John Fielder
Photo Contest
2024 Photo Contest Winners
Our 2024 contest winning photo was taken by Janice Tonz in the Holy Cross wilderness.
The other three runners up are Stan Wagon, Ellen Miller, and Janice Tonz as a runner up as well. Coincidentally all three runner-up photos were taken in the Eagles Nest wilderness.
Many thanks to everyone who submitted photos. We had a solid selection of entries and while each photo was impressive in its own right, our judges felt the winning photos rose above the rest and met the guidelines and contest criteria the best. Congratulations to each of our winners and thank you to all who submitted!
 Winner Janice Tonz Holy Cross Wilderness |  Runner Up Stan Wagon Porcino Mushrooms Eagles Nest Wilderness |  Runner Up Ellen Miller Eagles Nest Wilderness |  Runner Up Janice Tonz Eagles Nest Wilderness |
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*** There will be an announcement late next summer when 2025 entries can be submitted.
Each fall ESWA solicits entries for its annual contest for photos that best evoke the splendor of the Wilderness Areas that ESWA helps protect – Eagles Nest, Holy Cross, Flat Tops, and Ptarmigan. In remembrance of John Fielder's many contributions to preserving Wilderness, the annual photo contest has been named in his honor.​ The winner is announced at the Annual Meeting/Party in late September.
SUBMISSIONS
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Any ESWA member may submit a photo. The deadline falls a few weeks before the Annual Meeting/Party. Use the form below to submit photos.
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Rules
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Any member of ESWA may submit photos. If you would like to join our organization, you can become a member here.
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Each individual may submit no more than three photos, preferably in .jpeg format.
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Photos must be taken in one of our four Wilderness areas and the submission must include the location where it was taken.
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Photos may not include people or dogs or man-made structures of any kind.
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Traditional editing is permissible (brightness, contrast, color, crop, sharpening)
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Winners will be determined based on the judges' opinion of how well the photos represent the wilderness characteristics of the areas in which ESWA works.
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By submitting your photos, you allow ESWA to use them in any way that it deems appropriate. This includes on the website, on photo cards (photo cropping if needed), on social media, etc. Where possible, ESWA will credit the photographer.
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Members of the selection committee are ineligible to submit photos.
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Submit your photo
If your photo meets all of the requirements stated for the John Fielder award above, please submit using this form.
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Note that the file can be no more than 15MB.
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John Fielder Award 2023 Winners
1st Place: Ellen Miller
Runner Up: Stan Wagon
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