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Photo Contest Winners

Release Date: May 18, 2020
Winners of Sussex County photo contest.

Sussex County announces the winner of the Spring 2020 Photo Contest.

The winning photo will be displayed in the lobby of the Sussex County Administrative Center, One Spring Street, Newton, during the month of June.

 

Sussex County Photo Contest Winners

Spring 2020
Winter 2020
Fall 2019
Summer 2019
Spring 2019
Winter 2019
Fall 2018
Summer 2018
Spring 2018
Winter 2018
Fall 2017
Summer 2017
Spring 2017
Winter 2017
Fall 2016
Summer 2016
Spring 2016
Winter 2016
Fall 2015

Winner of the Spring 2020 Photo Contest.

  • 1st Place: "Sussex County Court House"
    Diane Brunovsky, Newton
    Sussex County Court House

The winner woll be displayed in the lobby of the Sussex County Administrative Center during the month of June, 2020.

Winners of the Winter 2020 Photo Contest.

  • 1st Place: "Barred Owl", Wantage Township
    Bjorn Holmgren, Wantage Township
    Barred Owl
  • 2nd Place: "Worth Pulling Over and Parking", Lafayette Township
    Bonnie Anderson, Hopatcong
    Worth Pulling Over and Parking
  • 3rd Place: "A Starry Night in November", Lafayette Township
    Patrice Duffy, Montague Township
    A Starry Night in November

The winners were displayed in the lobby of the Sussex County Administrative Center during the month of March, 2020.

Winners of the Fall 2019 Photo Contest.

  • 1st Place: "Woodbourne Park at Sunset", Wantage Township
    Dan Schenker, Hamburg
    Woodbourne Park at Sunset
  • 2nd Place: "A Squirrel in Camouflage", Lafayette Township
    Arielle Ortega, Lafayette Township
    A Squirrel in Camouflage
  • 3rd Place: "Dreaming of Clouds", High Point State Park, Montague Township
    Mike Carroll, North Arlington
    Broken bench with clouds overhead at High Point State Park

The winners were displayed in the lobby of the Sussex County Administrative Center during the month of December, 2019.

Winners of the Summer 2019 Photo Contest.

  • 1st Place: "Bluebird in Flight" Green Township
    John J. LaPadula, Allamuchy
    Bluebird in Flight
  • 2nd Place: "Tried & True" Fredon Township
    Michael J. Marion, Fredon Township
    Two Horses
  • 3rd Place: "Sunrise Over Kittatinny" Kittatinny State Park, Andover Township
    Simone Knaap, Green Township
    Two bald eagles in a tree

The winners were displayed in the lobby of the Sussex County Administrative Center during the month of September, 2019.

Winners of the Spring 2019 Photo Contest.

  • 1st Place: "Just Chillin'" Lafayette Township
    Barb Sendelbach, Lafayette Township
    Bear relaxing
  • 2nd Place: "Mirrored Drops" Vernon Township
    John Prause, Vernon Township
    Water droplets
  • 3rd Place: "God Bless America" Wantage Township
    Jennifer Sunda, Wantage Township
    Two bald eagles in a tree

The winners were displayed in the lobby of the Sussex County Administrative Center during the month of June, 2019.

Winners of the Winter 2019 Photo Contest.

  • 1st Place: "Stony Brook Falls" Stokes State Forest
    Tom Surak, Highland Lakes
    Waterfall at Stony Brook
  • 2nd Place: "Snow on Leaves" Vernon Township
    John Prause, Vernon Township
    Snow on leaves
  • 3rd Place: "Winter Morning After" Fredon Township
    Michael J. Marion, Fredon Township
    snowy landscape

The winners were displayed in the lobby of the Sussex County Administrative Center during the month of March, 2019.

Winners of the Fall 2018 Photo Contest.

