A Ravenna woman has been chosen as the winner of the Lower Loup Natural Resource District’s 2024 Photo Contest.
In the competition that ran from November 2023 through May 15, 2024, thirty-five photographers from the Lower Loup NRD and across Nebraska submitted 330 images. Subjects photographed included wildlife, landscapes, events, sports, weather phenomena, wildflowers, recreation, architecture, and agriculture.
Cheryl Albright of Ravenna took first place for a scenic image of a foggy sunrise at Annevar Park in Ravenna.
Cameron Jennings of Broken Bow earned second place for a winter image of an irrigation pivot with the Milky Way glowing in the night sky overhead.
Third place went to DE Grabenstein of Lincoln for an image of a potato field west of Columbus covered with purple blooms.
“The Lower Loup NRD is Nebraska’s largest Natural Resources District,” LLNRD Information and Education Coordinator Alan Bartels said. “From the Sandhills to scenic farms and ranchland, and hundreds of miles of streams, the photo opportunities in this area are just about endless. We hope people will continue exploring the Lower Loup NRD, with or without their camera. But they might as well bring it. We will announce the next photo contest later this year.”
Albright’s first place image will be printed, framed, and displayed at the LLNRD Headquarters in Ord. Her print will replace the 2023 winning print by Robyn Koelling of Ord. After one year, when the winning 2025 LLNRD Photo Contest image replaces it, Albright will be presented with her winning print. All three places will receive a prize package of Lower Loup NRD logo items.
