2025 SMCC Competition Awarded Images
Photographs displayed here are among the award-winners. Only winning images submitted for posting on this web site are shown. Other printed winning images may be seen in the Santa Maria, CA Public Library.
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April 2025
Open Theme
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Judged By: Alla Arutcheva
Monochrome 2nd Place
Man in Black with Dragonflies and Spheres
Jim McKinniss
Man in Black with Dragonflies and Spheres
Jim McKinniss
Monochrome 1st Place
Eye of the Ram
Penni Powell
Eye of the Ram
Penni Powell
Color 2nd Place
Rocket Launch and Booster Return
Chuck Uebele
Rocket Launch and Booster Return
Chuck Uebele
Monochrome 3rd Place
Tammy, Alex and the Sailboat
Jim McKinniss
Tammy, Alex and the Sailboat
Jim McKinniss
Monochrome Honorable Mention
Bath Day at Kestner Homestead
Ed E. Powell
Bath Day at Kestner Homestead
Ed E. Powell
Color 1st Place
Uprising
Frank Tromp
Uprising
Frank Tromp
Color 3rd Place
Toadstools in the Night
Janine Bognuda
Toadstools in the Night
Janine Bognuda
Color Honorable Mention
Not Quite a Swallow
Timothy Towne
Not Quite a Swallow
Timothy Towne
Color Honorable Mention
A Beautiful Textured Rose
Rosie Bancacio
A Beautiful Textured Rose
Rosie Bancacio
March 2025
Theme - Altered Reality
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Judged By: Theresa Gingras (theresagingras.com)
Color 1st Place
Moon Dance
Elaine Calvert
Moon Dance
Elaine Calvert
Color 2nd Place
Morro Bay
Alan Upshaw
Morro Bay
Alan Upshaw
Color 3rd Place
The Clown
Janine Bognuda
The Clown
Janine Bognuda
Color Honorable Mention
A Lighthouse in the Sky
Rosie Brancacio
A Lighthouse in the Sky
Rosie Brancacio
Color Honorable Mention
The Place Doesn't Seem Reality
Janine Bognuda
The Place Doesn't Seem Reality
Janine Bognuda
Monochrome 1st Place
Rachelle #3A
Jim McKinniss
Rachelle #3A
Jim McKinniss
Monochrome 2nd Place
Vision of a Peyote Ceremony
Jim McKinniss
Vision of a Peyote Ceremony
Jim McKinniss
Monochrome 3rd Place
A Time Continuum to the Past
Cheryl Decker
A Time Continuum to the Past
Cheryl Decker
Color Honorable Mention
Wishfull Thinking
Chuck Uebele
Wishfull Thinking
Chuck Uebele
February 2025
Open Theme
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Judged By: Dan Holmes (danholmesphoto@gmail.com)
Color 1st Place
Ferndale Church
Rosie Brancacio
Ferndale Church
Rosie Brancacio
Color 2nd Place
Grandma's Tulips
Janine Bognuda
Grandma's Tulips
Janine Bognuda
Color 3rd Place
Nature's Art
Janine Bognuda
Nature's Art
Janine Bognuda
Color Honorable Mention
Daffodil Days
Elaine Calvert
Daffodil Days
Elaine Calvert
Color Honorable Mention
Greater Yellowlegs
Frank Tromp
Greater Yellowlegs
Frank Tromp
Monochrome 1st Place
Rochelle #2
Jim McKinniss
Rochelle #2
Jim McKinniss
Monochrome 2nd Place
Istanbul Late Night Dinner
Harold Litwiler
Istanbul Late Night Dinner
Harold Litwiler
Monochrome 3rd Place
Ox and Anchor
Alan Upshaw
Ox and Anchor
Alan Upshaw
Monochrome Honorable Mention
Hat Shop
Alan Upshaw
Hat Shop
Alan Upshaw
Color Honorable Mention
Launch Over Cal Poly Pier
Chuck Uebele
Launch Over Cal Poly Pier
Chuck Uebele
January 2025
Open Theme
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Judged By: Zander Fieschko (zander.fieschko@gmail.com)
Color 1st Place
Nap Interrupted
Penni Powell
Nap Interrupted
Penni Powell
Color 2nd Place
White Sands
Jeanne Sparks
White Sands
Jeanne Sparks
Color 3rd Place
Purple Skies Tonight
Janine Bognuda
Purple Skies Tonight
Janine Bognuda
Color Honorable Mention
In the Spotlight
Elaine Calvert
In the Spotlight
Elaine Calvert
Color Honorable Mention
Taking a Break from Fishing
Rosie Brancacio
Taking a Break from Fishing
Rosie Brancacio
Monochrome 3rd Place
Headed to the 1064 Homeless Haven
Cheryl Decker
Headed to the 1064 Homeless Haven
Cheryl Decker
Monochrome 2nd Place
The Big Dune
Gregory N Doudna
The Big Dune
Gregory N Doudna
Monochrome 1st Place
Two Calla Lillies
Elaine Calvert
Two Calla Lillies
Elaine Calvert
Monochrome Honorable Mention
Kelp
Ron Calvert
Kelp
Ron Calvert