PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION - 5x7 size only

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We are pleased to announce that the Nature Conservancy of Canada is our sponsor for our photography competition!

Please be prepared to leave your photos with Nature Conservancy as they may wish to use them. If used by NCC, photo credits will be given to the photographer. Photographs can be returned at your request.


  • Sportsman in the Field: a person in the photo / can have man-made objects / minimize amount of blood in photo / watch for obstructions to animal’s face / be conscious of red eye from flash. 
  • Scenery: no man-made objects / no humans / no animals.
  • Wildlife: no man-made objects / no humans.
  • Open (Formerly Best of the Natural World): anything in the outdoors and of nature / man-made objects accepted / wildlife /scenery /can be out of the country.

We welcome your suggestions and support again in this competition! Entries close at 11:00 a.m. on Trophy Day – one per category. 1st, 2nd & 3rd prizes will be awarded.

Photography Chairman: Dan Kuftinoff 403-628-2830 

The 2023 Willow Valley Trophy Club Photography Winners


Wildlife

1st  Jordan Dorozio

2nd Rick McRae

3rd  Wade Aebli

Honorable mention: Lindsey Paterson


Open

1st  Wade Aebli

2nd Patrick Horvath

3rd  Rob MacGarva

Honorable mention: Jim MacGarva, Dan Indenbosch


Scenery

1st  Jordan Dorozio

2nd Lanny Amos

3rd  Wade Aebli

Honorable mention: Don Lunn, Josh MacGarva


Sportsman In The Field

1st  Rob MacGarva

2nd Gary Comeau

3rd  Patrick Horvath

Honorable mention: Lindsey Paterson, Lanny Amos

Youth

1st  Owen Olsen

2nd Ezekiel MacGarva

3rd  Jonah MacGarva



Youth

1st  Macey Mallard

2nd Aynsley Nelson

3rd  Tiffany Mallard



Youth

1st  Macey Mallard

2nd Verity MacGarva

3rd  Tiffany Mallard

Honorable mention: Aliyah MacGarva, Owen Olsen


Youth

1st  Zeke MacGarva

2nd Tiffany Mallard

3rd  Mats Kaack


To see the photography winning photos, slide over to the Photo Gallery and check out the 2023 Trophy Day photos

The 2022 Willow Valley Trophy Club Photography Winners


Wildlife

1st         Wade Aebli

2nd        Rob MacGarva

3rd         Patrick Horvath

Honorable Mention: Lucas Pittman


Open

1st         Lucas Pittman

2nd        Dan DeMelo

3rd         Wade Aebli

Honorable Mention: Tiffany Mallard


Scenery

1st         Tiffany Mallard

2nd        Wade Aebli

3rd         Tim Juhlin

Honorable Mention: Lanny Amos


Sportsman In The Field

1st          Junior Olson

2nd         Wade Aebli

3rd          Tiffany Mallard

Honorable Mention: Dan DeMelo

Youth

1st         Clayton Russel

2nd        Jonah MacGarva

3rd         Aliyah MacGarva

Honorable Mention: Mackinley Mallard, Parker Russel


Youth

1st         Clayton Russel

2nd        Aliyah MacGarva

3rd         Sam MacGarva

Honorable Mention: Mac kinley Mallard, Masey Mallard


Youth

1st          Aliyah MacGarve

2nd         Jonah MacGarva

3rd          Mats Kaack

Honorable Mention: Owen Olsen


Youth

1st          Clayton Russell

2nd         Parker Russell

3rd          Jonah MacGarva

Honorable Mention: Mackinley Mallard



Given that the years 2020 and 2021 were affected by Covid 19, at our show which was held May 14th 2022, we combined the two years for that show.

