Photo Contest HONORABLE MENTION: Caitlyn Lamb

Caitlyn's submission in the Places Category:

Info about the photographer: 

Name: Caitlyn Lamb
Age: 15
Grade in school: 9
Hometown: Seneca, SC

Why you like photography: I'm not sure why. I just like taking pictures and capturing memories.
Why you took this picture and how it fits with the theme of our contest: Seneca is at the edge of the Blue Ridge Mountains so that's how the mountains fit in. There are lots of lakes and in the summer, everyone is out on one of them.

Favorite verse of Scripture: John 14:1, 27

Photo Contest HONORABLE MENTION: Katleyn Bailey

Katelyn's submission: 

Info on the photographer: 

Name: Katelyn Bailey
Age: 14
Grade in school: Freshman/ 9th Grade
Hometown: Vienna, IL

Why you like photography: I love nature photography because, mainly, it's so beautiful! But I also love photography because pictures can sometimes say things that words can't begin to explain. It's not always just a hobby; it can be a way of expressing yourself and worshipping God's creations as the same time.

Why you took this picture and how it fits with the theme of our contest: Well, after I read about the contest, I had been taking a lot of nature photography shots along with the ones I already had and then when the deadline for the contest got close, I had to decide which one was my favorite and I decided on this one just because I loved how the picture looked; especially how the sunlight turned out looking in the picture.

Favorite verse of Scripture: There's so many great verses! But my favorite one would probably be Ecclesiastes 3:1-8; It's my favorite because it tells that there's a time for everything.

Photo Contest HONORABLE MENTION: Nathaniel Faries

Nathaniel's photo:

Info on the photographer:
Name: Nathaniel Faries
Age: 16
Grade in school: Homeschooled, but would be junior in high school
Hometown: Bermuda

Why you like photography: Not exactly sure, but I just enjoy the challenge of composing the photo, getting the settings right, and timing the photos perfectly.  In short, I just love photography for what it is.

Why you took this picture and how it fits with the theme of our contest: This is a picture a Bermudian Longtail.  This species of bird exists in other islands (I believe in some places in Oceania and the Caribbean).  It appears on our quarter, and it is one of the few species of animal that is more or less unique to Bermuda (the longtails in other areas of the world are slightly different, like different types of eagle, for example).  Thus, I thought it an appropriate subject for this photo contest.

Favorite verse of Scripture: Toss up between Romans 12:2 and Philippians 4:13

Photo Contest HONORABLE MENTION: Brody Horn

Brody's submission: 

Info on the photographer:

 Name: Brody Horn

Age:  16
Grade in school: Junior
Hometown: Columbus, KS

Why you like photography: I like being able to capture a great, spontaneous moment, but I also I like being able to create great moments by setting up the elements of the picture, then seeing how they turn out.

Why you took this picture and how it fits with the theme of our contest: Our hometown is in a rural setting. We have many old stone barns on our property. My sister Kaylee who is 12 and I like to go out and take pictures of things that we find outdoors. I thought the look of the old barn and the window really depicted our rural hometown setting along with my sister Kaylee.

Favorite verse of Scripture: Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will. —Romans 12:2