Award / Recognition

Photograph

Hallgrímskirkja Church”  received First Place in Monochrome at the Fall. 2024 Arizona Camera Club Council Roundup. 

Hallgrímskirkja Church, ACCC Fall 2024, 1st in Mono

“Dawn in North Sudbury”  was selected for the Town Planner 2025 Calendar . The calendar is published every year as a key advertising mechanism for local merchants in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. A separate calendar is published for each town and distribution is over 75,000.   

Dawn in North Sudbury, Accepted by Town Planner 2025 Calendar

“Readying for Take-off”, by Kathryn Dannay, Honorable Mention

Kathryn’s image received an Honorable Mention in the Open Category of the national “Minimalist Photography Awards” contest. You can view this image and the other winners here: https://minimalistphotographyawards.com/open-theme-winners-2024/ . The photo was taken in northern Japan, January 2023.

Readying for Take-off, Honorable Mention

“Tree at the Corner”, by Kathryn Dannay, Honorable Mention

Kathryn’s image received an Honorable Mention in the Landscape Category of the national “Minimalist Photography Awards” contest. You can view this image and the other winners here: https://minimalistphotographyawards.com/landscape-winners-2024/. The photo was taken in Biei, Japan, January 2023.

Tree at the Corner,  Honorable Mention 

Arizona Camera Club Council 2024 Spring Roundup, “Cherished Blessing.” received Second Place in Theme: Photo Journalism.

“Cherished Blessing” also received the ACCC Human Interest Award (Spring 2024)

 

2nd Place in Theme; AND ACCC Human Interest Award

Arizona Camera Club Council 2024 Spring Roundup, “Val di Funes.” received Second Place in Photo Travel.

 

 

2nd inACCC Photo Travel, Spring 2024 Roundup

Photography Society of America (PSA), 2024 Chapters Showcase, Best in Arizona Chapter

Arizona Camera Club Council 2023 Spring Roundup, “I think we’re in trouble.” received First Place in Color Open.

First Place in Phoenix Camera Club (PCC) Annual Awards 2023 for Color Open. Included in PCC Annual Calendar.

Phoenix Camera Club

1st Place ACCC Color Open, Spring 2023; 1st Place PCC Annual Awards for Color Open; Best in AZ Chapter 2024 (PSA Chapters Showcase)

Arizona Camera Club Council 2022 Fall Roundup, “Breakfast is Served” received Best Nature Story Award.

Best Nature Story: “Breakfast is Served”

Arizona Camera Club Council 2022 Spring Roundup, “Illumination” received 2nd Place in the Theme: Portrait Category.

The streams of sunlight became rays of a higher kind as they lit their way through the smoky incence. The light lit the edge of the prayer book while the reflecting light from the prayer book illuminated the young monks face. It was as if the words of the prayer book illumniated the young monks face. .

2nd Place: “Illumination”

Arizona Camera Club Council 2021 Spring Roundup, “Late for School” received 2nd Place in the Theme: Street Photography Category.

2nd Place: Late for School

“Fall at Sudbury’s Mill Pond”  was selected for the Town Planner 2021 Calendar as the photo for the month of October. The calendar is published every year as a key advertising mechanism for local merchants in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. A separate calendar is published for each town and distribution is over 75,000.   

Fall at Sudbury’s Mill Pond

People’s Choice in Animals in Golden hour Photo Challenge! [August 2020]

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People’s Choice: Snow Geese Predawn Blastoff

   
Selected for Exhibit by Cape Cod Artist Association’s for their “Wildlife of the World” exhibit. [May 2017]   

Peoples Choice: Warm Colors Photo Contest [August 2020]

Finalist “Safari Wildlife” Photo Contest [May 2020]

Finalist “The African Continent” Photo Contest [Dec 2019]

Finalist “The Minimalist Marketplace Project” [August 2019]

Finalist “Explore Africa” Photo Contest [March 2018] 

Finalist “Golden Hour” Photo Contest [June 2017]

Winner in your best “Wild Mammal Photo” Photo Challenge. [April 2017]

Finalist in “Isolating The Subject Photo Contest”. [April 2017]

Finalist, “Call of the Wild” Photo Contest. [March 2017]

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Winner/Finalist: “Embracing the Sunrise”

Winner in Icebergs Photo Challenge [June 2020]

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Winner: “Floating in the Night”

Winner in Sunset or Sunrise Photo Challenge, [May 2020]

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Published by US Department of the Interior on  their Instagram account representing Mesa Arch and Canyonlands National Park.    

