Photo: Michael Lovett
Photographers bring our community into focus.
Over the past year, residents have been cataloging local life around White Bear Lake. This summer, these same shutter bugs shared some of their favorite shots in our Lens on the Lake photo contest. We can’t thank you enough for sharing White Bear Lake through your lens. From pet portraits and family snapshots to breathtaking scenes and creative abstracts, your submissions have captured the unique character of our community.
Now, it’s time to explore the winning photographs.
Please note that judges reserve the right to recategorize submissions if they feel the photograph is better suited to a different category.
Readers’ Choice
Title: Foggy December
Photo: Tim Heck
Abstract
1st Place
Title: Geese Flying
Photo: Rachel Cain
2nd Place
Title: Summer Bloom
Photo: Thomas Seedorf
3rd Place
Title: Rink Reflections
Photo: Jim Lane
People
1st Place
Title: Summer Swing
Photo: Jim Lane
2nd Place
Title: Daily Fisher
Photo: Kyle Schwartzwald
3rd Place
Title: Ski Otters
Photo: Ann Wolfe
Honorable Mention
Title: Safe! Youth Baseball
Photo: Paul Robinson
Pets
1st Place
Title: Summer Thirst
Photo: Krystal Sieben
2nd Place
Title: Who Goes There
Photo: Rachel Cain
3rd Place
Title: Solitude
Photo: Lisa Spoerke
Honorable Mention
Title: Summer Shadows
Photo: Emily Anderson
Places
1st Place
Title: Sunset Hockey
Photo: Terry Ward
2nd Place
Title: Into the Mist
Photo: Rachel Cain
3rd Place
Title: Emerging from the woods out to the lake (Tamarack)
Photo: Christine Voss
Honorable Mention
Title: Golden Hour Sailing
Photo: Davin Brandt
Seasons
1st Place
Title: October Sunrise
Photo: Michael Lovett
2nd Place
Title: Lift Off
Photo: Claire Lane
3rd Place
Title: Melted Dreams
Photo: Jim Lane
Honorable Mention
Title: Lake Life
Photo: Ryan Cairl
Wildlife
1st Place
Title: Amphibian Camouflage
Photo: Thomas Seedorf
2nd Place
Title: Blue Dasher dragonflies
Photo: Wayne Halena
3rd Place
Title: Common Loon
Photo: Ellen Maas
Honorable Mention
Title: Shake It Off
Photo: Wayne Halena
