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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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