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Winner: “Morning Glory”, Mesa Arch, Canyonlands NP

“Dancing Fairies”  was selected for the Town Planner 2019 Calendar as the photo for the month of October. The calendar is published every year as a key advertising mechanism for local merchants in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. A separate calendar is published for each town and distribution is over 75,000.   

Dancing Fairies

Finalist in Just Hummingbirds Photo Contest , “Midmorning Snack” [August 2018]       

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Finalist: Midmorning Snack

Featured: “Last Light Palouse” [August 2018]       

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Featured: Last Light Palouse

Featured Image [January, 2018]       

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Featured: “Early Morning on Convict Lake”

“Family Outing”  was selected for the Town Planner 2018 Calendar as the photo for the month of May. The calendar is published every year as a key advertising mechanism for local merchants in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. A separate calendar is published for each town and distribution is over 100,000.   

Selected as May Photo: “Family Outing”

Winner in “Spirituality in Different Cultures” Photo Challenge [March 2018]

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Winner: “Alone with my thoughts”

Finalist in Mountains and Night Photo Contest [November, 2017]    

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Finalist: “Dawn on Mono Lake”

Finalist in Amazing Nature Photo Contest [September, 2017]

People’s Choice in Compelling Captures Photo Challenge [April, 2017]
Finalist in Unforgettable Landscapes Photo Contest by Zenfolio [March, 2017]
Finalist in High Peaks Photo Contest [January, 2017]
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Finalist & Peoples Choice: “A Break in the Storm”

Finalist in Blue Skies Photo Contest [September, 2017]       

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Finalist: “Dessert Framed by Feathers”

Honorable Mention in “Ancient Cultures” Photo Contest [October, 2018]     

Finalist in “Explore Asia” Photo Contest [March 2018]

Winner in the Spirituality in Different Cultures Photo Challenge [March 2018]

Finalist in the Cultures of the World Photo Contest [Feb 2018]

Runner Up in the Artificial Light Photo Contest 2017” [Oct 2017]

Finalist in Candle Light Photo Contest. View bug [July 2017]
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Winner, Runner-up & Finalist: “A Moment of Seriousness”

People’s Choice in Most Extreme Black and White Photo Challenge.  [May 2017]
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People's Choice Winner

People’s Choice: “Early Morning on Beautiful Bow Lake”

   
Finalist  “Tracks in the Sand”,  in Desert Views Photo Contest [April 2017]       

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Tracks in the Sand

Finalist: “Tracks in the Sand”

Finalist & Runner-Up in “Tree Silhouettes Photo Contest”[June 2018]      

Finalist in “A Lonely Tree”  Photo Contest [December, 2017]

Finalist in “Show Minimalism” Photo Contest [July, 2017]

Finalist, “Iconic African Sunrise”, selected as “Visions Of Africa” Photo Contest. [February 2017]

Summer Selection Award “Iconic African Sunrise,”  [July, 2016]

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Finalist: Iconic African Sunrise

People’s Choice in “Natures Diverse Natural Colors” Photo Challenge [September 2017]

People’s Choice: Watson Lake Winter Blue

Category Winner, “Mushroom Twist” in Plants and Fungi, in the 2016 Mass Audubon Picture This Photo Contest!       

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Mushroom Twist

Winner: “Mushroom Twist”

Finalist in “The Color Orange” Photo Contest” [January, 2020]   

Finalist in the “Show Balloons Photo Contest” [February, 2018]   

Finalist, “Orange is the Color” Photo Contest [December 2017] 

Finalist, “Dusk or Dawn Photo Contest” (from over 23,000 entries), May 2017.

Finalist,”Covers Photo Contest (Vol 35)”, February 2017.

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Finalist in 36th Annual Spring Photography Contest co-sponsored by the Photographer’s Forum and Sigma. Over 11,400 entries were received from amateur photographers worldwide. Finalists’ photos will be published in the book Best of Photography 2016.

