Together for Good: 2023 Photo Contest Winners Showcase
We received over 100 submissions to the fourth annual Innovia Foundation Photo Contest: Together for Good. We are immensely grateful for the time and talent each photographer invested in capturing the beauty and spirit of our communities. We are excited to share the winning images, showcased below.Â
Winning Categories:Â
- PeopleÂ
- Landscape and Wildlife (Within our 20 county service region. Click here to see our map.)Â
- Arts and CultureÂ
- CommunityÂ
- Nonprofit Mission in ActionÂ
We are excited to announce that the following organizations, based on the selections of our first place winners, will receive grants to support the wonderful work they do in our region.Â
- Â County Fire District #9Â Little Pend Oreille Lakes Fire Station
- Â WSU Wildlife Rehabilitation Center
- Â Second Harvest Inland Northwest
- Â Animal Rescue Foundation Inc.
- Â ParaSport Spokane
First Place Overall Winner: "It Starts Young"
Photographer: Joanie Christian
People Category Winners
FIRST: “Fiddle Jam”
Photographer: Lorie Palmer
SECOND: “Cathy Del Pizzo of Serve Spokane”
Photographer: Brandon Vasquez
THIRD: “I Make the World a Better Place”
Photographer: Brian Newberry
Landscape and Wildlife Category Winners
FIRST: “Fight to the Finish”
Photographer: Joanie Christian
SECOND: “A Kaleidoscope of Joy”
Photographer: Phyllis Slayton
THIRD: “Arches at Latah”
Photographer: Larry Conboy
Arts and Culture Category Winners
FIRST: “It Starts Young”
Photographer: Joanie Christian
SECOND: “Christmas in Nordman”
Photographer: Jennae Pegg
THIRD (TIE): “Frosty Remnant of the Past”
Photographer: Joanie Christian
THIRD (TIE): "Monster Truck Awe at the Spokane County Fair"
Photographer: Shelley Engle
Community Category Winners
FIRST: “Second Harvest Inland Northwest Sunset”
Photographer: Brandon Vasquez
SECOND: “Celebrating Summer”
Photographer: Patti Livingstone
THIRD: “Earth Day Every Day”
Photographer: Jimmy Matlosz
Nonprofit Mission in Action Category Winners
FIRST: “Paralympian Tyler Byers Leading the Field”
Photographer: Sonja Barrera
SECOND: “Coming Together to Learn a New Piece of Equipment”
Photographer: Allison Turcotte
THIRD: “Volunteers Load Food”
Photographer: Brandon Vasquez
Honorable Mentions
"Devil's Toenail Rapids"
Photographer: Larry Conboy
"Golden Serenity on the Little Spokane River"
Photographer: Edward Liu
"Hummer at Rest"
Photographer: Kelley Shelton
"Joy"
Photographer: Sonja Barrera
"Starry Night on the Palouse"
Photographer: Shelley Engle
"Sugar-Frosted Vista House"
Photographer: Jeff Gibson
