View from the Park Photography Contest Winners

Date: August 19, 2011
Contact: Stacy Humphreys, 314-655-1705

(St. Louis) -The National Park Service is pleased to announce the winners of the "View from the Park" photography contest. The contest required participants to submit unique photographs taken within the boundary of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial (JNEM) in three categories: nature, landscape and architecture. Contestants submitted pictures May 15 through July 31, to compete for an exhibition at the Gateway Arch.

The following winning contestants will have their images displayed at the Arch August 15 through September 15:

Architecture: Adult

1st:Jason Arand. St. Louis, MO, "Balloons"
2nd:Jim Haegele. Fenton, MO, ″Gateway Reflection"
3rd:Kay Ward. Crestwood, MO, "The Arch in a Bubble"

Architecture: Youth

1st:Elyse Mack. Olivette, MO, "Arch Madness"
2nd: Jared Williams. Normandy, MO, "Up and Out"
3rd:Elyse Mack. Olivette, MO, "The Old Courthouse"

Landscape: Adult

1st:Dan Borders. Chesterfield, MO, "Winter Magic"
2nd: Ron Dawson. St Louis. MO, "Bombs Bursting in Air"
3rd:Carolyn Schlueter. Saint Charles, MO, "Cool I loop"

Landscape: Youth

1st:Fred Behm. St. Louis, MO "Winter at the Arch"
2nd: Libbye Tellor. Columbia, IL, "Expansion"
3rd:Fred Behm. St. Louis, MO, "Summer at the Arch"

Nature: Adult

1st:Jim Trotter. St. Louis, MO, "Foggy Arch"
2nd:Jim Haegele. Fenton, MO, "Duck at Dusk on Arch Pond"
3rd:Shavla Gabriel. Yoder, IN, "My Sister-in-Law Erica. Taken By Me

Nature: Youth

1st:Linday Seib. Maduson, lN, '"Sunny Arch"
2nd: ElyseMack. Olivette, MO, "Sunrise"
3rd:Nora Faris. Concordia, MO, "Amber Waves of Grain"

To view the winning images as well as see the entire list of honorable mention winners, please visit http://1.usa.gov/2011photocontest

The National Park Service would like to thank all participants. Entries were judged on technical and pictorial merit by the following panel of field experts:
Kathy O'Donnell - photographer and Midwest Regional Coordinator for the Photographic Society of America
Richard Glass - professional photographer and president of the St. Louis Camera Club
Larry Bixby - photography enthusiast and National Park Service audio/visual specialist

The "View from the Park" photo contest was made possible by the Jefferson National Parks Association, with additional support provided by Photogenic. Inc.. Schiller Camera Company. Wal-Mart. Metro Business Enterprises, and the St. Louis Camera Club.

JNEM and the Gateway Arch are part of the Core of Discovery, which is a multi-faceted, downtown destination to attract local families and increase visibility of the many attractions and activities in downtown St. Louis.