The Georgia O’Keeffe Museum is proud to announce the winners of our first annual Photography Competition!

Our 2012 competition and its theme, “Flowers,” paid homage to Georgia O’Keeffe and one of her frequent subjects on the 125th anniversary of her birth.  These winning photographs were chosen in January, 2013, by our esteemed panel of judges; Jennifer Schlesinger-Hanson, Director, VERVE Gallery of Photography; Jackie M, Director of Education and Public Programs, Georgia O’Keeffe Museum;  Mary Anne Redding, Chair, Photography Department, Santa Fe University of Art and Design; Joyce Tenneson, photographer; and Norman Vanamee, Editor-in-Chief, Garden Design Magazine. Images were reviewed electronically, anonymously, and separately by all judges with ratings that automatically selected the prize winners and honorable mentions. Winners were selected from among 3,830 images, by 930 photographers, from 47 states and 17 countries. 

We extend our thanks to all who participated and offer our very sincere congratulations to our winners.
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Adult 1st Place Winner
Joanna Stoga, Dancing Tulips 

Adult 2nd Place Winner
Janet O'Neal, Datura 5

Adult 3rd Place Winner
Lisa Gamble, Dancing Garlic Flowers
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Student (18-21) Winner 
Zara Applestein, Yellow, Black, & White Flower

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Student (Under 18) Winner
Hannah Mark, Tie-Dye

Honorable Mentions

Janet O'Neal, Datura 2 

Audrey Derell, Spiral 
Sandi Pfeifer, Alone

Stephen Strom, Primrose I
Lisa Gamble, Dancing Calla Lilies
Kimber Wallwork-Heineman, Petals 

Priscilla Smith, Night Blooming Cereus Blossom
Janet O'Neal, Datura 4 

Barbara DuBois, Awareness

Priscilla Smith, Night Blooming Cereus Bud

Nancy McClure, Aural 

Nancy McClure, Serpentesque

Carol Stanley, Intricate Beauty 

Meredith Hebden, Datura 

Dan Shepherd, Floral Past Tense #3

Jennifer Bong, Gretchen Flowers

Stephen Strom, Datura Flower II

Joanna Stoga, Zet Tulipsy 

Janice Tieken, Ephemeral Vision 

Polly Chandle, Garlic Flower

Stay-tuned this summer for details on the second, annual Georgia O’Keeffe Museum Photography Competition, coming this autumn. The 2013 theme, “Landscapes,” will once again honor the artistic legacy of O’Keeffe by encouraging fresh interpretations of one of her frequent subjects.