12/03/25
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Ogeechee Riverkeeper
Contact: Meaghan Gerard
Communications and Administrative Director
meaghan@ogeecheeriverkeeper.org
OGEECHEE RIVERKEEPER ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF ANNUAL PHOTO CONTEST
Ogeechee Riverkeeper (ORK) has chosen the best photographs from across the 5,500 square mile watershed submitted for the annual photography contest. This year’s guest judge is Angela Hopper, photographer and owner of Bull Street Light Room. Judges sorted through images that highlighted what makes the Ogeechee and Canoochee Rivers, and the surrounding areas, ecologically and aesthetically remarkable.
The 2025 winners are:
Overall winner: Waterways Marina, Luis Lopez
Black and White: Herons, Dawn French
Funny Wildlife: Blowing Bubbles, Christy Wheeler
Landscape: Dawn Stillness, Libby Buker
Wildlife: My Good Side, J. Strozzo Anderson
Portrait: Me and Moo, Lily Hart
Plant Life: Yellow Waterlillies, Sydney Warren
The overall winner will receive three hours of studio time at Bull Street Light Room, with lighting and props included. Category winners will receive a one-year household membership to ORK, allowing them to partake in special events and membership perks.
“The landscape category was especially well done,” said guest judge Angela Hopper. “It was a tough choice for just one winner. Thank you for the opportunity to judge this competition. I loved seeing everyone’s work. Well done!”
All winners and entries are available to view at ogeecheeriverkeeper.org or via the Flickr album: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjCCAm4
ORK has permission from the photographers to share their work. Contact ORK for files to reprint or share in publications.
About Ogeechee Riverkeeper: Ogeechee Riverkeeper 501(c)(3) works to protect, preserve, and improve the water quality of the Ogeechee River basin, which includes all of the streams flowing out to Ossabaw Sound and St. Catherine’s Sound. The Canoochee River is about 108 miles long and the Ogeechee River itself is approximately 245 miles long. The Ogeechee River system drains more than 5,500 square miles across 21 counties in Georgia. More at ogeecheeriverkeeper.org.
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