The 2024 Bellarmine Magazine Photo Contest drew a dazzling 104 entries in three categories: Nature, Faces, and Cityscapes/Architecture. Congratulations to the winners and thanks to everyone who entered! –Carla Carlton, Executive Editor  

 

NATURE

  • First place: Sunset at Nevada Falls, Yosemite National Park. Joe Hamilton ’95
  • Second place: A water droplet on a feather reflects a daisy. Katie Hughbanks, Catholic teacher and mother of David Caswell ’21
  • Third place: Chained Rock, Pine Mountain State Resort Park, Pineville, KY. Tim Curtsinger ’02

Honorable mentions

  • Horseshoe Bend, Grand Canyon, AZ. Heather (Perez) Lowrey ’12
  • Honeybees at work. Michelle Smith ’18/’20 DPT
  • Oregon Trail, Cape Lookout State Park, Tillamook, OR. Sarai Mallin ’19, current graduate student
  • The Great Migration, Maasai Mara, Kenya. F. Joseph Schmitt ’72
First place: Sunset at Nevada Falls, Yosemite National Park. Joe Hamilton ’95
Second place: A water droplet on a feather reflects a daisy. Katie Hughbanks, Catholic teacher and mother of David Caswell ’21
Third place: Chained Rock, Pine Mountain State Resort Park, Pineville, KY. Tim Curtsinger ’02
Horseshoe Bend, Grand Canyon, AZ. Heather (Perez) Lowrey ’12
Honeybees at work. Michelle Smith ’18/’20 DPT
Oregon Trail, Cape Lookout State Park, Tillamook, OR. Sarai Mallin ’19, current graduate student
The Great Migration, Maasai Mara, Kenya. F. Joseph Schmitt ’72
 

FACES

  • First place: My twins enjoy ice cream in New York City; as ever, Evie is as cool as a cucumber while Penny demonstrates her mastery of creating drama where none should exist. Brad Hensley ’03
  • Second place: Bride. Kesley Moorefield ’17
  • Third place: Justan Napier prepares for an elimination drifting tournament at Beech Bend Raceway in Bowling Green, KY. Trey Hankee, sophomore Nursing major

Honorable mentions

  • Gentleman resting, Mughal Fortress, Agra, India. F. Joseph Schmitt ’72
  • Maasai medicine man. Mike Lombardo ’80 MBA
 
My twins enjoy ice cream in New York City; as ever, Evie is as cool as a cucumber while Penny demonstrates her mastery of creating drama where none should exist. Brad Hensley ’03
Second place: Bride. Kesley Moorefield ’17
Third place: Justan Napier prepares for an elimination drifting tournament at Beech Bend Raceway in Bowling Green, KY. Trey Hankee, sophomore Nursing major
Gentleman resting, Mughal Fortress, Agra, India. F. Joseph Schmitt ’72
Maasai medicine man. Mike Lombardo ’80 MBA

CITYSCAPES/ARCHITECTURE

  • First place: Pigeon Forge, TN., drone shot. Trey Hankee, sophomore Nursing major
  • Second place: Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, CA. Averie Richardson, senior Physical Therapy major
  • Third place: Hindu-Buddhist Temple complex, Angkor Wat, Cambodia. F. Joseph Schmitt ’72

Honorable mentions: 

  • The Erechtheion, Athens, Greece. Kelli Goings ’16/’18 MAC
  • Mercer Tower, downtown Louisville. Lukas Sedelmeier ’24
  • Eiffel Tower at night with the Olympic rings. Brady Campbell, Marketing major
  • Dürnstein Castle, Dürnstein, Austria. Leisa Wernert Taylor ’83
First place: Pigeon Forge, TN., drone shot. Trey Hankee, sophomore Nursing major
Second place: Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, CA. Averie Richardson, senior Physical Therapy major
Third place: Hindu-Buddhist Temple complex, Angkor Wat, Cambodia. F. Joseph Schmitt ’72
The Erechtheion, Athens, Greece. Kelli Goings ’16/’18 MAC
Mercer Tower, downtown Louisville. Lukas Sedelmeier ’24
Eiffel Tower at night with the Olympic rings. Brady Campbell, Marketing major
Dürnstein Castle, Dürnstein, Austria. Leisa Wernert Taylor ’83