Ogeechee Riverkeeper (ORK) has chosen the best photographs from across the 5,500-square-mile watershed submitted for the annual photography contest, according to the organization. "Judges sorted through images that highlighted what makes the Ogeechee and Canoochee Rivers, and the surrounding areas, ecologically and aesthetically remarkable."
This year, guest judge and photographer Parker Stewart of Savannah led the selection process. His photography focuses on the coast of Georgia and the river basins that flow in the region.
The 2021 winners are:
• Black and White winner: Scarboro Landing, Janet Strozzo Anderson; runner-up is River Rain, William Harrell
• Funny Wildlife winner is Tree Climber, Wesley Hendley; runner-up is Cormorant, Janet Strozzo Anderson; honorable mention to Big Daddy, Carla Mayes
• Landscape winner is Kings Ferry Landing, Ted Grey; runner-up is White Chimney Creek, Claude Howard; honorable mentions to Kayak Trail, Brett Tatom and Free, Gretchen McLeod
• Plant life winner is Tree, Near Morgans Bridge, James Maddox; runner-up is Stump, Kathleen Kuehn; honorable mention to Heart Tree, Tamara Shurling
• Portrait winner is New Friends, Montana Tohm
• Wildlife winner is Barred Owl, William Harrell; runner-up: Pileated Woodpecker, Wesley Hendley
View all winners, runners-up and honorable mentions at ogeecheeriverkeeper.org or via the Flickr album.
This article originally appeared on Savannah Morning News: Winners of Ogeechee Riverkeeper photo contest capture Ogeechee, Canoochee rivers
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