Photography in the Gardens

Photography in the Gardens

2022 Photo Contest

The photo contest was initiated to give visitors yet another reason to visit the Gardens. Any visitor is eligible to enter the contest.

Photo Contest runs from November 1, 2021 to November 1, 2022.

Submissions are accepted ONLY Online. Entries accepted now through November 1st at 11:59 pm.
For more details click on the Online Submission Process below.

More details/rules are listed on the online submission.

Click for the New Online Submission Process

If you have questions about the Photo Contest, please email 
photoquestions@munsingerclemens.com

Winning Photos will be on display on our Facebook.

Prior years are posted here:

2019 Contest Winners

Best in Show: Erica Powers (view)

Hardscapes, Adult:

• 1st place: Erica Powers (view)
• 2nd place: Timothy Engle (view)
• 3rd place: Kimberly Hill (view)

Landscapes, Adult:

• 1st place: Erica Powers (view)
• 2nd place: Erica Powers (view)
• 3rd place: Linda Brown (view)

Hardscapes, Youth:

• 1st place: Sruthi Subramanian (view)

Landscape, Youth:

• 1st place: Ruth Justin (view)
• 2nd place: Sreya Subramanian (view)
• 3rd place: Morgan Rodenborg (view)

Honorable Mentions:

• Timothy Engle – Landscape (view)
• Ryan Vadnais – Hardscape (view)

2018 Contest Winners

Best in Show: Zach Schroeder (view)

Hardscapes, Adult:

• 1st place: Kimberly Hill (view)
• 2nd place: Kimberly Hill (view)
• 3rd place: Susan Aune (view)

Landscapes, Adult:

• 1st place: DeVonne Koppenberg (view)
• 2nd place: Emily Dylla (view)
• 3rd place: Kimberly Hill (view)

Landscape, Youth:

• 1st place: Andrew Schroeder (view)
• 2nd place: Avah Nyren (view)

Honorable Mention:

• Mike Brubaker (view)
• Suzanna Johnson (view)
• Abigail Gans (view)

2017 Contest Winners

Best In Show: Susan Aune (view)

Hardscapes, Adult:

• 1st place: Alexandra Kimmerle (view)
• 2nd place: Alexandra Kimmerle (view)
• 3rd place: John Roscoe (view)

Landscapes, Adult:

• 1st place: Marly Keller (view)
• 2nd place: Marly Keller (view)
• 3rd place: Susan Aune (view)

Hardscapes, Youth:

• 1st place: Ellie Terhaar (view)
• 2nd place: Zoe Shay (view)
• 3rd place: Kalli Terhaar (view)

Landscapes, Youth:

• 1st place: Ellie Terhaar (view)
• 2nd place: Abigail Gans (view)
• 3rd place: Ellie Terhaar (view)

2016 Contest Winners

Best In Show: John Roscoe (view)

Hardscapes, Adult:

• 1st place: Lisa Henning (view)
• 2nd place: Susan Aune (view)   
• 3rd place: Jenny Seil (view)

Landscapes, Adult:

• 1st place: Suzanna Johnson (view)
• 2nd place: Susan Aune (view)
• 3rd place: Alexandra Kimmerle (view)

Hardscapes, Youth:

• 1st place: Zachary Schroeder (view)
• 2nd place: Abigail Gans (view)
• 3rd place: Elyce Lilleberg (view)

Landscapes, Youth:

• 1st place: Andrew Schroeder (view)
• 2nd place: Abigail Gans (view)
• 3rd place: Ellie Terhaar (picture not available to view online)

2015 Contest Winners

Best In Show: Peter Veljkovich (view)

Hardscapes, Adult:

• 1st place: Martin Gilchrist(view)
• 2nd place: Jenny Seil (view)   
• 3rd place: Michelle Peterson (view)

Landscapes, Adult:

• 1st place: Martin Gilchrist (view)
• 2nd place: Jan Dorabush (view)
• 3rd place: Lisa Henning (view)

Hardscapes, Youth:

• 1st place: Zachary Schroeder (view)
• 2nd place: Andrew Schroeder (view)
• 3rd place: Annamaria Tomovic (view)

Landscapes, Youth:

• 1st place: Abigail Gans (view)
• 2nd place: Annamaria Tomovic (view)

2014 Contest Winners

Best of Show:  Martin Gilchrist  “Wishing Well” (view)

Hardscapes, Adult:

• 1st place: Faye Lange “Winter of our Lives” (view)
• 2nd place: Don Kempf “Footsteps of Beauty” (view)
• 3rd place: Martin Gilchrist “The Fountain” (view)

Landscapes, Adult:

• 1st place: Carleen Schomer “Mystical Munsinger” (view)
• 2nd place: Ruthie Meyers Shlief “The Friendiest Flower” (view)
• 3rd place: John M. Scott “Munsinger Garden Road” (view)

Hardscapes, Youth:

• 1st place: Elyce Lilleberg “Stairway to Heaven” (view)
• 2nd place: Adrian Hobbs “Fall Shadows” (view)

Landscapes, Youth:

• 1st place: Ellie Terhaar “Out of the Ordinary” (view)
• 2nd place: Katti Terhaar “Splash of Color” (view)
• 3rd place: Elyce Lilleberg “Fall Splender” (view)

The MCBS Board and Photo Contest Committee express our thanks to everyone who participated.