The top 12 photos of 2025-26
Click on the arrows to rotate through the twelve photos. Scroll down to see top-rated competition photos.
Rodeo Trick Rider, Open, Glenn Jones, 5 
Joshua Tree, Cellphone, Denise Kessel, 5 
Fast as a Bullet, Long Exposure, Pat Fonstad, 5 
Up in the Spotlight, Cellphone, Gary Pettersen, 5 
Dragonfly, Open, Kyle Gillis, 5 
The Homestead, Diana Edelman, 5 
Driving Toward the Basket, Open, Dale Beck, 5 
Disney Concert Hall Abstract, Cellphone, Dave Malec, 5 
After School Treats, Cellphone, Diane Spiegel, 4 
Open, Jeff Miller, 4 
Redwoods, Betty McShane, 4, Cell Phones 
Eternal Trap, Open, Marcelo Bromberg, 4
March 2026 Competition
Photographic categories include Reflection, Cell Phone, Open, and Long Exposure. Photos included below received scores of 4 or 5 on a five-point scale.
Time for Passion, Open, Debbi Swanson, 5 
Still Standing, Cell Phone, Gary Pettersen, 5 
Times Mirror Building, Reflections, Debbi Swanson, 4 
Bald Eagle, Doris Tanaka, 4 
Colorado Reflections, Doris Tanaka, 4 
Pronghorn, Open, Doris Tanaka, 4 
Sunset Skies Route 66, Cell Phone, Doris Tanaka, 4 
Turbulence, Long Exposure, Doris Tanaka, 4 
Winter Waterfall Long Exposure, Doris Tanaka, 4 Driving Toward the Basket, Open, Dale Beck, 5 
California Desperados, Long Exposure, Dale Beck, 4 
London Bridge, Reflections, Dale Beck, 4 
Morning Workouts, Long Exposure, Dale Beck, 4 
Descanso Gardens, Reflections, Dale Beck, 4 
County Fair Long Exposure, Marcelo Bromberg, 4 
Distracted Rider, Long Exposure, Marcelo Bromberg, 4 
Egret Reflection, Marcelo Bromberg, 4 Eternal Trap, Open, Marcelo Bromberg, 4 
Taking Off!, Open, Marcelo Bromberg, 4 
Basil Painted, Cell Phones, Pamela Cole, 5 
Farmers Market Dog, Cell Phone, Pamela Cole, 5 
Larry is Happy, Open, Pamela Cole, 4 
Sun City Reflection, Pamela Cole, 4 
Entry Forbidden, Open, Diana Edelman, 4 
Gotch Ya, Open, Diana Edelman, 4 
Portico, Open, Diana Edelman, 4 
Almost Home, Open, Pat Fonstad, 4 
Policeman’s Creek, Cell Phones, Pat Fonstad, 4 
Fast as a Bullet, Long Exposure, Pat Fonstad, 5 
Fireworks over Utsalady Bay, Long Exposure, Kyle Gillis, 5 
Greater Sage Grouse, Open, Kyle GIllis, 5 
Cheetah, Open, Kyle Gillis, 4 
Jellyfish, Cell Phone, Kyle Gillis, 4 
A Kiss for Mama, Open, Glenn Jones, 4 
Water Falls, Long Exposure, Glenn Jones, 5 
Stealing Lunch, Open, Glenn Jones, 5 
Sand Falls, Long Exposure, Glenn Jones, 5 
El Capitan First Light, Reflections, Glenn Jones, 5 Joshua Tree, Cellphone, Denise Kessel, 5 
Heron on the Lake, Cell Phone, Denise Kessel, 4 
Bombay Beach, Open, Don Leve, 4 
Long Exposure, Jeff Miller, 4 
Open, Jeff Miller, 4 
Open, Jeff Miller, 4 
Open, Jeff Miller, 4 
Vietnamese Grandma, Open, Dave Malec, 5 
Chasing Shadow, Long Exposure, Dave Malec, 5 Disney Concert Hall Abstract, Cellphone, Dave Malec, 5 
Lake View Waterfall, Long Exposure, Dave Malec, 5 
Santa Monica Pier, Dave Malec 
Eye on the Ball, Open, Gary Pettersen, 5 
Zipper, Long Exposure, Gary Pettersen, 4 
Photo by Gary Pettersen, 4 
Reflections at Sunnylands, Gary Pettersen, 5 
Reflections at the Ritz, Gary Pettersen, 5 
Still Standing, Cell Phone, Gary Pettersen, 5 
Tree of Life, Snapseed Edit, Diane Spiegel, 4
January 2026 Competition
All photos in this grouping are “open” category.
