CELEBRATE MICHIGAN
Four-Season Fun -2020 Celebrate Michigan Photo Contest Finalists
The Detroit News
Judges' Prize Winner - "Lightning Strike" by Charlie Newman of West Bloomfield.Newman captured this amazing image while driving the side roads of Genesee County looking for old barns.
Charlie NewmanAward of Excellence Winner - Traverse City photographer Peggy Sue Zinn photographs fellow photographer Clark Most photographing huge waves.
Peggy Sue ZinnPeople’s Choice Winner - What could be a better combination than a puppy and the Tulip Festival in Holland? Kyla Murray of South Lyon caught her chocolate lab puppy Frida in a perfect pose among the tulips.
Kyla MurrayTrisha Fritz of Essexville, Mich. calls this photo taken at Au Train Beach in the Upper Peninsula in August, 2020 "Fireside Chats."
Trisha FritzBrandon Doran of Rockford calls this photo "Lake Walkers" because the two surfers appear to be walking on water during a storm near Grand Haven Beach in December 2019.
Brandon DoranSteven Gualdoni of Marquette made this multiple-exposure image of an Upper Penninsula right-of-passage in Marquette --jumping off the ancient Black Rocks into the chilly waters of Lake Superior at Presque Isle in August, 2020.
Steven GualdoniJoseph Minnella of Macomb Township captured this photo of wake surfing on Big Bear Lake in July 2020.
Joseph MinnellaJoshua Colegrove of Hudsonville manages to make the Mackinac Bridge look small during a lovely sunrise with blue ice.
Joshua ColegrovePrasun Roy of Rochester Hills captured this beautiful example of fall colors while driving on scenic M-22 in Northern Michigan.
Prasun RoyIn "Summer Solstice" by Erica Giordano of Clarkston, the first day of summer is celebrated with a sunset splash into Lake Michigan at Grand Haven on June 21, 2019.
Erica GiordanoJeff Morton gains access to the water under icy Platte Lake in "Fire and Ice" by Thayer Morton of Detroit.
Thayer MortonIce hangs from a tree battered by winter storms in "Ice Chandelier" by Cameron Wilcox of Marquette, Michigan.. The photo was taken at Picnic Rocks in Marquette.
Cameron Wilcox"Petosky Stone Cairn" by Tom Sovereign of St. Johns, Michigan.
Tom SovereignDebra Ridsale of Brighton catches the wakesurfing action on Lake Missaukee.
Debra RidsdaleKaty Land of Redford photographed this spectacular sunset over Lake Superior in Munising, Michigan.
Katy LandRahul Kokate of Farmington Hills captured this "Dandelion flower like a giant wheel" at sunset.
Rahul KokateCohen Schroeder captured an iconic scene as his family enjoyed a Memorial Day weekend, the traditional start of summer, with a personal watercraft on Long Lake in Cheboygan.
Cohen SchroederMegan Schultz of Alpena captured this image titled "Waves Frozen in Time" along the shore of beautiful Lake Huron in Presque Isle, Michigan.
Megan SchultzTiffani Fowler of Southfield made this excellent photo of "Mom n Dad on carp lake."
Tiffani FowlerMadison Heights photographer Chase Gagnon captured the Michipicoten sailing into Port Huron through sea smoke on a frigid November morning.
Chase GagnonPaul Mrozek of Sterling Heights photographed early ice formations along The Straits of Mackinac shoreline in St. Ignace.
Paul MrozekMark Dittmer of Clinton Township captured the beautiful red of the changing leaves in front of the Grand Hotel during autumn on Mackinac Island.
Mark DittmerA freighter makes its way on the Detroit River at sunset in this image by Chris Burton of Detroit.
Chris BurtonChris Hearn of St. Johns made this classic 'summertime in Michigan' image of daughter Milana holding her nose while diving into the lake.
Chris HearnTom Sovereign of St. Johns captured a glowing yooperlite rock on the Grand Marais beach along Lake Superior at sunset.
Tom SovereignFrozen Trees on Lake Superior in Marquette make for an incredible photograph by Frances Smith, Macomb, Michigan.