The 2020/2021 Willow Valley Trophy Club Photography Winners


Wildlife
1st   Cary Hackler

2nd  Wade Aebli

3rd  Dan DeMelo

Honorable Mention: Tim Juhlin


Youth
1st   Josh MacGarva

2nd  Aliyah MacGarva

3rd  Jonah MacGarva

Honorable Mention: Verity MacGarva


Open
1st   Tim Juhlin

2nd  Ty McIlwraith

3rd Dan DeMelo

Honorable Mention:Rob MacGarva, Allison Reynolds

Youth
1st   Liam Onofrychuk

2nd  Jonah MacGarva

3rd   Verity MacGarva


Scenery
1st   Tim Juhlin

2nd  Dan DeMelo

3rd  Wade Aebli

Honorable Mention: Allison Reynolds


Youth
1st   Aliyah MacGarva

2nd  Josh MacGarva

3rd  Jonah MacGarva

Honorable Mention: Sam MacGarva


Sportsman In The Field
1st   Tyley Villemaire

2nd  Hunter Onofrychuk

3rd  Jim MacGarva

Honorable Mention: Tim Juhlin


Youth
1st   Josh MacGarva

2nd  Jonah MacGarva

3rd   Liam Onofrychuk

Honorable Mention: Verity MacGarva


The 2019 Willow Valley Trophy Club Photography Awards

Wildlife                                                                                     Youth
1st   Cary Hackler
2nd  Bill Messum
3rd   Patrick Horvath
Honorable Mention: Wade Aebli, Ty McIlwraith

1st   Jonah MacGarva
2nd  Jackson Beauchamp
3rd   Josh MacG
Honorable Mention: Logan Olsen

Open (formely Best Of The Natural World)                          Youth
1st  Tim Juhlin
2nd  Bill Messum
3rd  Tiffany Mallard
Honorable Mention: John MacGarva, Roland Hirsch

1st   Jackson Beauchamp
2nd  Indie MacGarva
3rd   Aynsley Nelson
Honorable Mention:  Logan Olsen, Mackinley Mallard

Scenery                                                                                    Youth
1st   Rene Desjardins
2nd  Rick McRae
3rd   Tim Juhlin
Honorable Mention: Wade Aebli, Ty McIlwraith

1st   Josh MacGarva
2nd  Logan Sekella
3rd   Logan Olsen
Honorable Mention: Jonah MacGarva, Mackinley Mallard

Sportsman In The Field                                                          Youth
1st   Ty McIlwraith
2nd  Gary Villemaire
3rd   Junior Olsen
Honorable Mention: Lanny Amos, Tim Juhlin

1st   Mackinley Mallard
2nd  Owen Olsen
3rd   Josh MacGarva
Honorable Mention: Jonah MacGarva, Logan Olsen

The 2018 Willow Valley Trophy Club Photography Awards

Wildlife                                                                                            Youth
1st   Tim Juhlin

2nd  Andrew Prokop

3rd   Brittney Semenoff

Honorable Mention: Yvonne Messum. Leo Beauchamp


1st   Logan Olsen

2nd  Indie MacGarva

3rd   Owen Olsen

Honorable Mention: Josh MacGarva


Open (formally Best Of The Natural World)                           Youth
1st   Brittney Semenoff

2nd  Ty McIlwraith

3rd   Linsdey Paterson

Honorable Mention: Rene Desjardins, Tim Juhlin


1st   Justin Nelson

2nd  Josh MacGarva

3rd Jackson Beauchamp

Honorable Mention: Indie MacGarva


Scenery                                                                                         Youth
1st   Lindsey Paterson

2nd  Ty McIlwraith

3rd   Wade Aebli

Honorable Mention: Hoyt Seitz, Tim Juhlin


1st   Josh MacGarva

2nd  Ivy Schneider

3rd   Indie MaGarva

Honorable Mention: Rhiflee Hackler


Sportsman In The Field                                                              Youth
1st   Hoyt Seitz

2nd  Wade Aebli

3rd  Tyler Villemaire

Honorable Mention: Bessie Desjardins, Rick McRae


1st   Owen Olsen

2nd  Hunter Olsen

3rd   Logan Olsen

Honorable Mention: Josh MacGarva


The 2017 Willow Valley Trophy Club Photography Awards

 Wildlife                                                                                                                             Youth

1st   Alex Elliot

2nd  Bill Messum

3rd   Tim Juhlin

Honourable Mention:  Anne Lapointe, Rob Paniec


1st   Russel Graham

2nd  Owen Olsen

3rd  Jackson Beauchamp

Honourable Mention:   Logan Olsen


Best Of the Natural World                                                                                 Youth
1st   Yvonne Messum

2nd  Randall Inberg

3rd   Rob Paniec

Honourable Mention:  Tiffany Mallard, Alex Elliot


1st   Hunter Olsen

2nd  Indie MacGarva

3rd  Owen Olsen

Honourable Mention: Jackson Beauchamp


Scenery                                                                                                                           Youth
1st   Tiffany Mallard

2nd  Loreen Beauchamp

3rd   Tim Juhlin

Honourable Mention: Anne Lapointe, Doug Ozar


1st   Hunter Olsen

2nd  Owen Olsen

3rd  Jackson Beauchamp

Honourable Mention: Indie MacGarva


Sportsman In The Field                                                                                     Youth
1st   Gary Villemaire

