Photo: Christopher Knipe
Photographers bring our communities into focus.
Over the past year, residents have been cataloging local life around Apple Valley, Lakeville and Prior Lake. This summer, these same shutter bugs shared some of their favorite shots in our Focus on Cities South photo contest. We can’t thank you enough for sharing our communities through your lens. From pet portraits and family snapshots to breathtaking scenes and creative abstracts, your submissions have captured the unique character of our community.
Now, it’s time to explore the winning photographs.
Please note that judges reserve the right to recategorize submissions if they feel the photograph is better suited to a different category.
Abstract
1st Place
Title: Leave Weave
Photo: Rusty Fifield
2nd Place
Title: Freeze Frame
Photo: Rusty Fifield
3rd Place
Title: Morning After the Rain
Photo: Stephanie Ross
People
1st Place
Title: Eden’s Cradle
Photo: Danny Gonzalez
2nd Place
Title: Silent Passage
Photo: Chris Knipe
3rd Place
Title: Zoo View
Photo: Rusty Fifield
Pets
1st Place
Title: Boat Dog
Photo: Andrea Dixon
2nd Place
Title: Good Stretch
Photo: Stephanie Ross
Places
1st Place
Title: Reflection
Photo: Luann Mindeman
2nd Place
Title: Lovely Lakeville Sunset
Photo: Nate Nelson
3rd Place and Readers’ Choice
Title: Mellow Yello
Photo: Christopher Knipe
Seasons
1st Place
Title: October Light
Photo: Christopher Knipe
2nd Place
Title: Winter Wonderland
Photo: Nate Nelson
3rd Place
Title: All Directions
Photo: Rusty Fifield
Wildlife
1st Place
Title: Air Brake
Photo: Rusty Fifield
2nd Place
Title: Friend in High Places
Photo: Nate Nelson
3rd Place
Title: Great Blue Heron
Photo: Mandy Peterson
