Space winners in Ranchland Trust of Kansas annual picture contest

Ranchland Trust of Kansas

TOPEKA — Winners have been introduced for the 14th annual Ranchland Trust of Kansas (RTK) pictures contest. Photographers of all ages submitted images that showcase the mission of RTK, “To preserve Kansas’ ranching heritage and open spaces for future generations through the conservation of working landscapes.”

More than 140 images had been entered by 40 gifted photographers on this 12 months’s pictures contest.

Bruce L. Hogle of Leawood was the grand prize winner on this 12 months’s contest. The profitable picture was taken at a managed burn on the Flying W Ranch within the Flint Hills.

Category winners embody:

Landscape – Amanda Buus Thomsen, Kiowa;

Livestock – Holly Mettling, Bogue;

People – Sheridan Wimmer-Doyle, Manhattan;

Sunrise or Sunset – Scott Bean, Manhattan;

Wildlife – Alan Tajchman, Manhattan; 

KLA Member – Shea Baird, Levant;

Youth – Hadley Gfeller, Junction City;

Honorable Mention – Chelsea Weber, Cedar Point.

Kansas native and National Geographic photographer Jim Richardson was the particular visitor choose this 12 months. L’picture is the unique sponsor of the competition. The domestically owned picture printing and movie framing retailer in Wichita has been in enterprise for greater than 25 years, specializing of their ready-to-hang plaque mount.

Prizes are awarded to the highest 10 profitable photographers. All profitable entries could be seen on RTK’s Facebook web page or web site www.ranchlandtrustofkansas.org.