The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has announced the winners of the 2020 Missouri DNR Photo Contest, which include one photographer in the KMMO listening area.

A news release says each year, the department asks amateur photographers to get outside and capture the beauty of Missouri’s natural resources and enter their favorite photos in the contest. Entries can include images from anywhere in Missouri, featuring its beautiful natural resources, unique state parks, natural phenomena, outdoor recreation, scenic landscapes, weather, wildlife and people enjoying the outdoors.

More than 600 entries from 302 photographers were submitted this year.

Natural Resources Category:
· First Place: “The Milky Way Over the Current River” by Joe Howard of St. Louis;
· Second Place: “The Golden Path” by Dean M. Ryan-Simmons of St. Louis;
· Third Place: “Nightfall at Hughes Mountain” by Justin Goodson of St. Louis;
· Honorable Mention: “Sunset Over Lake Taneycomo” by Craig B. Smith of Forsyth.

People Enjoying Missouri’s Natural Resources Category:
· First Place: “Brothers” by Terri Kelly of Princeton;
· Second Place: “Creek Jumping” by John Corn of Centerview;
· Third Place: “Fishing for Crawdads with Papa” by Nancy VanDover of Wildwood;
· Honorable Mention: “Cave Spring Silhouette” by Bryon Striebeck of Moscow Mills.

Unique Places Category:
· First Place: ” Along the Watchtower” by Devin Darrell of O’Fallon;
· Second Place: “Springtime Waterfalls at Don Robinson” by Joe Howard of St. Louis;
· Third Place: “Wonderland” by Roxanna Cummings of Farmington;
· Honorable Mention: “Sunrise at Ha Ha Tonka” by Raymond Huddleston of Lebanon.

The winning photos can be viewed on the photo contest website at dnr.mo.gov/photocontest.

Amateur photographers of all ages may enter the Missouri DNR Photo Contest hosted by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. The contest runs April 1 through October 1.