MONTHLY PHOTO ARCHIVE
Welcome to our galleries for 2023 which include all the photographs entered in each contest. Watch the tombstone for each photo which details the title of the photo, the name of the photographer, the month of the contest, and whether the photo was voted the winner (or one of the winners if there was a tie). Enjoy browsing through these memories as you marvel over the talent, humor, love, and sense of adventure that resides in your family. And thank you for participating in this delightful camera celebration. - Mary
GENTLEMAN PUGSLEY PUTTIN’ ON THE RITZ
Photo by Jaspir Johnston
February, 2023
First Place Winner
WATCHING DUCKS ON LAKE WINNEBAGO WHILE SITTING NEXT TO A FOX
Photo by Mary May
February, 2023
WILDFLOWERS IN THE BEAUTIFUL SONORAN DESERT
Photo by Samantha Markiewicz
April, 2023
Second Place Winner
YOU CAN TELL BY THE WAY I USE MY WALK, I’M THE CHICKEN MAN. BAWK B’GAWK.
Photo by Maggie May
June, 2023
First Place Winner
ENCHANTED TABLE AT MYSTIC POND WHERE THE WATERS WHISPER TO ME
Photo by Kallie Daniels
June, 2023
First Place Winner
EVENING SUN ON CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER & KUDZU
Photo by Penny Wendt
July, 2023
Second Place Winner
ONCE IN A BLUE MOON FAIRYLAND
Photo by Jen Shields Gunderson
August, 2023
First Place Winner
GREEN PEPPER JELLY WITH CREAM CHEESE ON A TOASTED BAGEL
Photo by Jim Gunderson
September, 2023
SICK WITH AN ATROCIOUS AMOUNT OF HOMEWORK
Photo by Roland Johnston
October, 2023
First Place Winner
THE TRIKE IS READY FOR THE THOUSAND MILE JOURNEY TO LOUISIANA
Photo by Jim Gunderson
November, 2023
PRESLEY MADE TRES LECHES CAKE FROM SCRATCH
Photo by Mary May
November, 2023
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BREAKING: PORTLAND MAN UNDETERRED FROM SPORTING EVENT DESPITE MODERATE RAIN
Photo by Erik Gunderson
November, 2023
First Place Winner
EDNA’S FLOWERS • ELSIE’S BASKET
Photo by Keith May
November, 2023
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5 YEARS IN THE MAKING. 1/1/19 vs. 1/1/24
Photo by Ada Johnston
December, 2023
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FIND YOUR JOY AND PRANCE THROUGH LIFE
Photo by Erica Peters
December, 2023
Second Place Winner
CHRISTMAS IN YONKERS
Photo by Annie Starke
December, 2023
Second Place Winner
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BONUS REEL 2023
CELEBRATING VINNIE’S BIRTHDAY WITH CLOSE FRIENDS
Bonus Photo by Ada Johnston
December, 2023
SOME HUMANS ARE EASILY EXCITED
Bonus Photo by Keith May
November, 2023
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WINDOW SHADOWS ON THE FLOOR
Bonus Photo by Mary May
November, 2023
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EAGLE WAITING FOR ONE OF THOSE WHITE EGGS TO HATCH
Bonus Photo by Greg May
November, 2023
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WINDMILLS CAPTURING ENERGY AT THE EGE OF THE SKY
Bonus Photo by Arnie Gunderson
July, 2023
BONUS - TUSCANY, ITALY
MAIN STREET IN ITALY
Bonus Photo by Erik Gunderson
October, 2023
“So this is not someone's driveway. It's the main road through town.”
10% OF THE TOWN
Bonus Photo by Erik Gunderson
October, 2023
“This is about 10% of the town.”
LA DOLCE VITA
Bonus Photo by Erik Gunderson
October, 2023
“Background: the marble mines of Carrara
Foreground: the Mediterranean sea from the southern end of the Italian Riviera where the waters are crystal-clear and people bring you drinks as you lounge on the beach. You know, if you like that sort of thing.”
THE MAIN ATTRACTION
Bonus Photo by Erik Gunderson
October, 2023
“What a visit to Italy is all about for me.”
BAY OF POETS
Bonus Photo by Erik Gunderson
October, 2023
Wait, which end of the beautiful Bay of Poets guarded by a late Renaissance castle were we supposed to go to? Or, how can you get lost on a beach?
IL GALLO NERO
Bonus Photo by Erik Gunderson
October, 2023
”Il Gallo Nero – the black rooster that signals the wine in a bottle is Chianti Classico; celebrated in the heartland of Chianti by a sculpture of a black rooster.”
ITALIAN SCULPTURE • SAMPLE 1
Bonus Photo by Erik Gunderson
October, 2023
“Renaissance sculpture of naked people pretending to be Gods and Biblical people and Romans and perhaps naked Roman Gods.”
ITALIAN SCULPTURE • SAMPLE 4
Bonus Photo by Erik Gunderson
October, 2023
David is a marble masterpiece of Italian Renaissance sculpture, created from 1501 to 1504 by Michelangelo. It’s 17 ft. tall.
ANCIENT ITALIAN HOME
Bonus Photo by Erik Gunderson
October, 2023
“Photos taken at a super-secret location somewhere in central Italy. I’m not allowed to give the name of the city. And yes, that Roman iconography is right there next to a Christian cathedral.”
ATTENTI AI CANI
Bonus Photo by Erik Gunderson
October, 2023
“Attenti ai Cani” means “Beware of Dog” but the mosaic artists in Pompeii had to get the attention of people who might not speak or read Latin.
POMPEIIAN RUINS • SAMPLE 1
Bonus Photo by Erik Gunderson
October, 2023
“The Pompeiian ruins, at least for me, gave a pretty good sense of what life was like 2,000 years ago.”
TWA HOTEL • SAMPLE 1
Bonus Photo by Erik Gunderson
October, 2023
“A stop at the gro-o-o-ovy Mid-Century Modern TWA Hotel at JFK Airport in NYC, celebrating all things 1962.”
DREAMS THAT YOU DARE TO DREAM
Photo by Brian O’Connell
July, 2023
Second Place Winner