  • 1st Place: "Vernon in Fall" Vernon Township
    John Prause, Vernon Township
    Vernon in Fall
  • 2nd Place: "Fall, Frankford Township" Frankford Township
    Michael J. Marion, Fredon Township
    Fall, Frankford Township
  • 3rd Place: "The Beautiful Natural Tranquil Sussex County", Fredon Township
    Peter Freund, Succasunna
    Horses and landscape

The winners were displayed in the lobby of the Sussex County Administrative Center during the month of December, 2018.

Winners of the Summer 2018 Photo Contest.

  • 1st Place: "Lafayette Sunset" Lafayette Township
    John Prause, Vernon Township
    Lafayette Sunset
  • 2nd Place: "Paulinskill Wild" Paulinskill Lake
    Mike Marion, Fredon Township
    Paulinskill Lake
  • 3rd Place: "Sunrise Beaver Lake", Hardyston Township
    Maura Harrigan, Boonton
    Sunrise Beaver Lake

The winners were displayed in the lobby of the Sussex County Administrative Center during the month of September, 2018.

Winners of the Spring 2018 Photo Contest.

  • 1st Place: "Fox Staring" Vernon Township
    John Prause, Vernon Township
    Fox Staring
  • 2nd Place: "Morning Reflections" High Point State Park
    Shawn Viggiano, Wantage Township
    Morning Reflections
  • 3rd Place: "The Calm After the Storm", Frankford Township
    Laurie Toth, Hopatcong
    The Calm After the Storm

The winners were displayed in the lobby of the Sussex County Administrative Center during the month of June, 2018.

Winners of the Winter 2018 Photo Contest.

  • 1st Place: "Goose on Ice" Vernon Township
    John Prause, Vernon Township
    Goose on Ice
  • 2nd Place: "Baby It's Cold Outside" Lafayette Township
    Barb Sendelbach, Lafayette Township
    Baby It's Cold Outside
  • 3rd Place: "Sunset at Sunrise Mountain Overlook", Frankford Township
    Frank DeBonis, Newton
    Sunset at Sunrise Mountain Overlook

The winners were displayed in the lobby of the Sussex County Administrative Center during the month of March, 2018.

Winners of the Fall 2017 Photo Contest.

  • 1st Place: "Sunset on the Pumpkin Field at Lentini's Corn Maze" Newton
    Frank DeBonis, Stillwater Township
    Sunset on the pumpkin field
  • 2nd Place: "Horses in Meadow" Fredon Township
    Michael J. Marion, Fredon Township
    Horses in Meadow
  • 3rd Place: "View From Stairway To Heaven" Vernon Township
    Eleanor Bortnick, Vernon Township
    View From Stairway To Heaven

The winners were displayed in the lobby of the Sussex County Administrative Center during the month of December, 2017.

Winners of the Summer 2017 Photo Contest.

  • 1st Place: "Sunset on Swartswood Lake" Stillwater Township
    Frank DeBonis, Stillwater Township
    Sunset on Swartswood Lake
  • 2nd Place: "Sunrise on Fairview Lake Road" Stillwater Township
    Frank DeBonis, Stillwater Township
    Sunrise on Fairview Lake Road
  • 3rd Place: "Little Sisters" Fredon Township
    Michael J. Marion, Fredon Township
    Little Sisters

The winners were displayed in the lobby of the Sussex County Administrative Center during the month of September, 2017.

Winners of the Spring 2017 Photo Contest.

  • 1st Place: "Morning View" Green Township
    Simone Knaap, Green Township
    Morning View
  • 2nd Place: "Pucker Up!" Wantage Township
    Jennifer Sunda, Wantage Township
    Pucker Up!
  • 3rd Place: "Cardinals Rule" Wantage Township
    Nick Loizzi, Wantage Township
    Cardinals Rule

The winners were displayed in the lobby of the Sussex County Administrative Center during the month of June, 2017.

Winners of the Winter 2017 Photo Contest.

