2025 SMCC Competition Awarded Images
Photographs displayed here are among the award-winners. Only winning images submitted for posting on this web site are shown. Other printed winning images may be seen in the Santa Maria, CA Public Library.
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October 2025
Open Theme
Judged By: Zander Fieschko (zander.fieschko@gmail.com)
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Color 1st Place
Lets Dance
Harold Litwiler
Lets Dance
Harold Litwiler
Color 2nd Place
Harvest Supermoon Over Picacho
Cheryl Decker
Harvest Supermoon Over Picacho
Cheryl Decker
Color 3rd Place
Taking Terns
Frank Tromp
Taking Terns
Frank Tromp
Color Honorable Mention
Racing to the Fishing Spot
Chuck Uebele
Racing to the Fishing Spot
Chuck Uebele
Color Honorable Mention
HAHAHA
Jeanne Sparks
HAHAHA
Jeanne Sparks
Monochrome 1st Place
Walking Through Slices of Time
Penni Powell
Walking Through Slices of Time
Penni Powell
Monochrome 2nd Place
Sundial Bridge #2
Elaine Calvert
Sundial Bridge #2
Elaine Calvert
Monochrome 3rd Place
Calla Lily #2 2013
Jim McKinniss
Calla Lily #2 2013
Jim McKinniss
Monochrome Honorable Mention
Alcatraz Suicide Door
Gregory Doudna
Alcatraz Suicide Door
Gregory Doudna
September 2025
Theme - Intentional Camera Movement
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Judged By: Alla Arutcheva (alla.arutcheva.photography@gmail.com)
Color 1st Place
Mustangs on the Run
Janine Bognuda
Mustangs on the Run
Janine Bognuda
Color 2nd Place
Trees at Ragged Point
Ron Calvert
Trees at Ragged Point
Ron Calvert
Color 3rd Place
The Plane
Harold Litwiler
The Plane
Harold Litwiler
Color Honorable Mention
Blood Moon Omen
Cheryl Decker
Blood Moon Omen
Cheryl Decker
Color Honorable Mention
Racing the Storm
Cheryl Decker
Racing the Storm
Cheryl Decker
Monochrome 1st Place
Observing Caravaggio's Medusa at Iffizi
Jim McKinniss
Observing Caravaggio's Medusa at Iffizi
Jim McKinniss
Monochrome 2nd Place
Ascending a Staircase
Jim McKinniss
Ascending a Staircase
Jim McKinniss
Monochrome 3rd Place
Overdrive
Timothy Towne
Overdrive
Timothy Towne
February 2025
Open Theme
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Judged By: Dan Holmes (danholmesphoto@gmail.com)
Color 1st Place
Ferndale Church
Rosie Brancacio
Ferndale Church
Rosie Brancacio
Color 2nd Place
Grandma's Tulips
Janine Bognuda
Grandma's Tulips
Janine Bognuda
Color 3rd Place
Nature's Art
Janine Bognuda
Nature's Art
Janine Bognuda
Color Honorable Mention
Daffodil Days
Elaine Calvert
Daffodil Days
Elaine Calvert
Color Honorable Mention
Greater Yellowlegs
Frank Tromp
Greater Yellowlegs
Frank Tromp
Monochrome 1st Place
Rochelle #2
Jim McKinniss
Rochelle #2
Jim McKinniss
Monochrome 2nd Place
Istanbul Late Night Dinner
Harold Litwiler
Istanbul Late Night Dinner
Harold Litwiler
Monochrome 3rd Place
Ox and Anchor
Alan Upshaw
Ox and Anchor
Alan Upshaw
Monochrome Honorable Mention
Hat Shop
Alan Upshaw
Hat Shop
Alan Upshaw
Color Honorable Mention
Launch Over Cal Poly Pier
Chuck Uebele
Launch Over Cal Poly Pier
Chuck Uebele
January 2025
Open Theme
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Judged By: Zander Fieschko (zander.fieschko@gmail.com)
Color 1st Place
Nap Interrupted
Penni Powell
Nap Interrupted
Penni Powell
Color 2nd Place
White Sands
Jeanne Sparks
White Sands
Jeanne Sparks
Color 3rd Place
Purple Skies Tonight
Janine Bognuda
Purple Skies Tonight
Janine Bognuda
Color Honorable Mention
In the Spotlight
Elaine Calvert
In the Spotlight
Elaine Calvert
Color Honorable Mention
Taking a Break from Fishing
Rosie Brancacio
Taking a Break from Fishing
Rosie Brancacio
Monochrome 3rd Place
Headed to the 1064 Homeless Haven
Cheryl Decker
Headed to the 1064 Homeless Haven
Cheryl Decker
Monochrome 2nd Place
The Big Dune
Gregory N Doudna
The Big Dune
Gregory N Doudna
Monochrome 1st Place
Two Calla Lillies
Elaine Calvert
Two Calla Lillies
Elaine Calvert
Monochrome Honorable Mention
Kelp
Ron Calvert
Kelp
Ron Calvert