Go Laurel Highlands recognizes winners of annual photo contest
Thomas Bush IV
Uniontown resident Thomas Bush IV won second place in the 鈥減laces鈥� category of Go Laurel Highland鈥檚 yearly photo contest with his wintry photo of Forbes State Forest.
Clare Kaczmarek
Clare Kaczmarek of Latrobe won first place in the 鈥減laces鈥� category in Go Laurel Highlands annual photo contest. Her photo captured a May sunrise at Somerset County鈥檚 Baughman Rock Overlook.
A Uniontown man took second place in the 鈥減laces鈥� category of the Go Laurel Highlands Photo Contest.
Thomas Bush IV submitted a photo of a wintry day at Forbes State Forest. As a second place winner, Bush will receive $200.
His photo was chosen among more than 700 entries submitted to the contest in the categories of places, people, and plants and animals.
The winners were chosen by the Go Laurel Highlands鈥� marketing team and professional photographers Brenda Torrey, Paul Wiegman, and Alex Byers, who also serves as the organization鈥檚 content and design specialist.
鈥淭he annual photo contest ensures Go Laurel Highlands continues to have a library filled with authentic and unique images that capture all the rich experiences and landscapes our region has to offer,鈥� said Ann Nemanic, executive director of Go Laurel Highlands. 鈥淭his year we hosted a private reception for our contest winners. Hearing the stories from each photographer about the image they captured was truly a gift.
鈥淪o many wonderful stories behind those beautiful images gave me a renewed appreciation for our photographers.鈥�
Clare Kaczmarek of Latrobe won first place in the 鈥減laces鈥� category, with a photo of a sunrise photo taken in May at Somerset County鈥檚 Baughman Rock Overlook. Carol Saylor of Meyersdale won first place in the 鈥減eople鈥� category for her shot of her neighbor leaping off a bench at High Point Lake Overlook in Somerset County. Irwin resident Flanna Soliday鈥檚 photo of a fox taken at Twin Lakes Park near Greensburg won first in the 鈥減lants and animals category.鈥