Frances SmithAn Icy Valentine's Scene at Holland State Park by Bobbi Jo Kenyon, Wyoming, Michigan.
Bobbi Jo KenyonHeidi Wright of Rogers City captured a leaf in her yard that got stuck neatly in a sheet of ice on top of a bucket of water.
Heidi WrightLen Tessmer of Belleville, Michigan captured this 'Moment in Time' at a wetlands marsh.
Len TessmerBrandon Doran of Rockford says "Being inside the Eben ice caves near Munising is like stepping into another world."
Brandon DoranAmber Cornelius of Dowagiac captured a fun silhouette of "The Cornelius Children" playing at the beach in St. Joseph.
Cynthia DixonRandy Ross of Ann Arbor captured Fourth of July campfire fun beneath a full moon.
Randy RossEthan Allen of St. Clair Shores made this gorgeous photo on July 4. The full moon in July is known as the Buck Moon because it's when a buck's antlers are in full growth mode. This Buck Moon hangs in the sky over the Harbor Beach lighthouse.
Ethan AllenLeigha Hills of Grand Rapids found and photographed these Petoskey stones in Charlevoix, Michigan and made a wonderful photo.
Leigha HillsBenton Harbor photographer Joel Johnson caught this paraglider flying over the lighthouse in St. Joseph, Michigan at sunset.
Joel JohnsonDale Niesen of South Rockwood caught this epic photo of the Northern Lights dancing over the AuTrain River in the Upper Peninsula.
Dale NiesenA once-in-a-lifetime shot is cool, but how about a once-in-6,800-years shot? The NEOWISE comet was visible to the naked eye in July 2020 as it makes its 6,800-year orbit. Ethan Allen of St. Clair Shores made this image just as the sun was starting to light up the clouds over the Grosse Point Yacht Club.
Ethan AllenThis sunset in Three Rivers captured the attention of all onboard this pontoon for photographer Hannah TenCate of Schoolcraft.
Hannah TenCateRoyal Oak photographer Charlie Ecker made a great photograph of this truck racing over the Silver Lake Sand Dunes.
Charlie EckerDava Antoniotti of Kalamazoo caught her three children running towards the Ludington Breakwater lighthouse for a classic summer image.
Dava AntoniottiEthan Allen of St. Clair Shores made this ethereal winter scene at Porcupine Mountains State Park.
Ethan AllenJuan Sauceda of Metamora Michigan captured this image of a familiar tree near his home in the early morning light of sunrise. Its beauty is accentuated by the misty morning fog.
Juan SaucedaEric Woelkers of Flat Rock took this photo of the NEOWISE Comet from the Lake Michigan shore in Covert, near South Haven along with his daughter, Megan. "Our chase to see the NEOWISE Comet in a dark and clear sky led to our first camping trip together, a memory that will last a lifetime!"
Eric WoelkersDale Niesen of South Rockwood calls this photograph "Pouring on the Coal." It captures the Pere Marquette 1225 passing through some Michigan countryside last December.
Dale NiesenJudges' Prize Winner - Marybeth Kiczenski of Des Plaines, Ill., said of this finalist, "What a night! After checking five or six different weather sources, I decided to make the seven-hour trek to Eagle Harbor. It was iffy, as none of the forecasts were calling for completely clear skies. However, when a comet is involved, you just take a chance! I love this little lighthouse — it is very storybook-like, to begin with. Having the Comet grace the image makes it that much more special. This was taken at the height of NEOWISE's brightness."
Marybeth Kiczenski![Jessica Baran of Riverview captured quite a view of this bald eagle floating down the river.](/gcdn/presto/2020/08/07/PDTN/dd102f20-e0f0-424b-8acb-30bcae06a8b9-3458461.jpg?width=660&height=478&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Jessica Baran of Riverview captured quite a view of this bald eagle floating down the river.
Jessica BaranSeth Polfus of Hermansville received this welcome home after being gone for a few days in January that made for a perfect winter picture.
Seth PolfusJoseph Minnella of Macomb caught the serenity of an early morning paddle on Douglas Lake in northern Michigan.
Joseph MinnellaThe Northern Lights were out in full force for Rockwood photographer Dale Niesen at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.
Dale Niesen