Judge’s Choice • Photography
Patients Category

^© Marcia Riegle

Judge’s Comments:

The photographer has chosen a beautiful composition that guides the eye from the snow-coated treetops down to the stone farmhouse. One can almost hear the total silence and serenity of this winter scene and imagine the warmth of the home to which we must retreat when Mother Nature unleashes heavy snow. 

Judge’s Choice • Photography
Faculty and Healthcare Providers Category

^©  Evan Goldman, PhD   |  Human Structure

Judge’s Comments:

This photograph arrests the eye with its luminous, vivid purple hue. The angular amber body of the small insect contrasts nicely with the ovular beads of dew forming along the violet petal. The photographer has captured a sublime moment in nature—a scene that could exist for all of us should we take the time to look closely and observe with mindful attention.

Judge’s Choice • Photography
Students and Residents Category

^© Hannah Heselton   |  Class of 2027

Judge’s Comments:

Nature is in perpetual motion, and this photograph asks us to pause and consider the beautiful transience of life. A storm has just passed, its thunderous tumult receding into the distance. Now, the sun peaks through, illuminating a lovely gallery of sunflowers bobbing in the wind, stronger for surviving the storm and gathering its blessings. The road curving into the distance symbolizes the viewer’s own path ahead, reminding us that “This too shall pass.”