Make More Possible: 2025 Photo Contest Winners Showcase
Over 200 photos were submitted to Innovia Foundation’s sixth annual Photo Contest: Make More Possible. We are immensely grateful for the time and talent each photographer invested in capturing the beauty and spirit of our communities. A full showcase of the winning images is displayed below.
Winning Categories:Â
- Arts and Culture
- Community
- Landscapes
- Wildlife
- People
- Nonprofit Mission in Action
First Place Overall Winner: "Resilience"
Photographer: Rene Guerrero
Spokane, WA
Arts and Culture Category Winners
FIRST: “Lewis and Clark Sculpture”
Lewiston, ID
Photographer: Brad Stinson
SECOND: “Fiddle Jam 2025”
Grangeville, ID
Photographer: Lorie Palmer
THIRD: “Rathdrum Days 2025 – The Band”
Rathdrum, ID
Photographer: Rod Schwartz
Community Category Winners
FIRST: “A Kaleidoscope of Joy”
Audubon Park, Spokane, WA
Photographer: Nicole Bishop
SECOND: “Respect”
Medical Lake, WA
Photographer: Cathy Smith
SECOND: “Champion”
Spokane, WA
Photographer: Chris Elam
THIRD: “Beautiful Hibernation”
Coeur d’Alene, ID
Photographer: Scott Steele
Landscapes Category Winners
FIRST: “Smoke Meets Blue Sky”
Deer Park, WA
Photographer: Kathy Linford
SECOND: “The Grandeur of Palouse Falls”
Whitman County, WA
Photographer: Rene Guerrero
THIRD: “Gondola”
Spokane, WA
Photographer: Chris Elam
Wildlife Category Winners
FIRST: “Just Peeking”
Colville, WA
Photographer: Joanie Christian
SECOND: “Wood Duck Couple”
Canon Hill Park, Spokane, WA
Photographer: Nancy Babcock
THIRD: “Alpha Goat”
Scotchman Peak, Bonner County, ID
Photographer: Cody Flavel
People Category Winners
FIRST: “Resilience”
Spokane, WA
Photographer: Rene Guerrero
SECOND: “Learning in the Kitchen”
Second Harvest, Spokane, WA
Photographer: Brandon Vasquez
THIRD: “History Lesson with Model-T Dave”
Coeur d’Alene City Park, Coeur d’Alene, ID
Photographer: Rod Schwartz
Nonprofit Mission in Action Category Winners
FIRST: “Raising More than Walls”
Palouse, WA
Photographer: Natalie Hoke
SECOND: “Pride Safety Team GO!“
Coeur d’Alene City Park, Coeur d’Alene, ID
Photographer: Darcy Elliot
SECOND: “Stories of Hope – Trust and Bonding”
Spokane, WA
Photographer: Kristal Jabara
THIRD: “Feed the Future”
Spokane Community College, Spokane, WA