Judge's Third Place
Category: Birds
Title: Anticipation
Photographer: Jerry Koons
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People's Choice
Category: Scenic
Title: Lighthouse at Sunset
Photographer: Michelle Wittensoldner
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Judge's First Place
Category: Scenic
Title: Morning Run
Photographer: Jordan Kercheff
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Judge's Second Place
Category: Scenic
Title: Independence Day
Photographer: Jim Miller
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Judge's Third Place
Category: Scenic
Title: The Homestead
Photographer: Jim Miller
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People's Choice
Category: Novice
Title: Stone Solitude
Photographer: Blake Gregorich
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Judge's First Place
Category: Novice
Title: Weathered Devotion
Photographer: Blake Gregorich
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Judge's Second Place
Category: Novice
Title: The Castle Garden
Photographer: Blake Gregorich
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Judge's Third Place
Category: Novice
Title: Blue Bells
Photographer: Sophia Sonderman
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People's Choice
Youth Division
Category: Youth
Title: Greg
Photographer: Keira Gregorich
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Judge's First Place
People's Choice
Category: Youth
Title: Sunlit Visitor
Photographer: Keira Gregorich
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Judge's Second Place
Category: Youth
Title: Mallard Monroe
Photographer: Keira Gregorich
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Judge's Third Place
Honorable Mention
People
Jennifer Case: Eyes on the Ball
Jenalyn Miller: Cowboy Contemplation

Open
Jim Unferdorfer: Church Window, The Cotswolds, UK
Jordan Kercheff: Vertical Misapprehension

Captive Birds and Animals
Sarah Curtis: Quiet Intensity
​Sarah Curtis: Owl Noir

Insects
Richard Schnuerer: Swallowtail in Flight
Michelle Wittensoldner: Centipede

General Nature
Bill Roloff: Merrily Merrily

Flowers
Michelle Wittensoldner: Wildflowers
Jennifer Case: Spring Bloom

Landscapes
Jordan Kerceff: Sand Dune Sentinel
Michelle Wittensoldner: Mountain View

Birds
Mark Archibald: Hungry Baby (Egret)
Jeff Seifert: Blue-Winged Teal in the Morning
Michelle Wittensoldner: Tree Swallow

Scenic
Jack Perry: Stormy Lighthouse
Douglas Perry: Silent School House
Michelle Wittensoldner: Country Field