  • 1st Place: "Picnic at Kittatinny Valley St. Park" Kittatinny Valley State Park
    Deborah E. Bifulco, Andover Township
    Picnic at Kittatinny Valley St. Park
  • 2nd Place: "Frosted Flatbrook" Stokes State Forest
    Cheryl Fleishman, Wantage Township
    Frosted Flatbrook
  • 3rd Place: "Icy Sunset" Paulinskill River Hyper Humus WMA Lafayette
    Barb Sendelbach, Lafayette Township
    Icy Sunset

The winners were displayed in the lobby of the Sussex County Administrative Center during the month of March, 2017.

Winners of the Fall 2016 Photo Contest.

  • 1st Place: "High Point Sunset" High Point State Park
    Cheryl Fleishman, Wantage Township
    High Point Sunset
  • 2nd Place: "Flatbrook in Fall" Stokes State Forest
    Cheryl Fleishman, Wantage Township
    Flatbrook in Fall - Stokes State Forest
  • 3rd Place: "Autumn Acer (Maple)" Lake Mohawk
    Matthew McCann, Lake Mohawk
    Maple Tree in Autumn

The winners were displayed in the lobby of the Sussex County Administrative Center during the month of December, 2016.

Winners of the Summer 2016 Photo Contest.

  • 1st Place: "Fox Family" Andover
    Deborah E. BiFulco, Andover Township
    Fox Family
  • 2nd Place: "Appalachian Trail Boardwalk" Vernon Township
    Karen O'Keefe, Sussex
    Appalachian Trail Boardwalk
  • 3rd Place: "Gone Fishing" Lake Hopatcong
    Jayne Peterson, Hopatcong
    Swimming Ducks

The winners were displayed in the lobby of the Sussex County Administrative Center during the month of September, 2016.

Winners of the Spring 2016 Photo Contest.

  • 1st Place: "Sussex County Sunset" Overlooking Fredon-Marksboro Road in Fredon Township
    Eleanor Bortnick, Vernon Township
    Sussex County Sunset
  • 2nd Place: "Buck" Lafayette Township
    Steven Kelley, Lafayette Township
    Buck
  • 3rd Place: "Moving Her Babies" Andover Township
    Deborah BiFulco, Andover Township
    Moving her babies

The winners were displayed in the lobby of the Sussex County Administrative Center during the month of June, 2016.

Winners of the Winter 2016 Photo Contest.

  • 1st Place: "Reflections on the Lake" Stokes State Forest
    Emily Haudek, Wantage Township
    Reflections on the Lake
  • 2nd Place: "Reflections of a Red House" Lake Wanda-Vernon
    Leesa Beckmann, Highland Lakes
    Reflections of a Red House
  • 3rd Place: "The Calm Before the Storm" Franklin Pond
    Pauline Van Tassel, Hamburg
    The Calm before the Fireworks
  • 1st Place Wildlife: "Loved" Sparta
    Leesa Beckmann, Highland Lakes
    Loved
  • 2nd Place Wildlife: "Mama Bear" Swartswood State Park
    Deborah Bifulco, Newton
    Mama Bear
  • 3rd Place Wildlife: "Baby Resting" Frankford Township
    Charles N. Risdon, Frankford Township
    Baby Resting

The winners were chosen from 106 photos submitted and were displayed in the lobby of the Sussex County Administrative Center during the month of March, 2016.

Winners of the Fall 2015 Photo Contest.

  • 1st Place: "Along the Fence" Wantage Township
    Cheryl Fleishman, Wantage Township
    Along the fence
  • 2nd Place: "Winter's Grip" Stillwater Township
    George S. Shammas, Newton
    Winter's Grip
  • 3rd Place: "Spring Farm" Sussex
    Maria T. Albanese, Branchville
    Spring Farm

The winners were chosen from 42 photos submitted and were displayed in the lobby of the Sussex County Administrative Center during the month of December, 2015.