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Winners of Libraries’ “We Are Fort Bend” Photo Contest Announced

Judge's Choice - 1st place - Kenny Hu for his photo "Green Herons & Ham"

Winners of Libraries’ “We Are Fort Bend” Photo Contest Announced

August/September 2025

Winners of Fort Bend County Libraries’ amateur photo contest, “We Are Fort Bend: Vibrant Colors of Fort Bend,” were announced at the exhibit’s opening-day reception on Saturday, August 9. All the entries will be on display in the Bohachevsky Gallery, on the lower level at George Memorial Library in Richmond, through September 26.

The exhibit features original photographs that portray the culture, nature, people, and places of Fort Bend County – from hidden gems in our communities to favorite places and scenes around town.

Prizes for the Judges’ Choice were awarded for 1st-, 2nd, and 3rd-place, and 1st- and 2nd-place winners of the People’s Choice Award were selected by popular vote on FBCL’s social media. Thirty-seven photographs were entered into the competition.

Judge's Choice - 2nd place - Rashmi Gupta for "Hanging Out"

 

For the Judges’ Choice winners, first place was awarded to Kenny Hu for his photograph, “Green Herons & Ham,” which was shows a juvenile green heron hiding in a tree to avoid predators.

 

Second place was awarded to Rashmi Gupta for “Hanging Out,” featuring a row of turtles joined by an alligator on a log in a lake.

Judge's Choice - 3rd place - Magaly Mucientes for "Sunflower Bee"

 

Third place was awarded to Magaly Mucientes for “Sunflower Bee,” featuring a close-up of a bee sitting on a sunflower bloom.

Judges for the event were Brenda Bowman, former president of Art League of Fort Bend; Don Golden with the Fort Bend Photography Club; and Diane Whitmarsh, vice president of Art League of Fort Bend.

People's Choice - 1st place - Anna Colwell for "Snow Queen"

 

 

For the People’s Choice category, the public was invited to vote on their selections by “liking” the photo of their choice on the library system’s Facebook and Instagram accounts, or via the FBCL website.

Anna Colwell was awarded first place for her photo “Snow Queen,” featuring a ballerina in white posing on a snowy landscape.

People's Choice - 2nd place - Christy Hawthorne for "The Dionne Kisses"

 

Christy Hawthorne won second place for her photograph, “The Dionne Kisses,” featuring vibrant orange cannabulb lilies in front of a fountain. The photo is dedicated to her sister Cheryl Dionne.

 

For the contest, amateur photographers submitted their original photographs in June and July. Judging and voting took place in late July and early August.

Awards were made possible by the Friends of the George Memorial Library.

The exhibit is free and open to the public, and it can be viewed during regular library hours. 
 

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