Debbi Swanson, Illuminated Manuscript, 5 
Gary Pettersen, Calm Before the Storm, 5 
Gary Pettersen, Here’s Looking at You, 5 
Gary Pettersen, Bodie Step Back in Time, 5 
Jeff Miller, 5, We Have a Leak, Open 
Jeff Miller, Path Upward, 5, Open 
Kyle Gillis, Dragonfly, 5, Open 
Marcelo Bromberg, Galeria Pacifico, 5, Open 
Dale Beck, The Catcher, 5, Open 
Dale Beck, Going for the Rebound, 5, Open 
Diane Spiegel, Gondolier, 4, Open 
Gary Pettersen, Mono Lake, 4, Open 
Jeff Miller, Five Shore Birds, 4, Open 
Betty McShane, Cardinal Village View, 4, Open 
Dave Malec, Twilight in Manarola, 4, Open 
Dave Malec, Lake Michigan Sands, 4, Open 
Glenn Jones, Running Free, 4, Open 
Glenn Jones, Race for First, 4, Open 
Glenn Jones, Contemplating Life, 4 
Kyle Gillis, Pow Wow Dancer, 4 
Marcelo Bromberg, Flower and Spider, 4 
Marcelo Bromberg, Approaching the Nectar, 4 
Dale Beck, Play at the Plate, 4 
Dale Beck, Diving for the First Down, 4
October 2025 Competition
So many photos to start off the year that our galleries are split into 5s and 4s. Photographic categories are Abstract, Architecture, Cell Phones, and Open.
Tiny Bubbles, Dave Malec, 5, Abstract 
Water Drop Collision, Glenn Jones, 5, Abstract 
Entrance to the Helsinki Library, 5, Doris Tanaka, Architecture 
Underground Cistern, DIane Spiegel, 5, Architecture 
Old Weathered Barn, Jerry Chatow, 5, Architecture 
Circular Stairway, 5, Doris Tanaka, Architecture 
Slam Dunk, 5, Dale Beck, Open 
Sunset at Hospital Beach, Diana Edelman, 5 The Homestead, Diana Edelman, 5 
What is that?, Diana Edelman, 5 Rodeo Trick Rider, Open, Glenn Jones, 5 
Wild Horses, Glenn Jones, 5, Open 
Cowgirl, 5, Doris Tanaka, Open 
Cowgirls, 5, Doris Tanaka, Open 
Bishop Creek, Betty McShane, 5, Open 
Oregon Coast, Betty McShane, 5, Open 
Despondent, Diane Spiegel, 5, Open 
Moraine Lake, Betty McShane, 5, Cell Phone 
My mom thinks I’m pretty, Gary Pettersen, 5, Cell Phone 
Church in Iceland, 5, Doris Tanaka, Cell Phone Up in the Spotlight, Cellphone, Gary Pettersen, 5 
Death Valley, Betty McShane, 5, Cell Phone
Colorful Abstract, 4, Jerry Chatow 
Abstract, 4, Jerry Chatow 
Radical Duplication, Dave Malec, 4, Abstract 
Jellyfish Freeze, Pamela Cole, 4, Abstract 
Incense Smoke, Glenn Jones, 4, Abstract 
Dome and Shadows, 4, Marcelo Bromberg, Architecture 
Colorful Church, 4, Jerry Chatow, Architecture 
16th Century Tower, Glenn Jones, 4, Architecture 
Motion in Form, Dave Malec, 4, Architecture 
Harpa Concert Hall, Denise Kessel, 4, Architecture 
Modern Meets Historic, Dave Malec, 4, Archictecture 
Looking Up, Gary Pettersen, 4, Architecture 
Diane Spiegel, Open Window, 4 Architecture 
Ascension to Justice, Darin Wessel, 4, Architecture 
Home plate celebration, 4, Dale Beck, Open 
Tiptoeing Through The Daisies, Martine Quentin, 4, Open 
Gentlemen Start Your Engines, Martine Quentin, 4, Open 
Tufa in the Morning, Gary Pettersen, 4, Open 
Touchdown, 4, Dale Beck, Open 
Zombie Drive-in, 4, Marcelo Bromberg, Open 
Fall Colors, Betty McShane, 4, Open 
A Boy and his Dog, Jeff Miller, 4, Open 
Getting Ready for the Beach Crowds, Jeff Miller, 4, Open 
Karismata at the Blue Moon Tavern, Jeff Miller, 4, Open 
After the Storm, 4, Dale Beck, Cell Phone 
After Mating – Male Leaving, Pamela Cole, 4, Cell Phone 
Glamourous Jellyfish Rising, Pamela Cole, 4, Cell Phone Redwoods, Betty McShane, 4, Cell Phones 
Blue Icelandic Poppy, Denise Kessel, 4, Cell Phone 
God’s Country, Dave Malec, 4, Cell Phone 
Hot Creek in the Afternoon, 4, Marcelo Bromberg, Cell Phone 
Desert Sunrise, 4, Dale Beck, Cell Phone After School Treats, Cellphone, Diane Spiegel, 4 
Storm Clouds, Cell Phone, Doris Tanaka, 4
