Port Ludlow photographer Dana Echols wins 2025 Juror’s Choice award

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Landscape and wildlife photographer Dana Echols of Dana Echols Photography has been awarded the Juror’s Choice Best of the Northwest 2025 in Seattle, the judges recognizing Echols’ distinctive artistry and craftsmanship amongst a area of elite regional creators.

“This show features many outstanding artists,” mentioned Echols. “Being chosen as Juror’s Choice—and as a photographer—shows the jurors’ deep appreciation for photography as fine art. I’m extremely honored.”

Echols, who relocated from Colorado to Port Ludlow in the summertime of 2025, is famend for his evocative nature imagery, notably his research of bushes.

His creative journey started early, formed by mentorships with images icons Ansel Adams and William Neill in Carmel, California, and additional refined by way of superior workshops in Death Valley with Clinton Smith. These formative experiences instilled in him a reverence for each the craft and emotion of the medium.

Over the years, Echols has transitioned from darkroom to digital images, turning into a grasp fine-art printer. His current exploration of Unryu (Japanese Washi) paper has launched a particular, ethereal texture to his work. Due to the precision required, Echols personally prints all of his photographs—besides these produced on steel—to make sure his creative imaginative and prescient is realized in each element.

Now in its thirty seventh 12 months, the Best of the Northwest is Seattle’s premier juried artwork and high-quality craft present, showcasing authentic works throughout a number of mediums, together with portray, images, jewellery, sculpture, ceramics, and fiber artwork. The occasion is sponsored by the Northwest Art Alliance of Clinton, Washington, and held every fall at Magnuson Park in Seattle.