Photography Contest: October 2022 Contest Winners, Finalists and Favorites

The October 2022 photography contest at BetterPhoto is fun, prestigious, and inspiring. Grand Prize this month goes to 'Valentina' in the October 2022 photo theme. Each month, we offer new photo challenges, assignments, and themes to spark photographic creativity.

Grand Prize Winner Prize: A VIP Zoom call, an optional 3-photo critique, and your photo featured on the home page. Contest Category: People Valentina f 8, s 1/200, ISO 400, 56mm, Nikon D300, Studio flash © Alejandro Cerutti

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First Place Winners
Prize: A VIP Zoom call, an optional photo critique

Contest Category:
Elements of Design

Going Up, or, Down?
© Bob Cournoyer

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Contest Category:
Man-Made

Made in the U.S.A.
© Oscar J. Pung

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Contest Category:
Catch-All

Sunrise
© Lori A. Nevers

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Contest Category:
Nature/Landscape

Sunrise at Driftwood
© Jane E. Miller

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Contest Category:
Techniques

Catbird
© Cathy Kovarik

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Contest Category:
People

A Rest in the Shade
© Claudia Kuhn

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Contest Category:
Details / Macro

That on Top of the World Feeling
© Val Feldman

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Travel / Place

Hungarian House of Parliament
© isabel C. Zepeda

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Still-Life/Flowers

Queen Anne's Embrace
© Dolores Neilson

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Contest Category:
Animals

Winter's Gaze
© Leslie J. Morris
lesliemorrisphotography.com
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Second Place Winners
Prize: An invitation to a private VIP once-a-month Zoom call where we will share stories and have FUN!

Contest Category: Nature/Landscape

Autumn in Vermont

© Terry Cervi
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A road through color

© Kevin B. Macy
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Fall is here

© Shelly A. Van Camp
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Rainbows Over Bryce Canyon

© Sharon Smith
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Sunset at Brazos Cliffs

© John E. Hunter
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The Shining

© James Garrison
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Reeds in the Golden Light of the Pond

© Lindley Johnson
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Ducks at sunset

© Elizabeth A. Marker
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Tsunami

© Cliff Threadgold
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Autumn Sunshine on the Shenandoah

© Lisa K. Pullen
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Contest Category: Animals

Beautiful Fox Makes my Morning

© Linda Olson
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A loving moment

© Ann Coates
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Whiskey

© ashley nicholas
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Growing

© Nancy L. Green
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The Lioness at the Columbus Zoo

© Christina C. Moore
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Wood Duck

© Heather Loewenhardt
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Blue Jay over Falls

© Deborah C. Lewinson
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close up

© Mike J. Rosa
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As the sun sets behind me

© Christopher D. Barry
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© Louise Wolbers
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Contest Category: People

High Five

© Linda L. Ruiz
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KUNFU KID

© Tin Htut Naing
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Mummy n Me

© Joni G
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A moment of reflection

© Donna M. Paul
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smile :)

© Janet McNeil
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Family Beach Day

© Donna La Mattino Pagakis
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Evening serenade

© B. W.
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Zelda

© Joannie Bertucci
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The Blues

© John S. Brown
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By the campfire

© Xavier Torrents
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Contest Category: Elements of Design

Raindrops

© Cathryn Gallacher
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Imagined Future

© Iluminado Delgado
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This Old Barn

© Rosemary Sampson
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Geometry 101

© john forrant
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Looking Up

© Joan Classen
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Mission San Xavier del Bac

© Chuck Green
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Reflections, Reflections

© Christine Czernin
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Reflections

© Natasha Pliss
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Intricate

© LUCIA SMITH
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Splash of Color

© Janice Carter
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Contest Category: Techniques

Mom and Two Young Ones

© Terry Korpela
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Butterfly

© Zsuzsanna M. Szugyi
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Vintage

© Stephanie Laird
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In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree

© Nikki McDonald
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Halloween Brew

© Gerri R. Jones
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The Staircase

© Cynthia M. Wiles
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Saxophone with Roses

© Terry Miranda
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Washington Maine

© Jill Odice
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Soft reflections

© Nancy Auestad
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Three Lakes Nature Center

© John D. Roach
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Contest Category: Travel / Place

Sea temple at Sunset

© Ujjwal Mukherjee
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Country Road in the Fog Today

© Kitty R. Kono
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DSC_6136_alamyready

© al armiger
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Wolmar pier at sunset

© Christian HARDOUIN
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Beautiful Evening at U Pain Bridge

© Myat Zaw Hein
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Sunlit

© Usman M. Bajwa
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Dune Shed

© Errick L. Cameron
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The Guiding Light

© Jeff Robinson
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The Old Red Mill

© Giancarlo Bisone
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Bar Harbor Blues

© Ann Varley
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Contest Category: Still-Life/Flowers

Yellow Dahlia in Vase

© Diane E. Deming
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Moon Beam

© Mary L. Olson
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So Pretty

© Carolyn M. Fletcher
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Sunflower - Backlit

© Girish Vaghela
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Pink Flower

© Alan Hurite
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Dahlia

© Heidi R. Geise
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Yellow Trillium, Smoky Mountains

© Don Young
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The Pink Lotus

© Desiré Lilyman
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Garden Cosmos

© Birthe Gawinski
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Does the Red one belong?

© Ria Smit
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Contest Category: Details / Macro

Garden Visitor

© Debora Suterko
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Painted Lady on Zinnia

© Lola M.
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Turquoise Water Jar

© Heidi Psinas
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Hairbrush II

© Patrick Rouzes
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Assassin Bug

© Cindy Bendush
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Strawberry with Lime

© Martha R. Mazon
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The Gatherer

© Bob D. Hall
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Dew Well

© Mitch Spence
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Golden Orb Spider

© Lynne Hough
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A nice Rose and morning Dew.

© Elias A. Tyligadas
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Contest Category: Man-Made

Notre Dame Cathedral at the University

© Leslie McLain
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Necessity

© Joanna Kovalcsik
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Portlandia

© Kelley J. Heffelfinger
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Bridge Flow

© Guy D. Biechele
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~ ~ INSIDE THE CATHEDRAL ~ ~

© Dominick M. Dimacale
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Sushine Warriors

© Conrad L. Conero
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Birch Pavilion

© Bojan Bencic
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Lift Lock

© Paula Hildy
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Cruising

© Eric B. Miller
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Weathered

© Carol Quina
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Contest Category: Catch-All

Lobster Stew

© Gail Sullivan
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Fashion and Beauty

© Kyaw Kyaw Winn
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NR-jul15-09a

© Kiril Kirkov
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Fog at Dusk

© David N. Irvin
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Reflection Sandwich

© Gerda Grice
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I am frozen. Are you?

© Barbara Budzinski
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Approaching Storm

© Sherry Karr Adkins
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Floating Thru Autumn

© Dayna Cain
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The Joy of Friendship

© Melinda F. Schneider
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Taking a break

© Rudi Reiner
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