2nd  Lindsey Paterson

3rd   Glen Brown

Honourable Mention: Randall Inberg, Cary Hackler


1st    Logan Olsen

2nd  Indie MacGarva

3rd  Owen Olsen



The 2016 Willow Valley Trophy Club Photography Awards Winners

Wildlife                                                                                                 Youth
1st  Shiela Pratchler

2nd  Jake Funk

3rd  Alex Elliott

Honourable Mentions: Rod Taylor, Loreen Beauchamp & Wacey Marr


1st  Hunter Austring

2nd  Jackson Beauchamp

3rd  Logan Olsen

Honourable Mentions: Hunter Austring & Josh MacGarva


Best Of The Natural World                                                                                                 Youth
1st  Melanie Cervo

2nd  Brian Evans

3rd  Alex Elliot

Honourable Mentions: Tim Juhlin & Andrew Prokop


1st  Josh MacGarva

2nd  Hunter Olsen

3rd Logan Olsen

Honourable Mention: Owen Olsen


Scenery                                                                                                                                  Youth
1st  Alex Elliott

2nd  Tim Juhlin

3rd  Brent Austring

Honourable Mentions: Patrick Horvath & Don Mustard


1st  Hunter Austring

2nd Jackson Beauchamp

3rd  Hunter Olsen

Honourable Mention: Owen Olsen


Sportsman In The Field                                                                                                      Youth
1st  Jim MacGarva

2nd  Wade Aebli

3rd  Tim Juhlin

Honorable Mention: Gary Villemaire & Jocelynn Olsen

1st  Hunter Olsen

2nd  Owen Olsen

3rd  Danielle Hann


The 2015 Willow Valley Trophy Club Photography Award Winners

Wildlife                                                                                                                             Youth

1st Wade Aebli                                                                                                       1st Hunter Olsen  

2nd Tim Juhlin                                                                                                       2nd Josh MacGarva

3rd Yvonne Messum                                                                                             3rd Matthew Erickson

Honorable Mentions: Patrick Horvath, Andrew Prokop,Walter Sekella       Honorable Mentions: Logan Olsen


Best Of The Natural World                                                                                                 Youth

1st Melenie Cervo                                                                                                  1st Taylor Amos

2nd Andrew Prokop                                                                                                2nd Josh McGarva

3rd Yvonne Messun                                                                                                3rd Owen Olsen

Honorable Mentions: Jake Funk, Anne Lapointe                                             Honorable Mentions: Hunter Olsen


Scenery                                                                                                                                     Youth

1st Yvonne Messum                                                                                                1st Logan Olsen

2nd Tim Juhlin                                                                                                           2nd Owen Olsen

3rd Bill Messum                                                                                                        3rd Taylor Amos

Honorable Mentions: Walter Sekella, Leo Beauchamps                                   Honorable Mentions: Josh MacGarva


Sportsman In The Field                                                                                                        Youth

1st Gary Villemarie                                                                                                      1st Logan Olsen

2nd Patrick Horvath                                                                                                      2nd Owen Olsen

3rd Ivan Indenbosch                                                                                                    3rd Indie MacGarva

Honorable Mentions: Junior Olsen, Wade Aebli

The 2014 Willow Valley Trophy Club Photography Awards

 Wildlife                                                            Youth

 1st Bruce Cooper                                      1st Logan Amos

2nd Anne Lapointe                                   2nd Hunter Austring

3rd Patrick Horvath                                    3rd Hunter Olsen

Honourable Mentions  

Wade Aebli, Brittney Semenoff                   Owen Olsen

Wendell Shaw, Andrew Prokop

Sportsman In The Field                                 Youth

1st Tim Juhlin                                         1st Logan Olsen

2nd Tyler Villemaire                               2nd Owen Olsen

3rd Yvonne Messum                              3rd Logan Amos

Honourable Mentions

Curtis Siegfried                                       Hunter Olsen

Sarina Oliveri

Scenery                                                          Youth

1st Andrea Gedcke                                 1st Matthew Erickson

2nd Jessy Pisony                                    2nd Owen Olsen

3rd Brittney Semenoff                             3rd Logan Olsen

Honourable Mentions

Larry Amos                                                 Logan Amos

Tim Juhlin

Best Of The Natural World                          Youth

1st Tim Juhlin                                            1st Indie MacGarva

2nd Leland Kirk                                         2nd Hunter Austring

3rd Patrick Horvath                                   3rd Taylor Ewing

Honourable Mentions

Jocelynn Olsen                                             Josh MacGarva

Lanny Amos 

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