2026 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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February 2026
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Judged By: Alla Arutcheva
Color 1st Place
Winged Warriors
Jeanne Sparks
Winged Warriors
Jeanne Sparks
Color 2nd Place
Very Focused Dalmation Pelican
Janine Bognuda
Very Focused Dalmation Pelican
Janine Bognuda
Color 3rd Place
Merced in Snow
Ron Calvert
Merced in Snow
Ron Calvert
Color Honorable Mention
Making a Splash
Elaine Calvert
Making a Splash
Elaine Calvert
Monochrome 1st Place
Bathing Beauty
Penni Powell
Bathing Beauty
Penni Powell
Monochrome 2nd Place
Like a Shipwreck in the Sand
Janine Bognuda
Like a Shipwreck in the Sand
Janine Bognuda
Monochrome 3rd Place
At Home, Tammy, 2013
Jim McKinniss
At Home, Tammy, 2013
Jim McKinniss
January 2026
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Judged By: Judi Richins (takeahike1@mac.com)
Color 1st Place
It's Mine
Janine Bognuda
It's Mine
Janine Bognuda
Color 2nd Place
Beauty in the Harshness
Janine Bognuda
Beauty in the Harshness
Janine Bognuda
Color 3rd Place
Two Heads are Better Than One
Jeanne Sparks
Two Heads are Better Than One
Jeanne Sparks
Color Honorable Mention
Ode to Monet's Garden
Elaine Calvert
Ode to Monet's Garden
Elaine Calvert
Color Honorable Mention
Unfinished Business
Ed E. Powell
Unfinished Business
Ed E. Powell
Monochrome 3rd Place
Taxi Ride 39th Street West
Jim McKinniss
Taxi Ride 39th Street West
Jim McKinniss
Monochrome 2nd Place
Urban Cliff Dwelling
Ed E. Powell
Urban Cliff Dwelling
Ed E. Powell
Monochrome 1st Place
Baking Profection
Harold Litwiler
Baking Profection
Harold Litwiler