Finalist: “Balloons over Bagan”

Finalist in Creative Landscapes Photo Contest vol3 [March 2019]

Winner in “Landscapes with Buildings Photo Challenge”

Finalist, “Rural Vistas Photo Contest ” [July 2018]   

Finalist, “Compositions 101 Photo Contest vol4[Jan 2018] 

Finalist, “80 Stays Around the World Photo Contest” [July 2017]

Finalist, “Celebrating The Green Color Photo Contest”[April 2017]

Featured Image – Viewbug [February, July and August 2017], 

Member Selection Award [Dec 2016]

Finalist,  “Sweeping Landscapes Photo Contest [Dec 2016] Placed in the top 77 out of 13,847 entries.

Finalist “Monthly Pro Vol 25 Photo Contest”. Placed in the top 100 out of 9,200 entries.

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Photo of the Day, Selected by Smithsonian on January 14, 2016.

Link to Smithsonian post.


Selected for the National Geographic’s Daily Dozen. Received the most votes for publication out of the 12 selected photos [December 19, 2014].

Published by National Geographic [December 30, 2014] online Travel 365: Palouse, Washingtonnationalgeographiclogo

Soft Light on Palouse Hills

Soft Light on Palouse Hills

   
Finalist in the Digital Photography Magazine’s Travel and Scenics 2015 Photo Contest.dp_logo

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Finalist: Early Morning at Mesa Arch, Canyonlands National Park, Utah

Finalist in the 35th Annual Spring Photography Contest co-sponsored by the Photographer’s Forum and Sigma. Over 10,000 entries were received from amateur photographers worldwide. Finalists’ photos will be published in the book Best of Photography 2015

Finalist: Awaiting the Moment

Calendar Cover. Selected for inclusion in the 2016 version of the Town Planner Calendar of Metrowest. The calendar is published every year as a key advertising mechanism for local merchants in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. A separate calendar is published for each town and distribution is over 100,000.      “Soaking up the Sunshine,” [2016]

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“Soaking up the Sunshine” – Selected for Calendar Cover

Featured in a Massachusetts Audubon Society Post on “Patterns“, August 18, 2014.       KathrynDannay-2012
Featured in a Massachusetts Audubon Society Post on “Stupendous Snapping Turtles“, June 8, 2015.

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“Stepping out”

2nd Place Winner for the Palouse Audubon Society (PAS) 2014 Photo Contest in the “other” category (Wildlife, Nature Close-ups, Landscapes) for the Adult age group!

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Second Place: “Next Generation”

People’s Choice in Compelling Captures Photo Challenge. View bug [April 2017]     

Finalist in “Amazing Nature Photo Contest” [September 2017]

Finalist in “Unforgettable Landscapes Photo Contest”. Viewbug [March 2017]

Finalist in “High Peaks Photo Contest”. Viewbug [Jan. 2017]

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Finalist in the 34th Annual Spring Photography Contest co-sponsored by the Photographer’s Forum and Sigma. Over 10,000 entries were received from amateur photographers worldwide. Finalists’ photos are published in the book Best of Photography 2014.

People’s Choice & Finalist: “The Eye of the Storm”

Honorable Mention “Recognizable Places” winner. “Provincetown”, selected as a winner in the 30th Annual Cape Cod Life’s Photography Contest.

Published in the June 2014 issue of Cape Cod Life magazine.       

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"Provincetown", Pilgrim Monument from the Pier

Honorable Mention, “Provincetown”

   
Selected as one of ten Finalists in The Fairmont’s Everyone’s an Original Summer Photo Contest [2013].

Finalist: Picture Perfect Lac Beauvert, Jasper

Finalist: Picture Perfect Lac Beauvert, Jasper

Finalist in the 33rd Annual Spring Photography Contest co-sponsored by the Photographer’s Forum and Sigma. Over 14,000 entries were received from amateur photographers worldwide. Finalists’ photos are published in the book Best of Photography 2013.

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Finalist: Sunset at Tear Drop Arch

   
Second Prize in the Bandelier National Monument Annual Pass Photo Contest 2013.

Second Prize Photo of the Cavate Looking out on Tyuonyi Pueblo, Bandelier National Park, New Mexico.

Second Prize: Cavate Looking out on Tyuonyi Pueblo, Bandelier National Park, New Mexico.