Oak Alley Foundation

Fall 2016 Photography Contest

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Our visitors sent in hundreds of their favorite photographs of Oak Alley.  Here are the winners in three categories, as determined by our esteemed judges.

To download a free eBook of some of the photographs, click here.

Congratulations to the winners of our Fall 2016 Photography Contest! And, a big “thank you” to everyone who participated!  The eBook of all of the winners is available to download here.

Fall 2016 Winning Entries:

Amateurs

First place: Wes Waters, Oxnard, California - "Ghost Chairs"
Second place: Michelle Silaya, New Orleans, Louisiana - "Magical Trees at Night"
Third place: Jiwoong Lee, Santa Clara, California - "Hospitality"

Professionals

First place: Jean-Claude Ardila, Palm Harbor, Florida - "A Wave of Oaks"
Second place: Douglas Mathews, Brownsburg, Indiana - "Walk to the Hills"
Third place: Ana Paula Reichman, New Orleans, Louisiana - "My View of Shadows"

Photographic Art

First place: Sharyn Umaña-Angers, San Diego, California - "Woman Reading"
Second place: Sonny Asehan, Highlands Ranch, Colorado -  "The Bench"
Third place: Jessica Taylor, Lafayette, Colorado - "Evening Glow"