Winners 2004

BEST OVERALL (one of two):
Chris Lee "Summer Monsoon - Petrified Forest"
Blue Mesa, Petrified Forest, AZ 1985

BEST OVERALL (one of two):
David Cline "Stream in Fall"
Great Smoke Mountains, TN 1991
Around the autumnal equinox, the brilliant colors of the leaves signals that fall has arrived. (Minolta)

FLORA AND FAUNA:
Jeff Marotta "Piggies Go to Market"
North of Ho Chi Minh (Saigon), Vietnam 2003
This photo shows one way that pigs can be transported. (CanonS330 digital)

URBAN LANDSCAPE:
Larry Gallegos "Best Shupao in Town"
Taipei 2004
Even with McDonald’s virtually on every corner, the Chinese food is still popular in Taiwan. This place is very popular and can take up to an hour to get a seat. (Sony Cyber-shot)

PEOPLE/CULTURE:
Zoe Schumacher "Fishing Laguna"
Mexico 2004

RURAL/TRANSPORTATION:
Jeff Marotta "Terraces"
Sapa, Northern Vietnam 2003
This photo is a good example of what a terraced landscape looks like. (CanonS330 digital)

PHYSICAL LANDSCAPE:
Tony Arminio "Delivering the Mail"
Great Barrier Reef, Australia 1998
White sand and blue-green tropical water combine to form an abstract geographic art piece. (35mm SLR)

GEOGRAPHY IN ACTION:
Leslie Edwards "Scientific Research?"
Lake Barbara, Laguna, CA 2004
This photo shows Dr. Wechsler climbing back over a "No Trespassing" area on the perimeter of Lake Barbara. It shows that outdoor research can be amusing! (Minolta digital)

Congratulations! Thanks to everyone who participated either by submitting photos or by attending and voting! Start thinking about the next year's contest!