Congratulations to this year’s photo contest winners. We asked local photography enthusiast and previous Publisher’s Choice winner, Chad Roylance, to give us his thoughts on photo entries as seen by the eye of a photographer. His thoughts on the Publisher’s Choice winner are below. Thank you to everyone who voted and who participated. As always, we are honored to see such amazing photos.

POPULAR CHOICE WINNER:
Deer In North Ogden by Kamee Konecny

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PUBLISHER’S CHOICE WINNER:
Hidden Slot Canyon by Colten Clark

There is so much to like about this photo. The creek is a great leading line, bringing the viewer’s attention into the picture. The creek has the illusion of motion with the blur. The photographer used a very steady mount and a longer exposure to achieve this. They also probably used a very low ISO or a filter so the bright sky you see in the background didn’t overexpose the rest of this colorful picture. – Chad Roylance

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Honorable Mentions