Best Photographer

Without digital cameras, none of this would have been possible. Relative newcomer Shaun Lowe says he started snapping photos seriously in 2001, but his interest really took off around 2003 after he picked up his first digi-cam. Says Lowe, “It just ballooned from that point. To have that feedback right away, I would know what to do differently next time. That’s what really sped along my thirst for photography in general.” The self-taught Lowe originally posted his work almost exclusively on the ’net, but more recently he has focused on selling his shots to newspapers and magazines. “It’s progressing that way slowly, but my ultimate goal is to do this full time.”

1st runner-up Scott Munn

2nd runner-up David Cieplinski