Congratulations to the winners of the 2023 Bellarmine Magazine Photo Contest, who prevailed in the categories of Architecture and Cityscapes; Creativity or Altered Images; and Nature and Landscapes. And thank you to everyone who entered—you made our job very difficult! – Carla Carlton, executive editor  
 

ARCHITECTURE AND CITYSCAPES 

First Place “Inside the Vatican,” John Klapheke ’21 
 Second Place: Houses in Auxerre, France, Melissa Miller, adjunct instructor of French and Spanish  Third Place: View from Namsan Tower in Seoul, Korea, Dr. Jung Colen, associate professor of Mathematics Education  Honorable Mentions:  Downtown Miami, Brad Hensley ’03  Stairway at Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, Elizabeth Clare Taylor ’18  Mykonian church, Christen Stewart ’19     CREATIVE AND/OR ALTERED IMAGES  First Place: “Stepping into Mt. Fuji,” Laila Bangash ’18/’19 MBA   Second Place: Haystack Rock, Cannon Beach, Oregon, Jimmy Pack, parent of a 2023 alumnus  Third Place: “Twenty Seconds of Light Painting,” Bonnie Duffy, Veritas Society student  Honorable Mentions:  

Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi, Nicole M. Coomer ’03 

Swiss chard, Elizabeth Clare Taylor ’18

  NATURE AND LANDSCAPES  First Place: Flower at Biltmore Estate gardens, Colleen D. Arnett, Coordinator of Operations for Bellarmine’s Office of Housing & Residence Life  Second Place: Parrot, Kate Golightly ’13/’17  Third Place: New Orleans City Park, Brad Hensley ’03  Honorable Mentions:  Arches National Park in Moab, Utah, Daniel Dugan ’88  Cardinal, John Klapheke ’21  Colobus monkey in Tanzania, Africa, Michael J. Lombardo ’75/’80 MBA