Popular Photography & Imaging Annual Reader's Picture Contest Winner's Gallery

For thirteen years running, Popular Photography has invited readers to submit their best work to the annual Readers’ Picture Contest and every year, the results are more astonishing than the years before. After sorting through thousands of entries, we have chosen a grand prize winner, in addition to stand-outs in each of the nine categories. These photos were chosen for their exceptional skill and innovation. Winners all received fabulous Panasonic prizes, as well as exposure here and in the magazine. Click on any name or photo below to see what sets these talented photographers apart.

WINNERS

GRAND PRIZE WINNER Maureen Ruddy-Burkhart

ARCHITECTURE Linda Freshwaters Arndt

TRAVEL Ashok Sinha

PEOPLE Viveca Venegas

ACTION/SPORTS Kenneth Deitcher

CANDID/HUMOR Martin Tomcik

ANIMALS Oskar Neuhold

PHOTOJOURNALISM John Piccoli

CREATIVE Alex Colson

NATURE Mehmet Ozgur

RUNNERS UP

ACTION/SPORTS
Roger Lindquist	Joe Duty	Mike Johnson	Xiaoyu Yu	Harrison Stubbs	Jami Worley	Joe Duty

ANIMALS
Kenneth Deitcher	Ben Frederick	Xiaoyu Yu	Susan Page	Adam Escalona	Cole Thompson

ARCHITECTURE
Eugene Comstock	Harrison Scott	Eugene Comstock	Dan O. Hoskins

CANDID/HUMOR
Cole Martin	Lou Russo	James Krois	James Buzzella	Lou Russo	Michele Arnwine

CREATIVE
Gregg Lauer	Thomas Marshall	Vanni Stroppiana	Kathryn Muse	Skip LaRue

NATURE
Skip LaRue	Jeff Chen Kuo Chih	Lynn Eastridge	Al Becker	Marilyn J. Affolter	Bruce Croffy	Ernie Baca

PEOPLE
Lisa Wilste	Cole Thompson	Dave Gallagher	Michael Barolet

PHOTOJOURNALISM
Jim Krois	Rick Nohl	Chico Lima	Reba Saldanha	Lisa Wiltse	John Whiticar

TRAVEL
Bill Jemison	Zita Boschetti Johnson	Wendy Werner	Tim Forcade	Mina Pahlevan	Andrew Faquhar