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Photo Contest Winners
Sussex County announces the winner of the Spring 2020 Photo Contest.
- 1st Place: "Sussex County Court House"
Diane Brunovsky, Newton
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
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
- 2nd Place: "Worth Pulling Over and Parking", Lafayette Township
Bonnie Anderson, Hopatcong
- 3rd Place: "A Starry Night in November", Lafayette Township
Patrice Duffy, Montague Township
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
- 2nd Place: "A Squirrel in Camouflage", Lafayette Township
Arielle Ortega, Lafayette Township
- 3rd Place: "Dreaming of Clouds", High Point State Park, Montague Township
Mike Carroll, North Arlington
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
- 2nd Place: "Tried & True" Fredon Township
Michael J. Marion, Fredon Township
- 3rd Place: "Sunrise Over Kittatinny" Kittatinny State Park, Andover Township
Simone Knaap, Green Township
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
- 2nd Place: "Mirrored Drops" Vernon Township
John Prause, Vernon Township
- 3rd Place: "God Bless America" Wantage Township
Jennifer Sunda, Wantage Township
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
- 2nd Place: "Snow on Leaves" Vernon Township
John Prause, Vernon Township
- 3rd Place: "Winter Morning After" Fredon Township
Michael J. Marion, Fredon Township
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
- 2nd Place: "Fall, Frankford Township" Frankford Township
Michael J. Marion, Fredon Township
- 3rd Place: "The Beautiful Natural Tranquil Sussex County", Fredon Township
Peter Freund, Succasunna
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
- 2nd Place: "Paulinskill Wild" Paulinskill Lake
Mike Marion, Fredon Township
- 3rd Place: "Sunrise Beaver Lake", Hardyston Township
Maura Harrigan, Boonton
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
- 2nd Place: "Morning Reflections" High Point State Park
Shawn Viggiano, Wantage Township
- 3rd Place: "The Calm After the Storm", Frankford Township
Laurie Toth, Hopatcong
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
- 2nd Place: "Baby It's Cold Outside" Lafayette Township
Barb Sendelbach, Lafayette Township
- 3rd Place: "Sunset at Sunrise Mountain Overlook", Frankford Township
Frank DeBonis, Newton
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
- 2nd Place: "Horses in Meadow" Fredon Township
Michael J. Marion, Fredon Township
- 3rd Place: "View From Stairway To Heaven" Vernon Township
Eleanor Bortnick, Vernon Township
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
- 2nd Place: "Sunrise on Fairview Lake Road" Stillwater Township
Frank DeBonis, Stillwater Township
- 3rd Place: "Little Sisters" Fredon Township
Michael J. Marion, Fredon Township
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
- 2nd Place: "Pucker Up!" Wantage Township
Jennifer Sunda, Wantage Township
- 3rd Place: "Cardinals Rule" Wantage Township
Nick Loizzi, Wantage Township
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
- 2nd Place: "Frosted Flatbrook" Stokes State Forest
Cheryl Fleishman, Wantage Township
- 3rd Place: "Icy Sunset" Paulinskill River Hyper Humus WMA Lafayette
Barb Sendelbach, Lafayette Township
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
- 2nd Place: "Flatbrook in Fall" Stokes State Forest
Cheryl Fleishman, Wantage Township
- 3rd Place: "Autumn Acer (Maple)" Lake Mohawk
Matthew McCann, Lake Mohawk
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
- 2nd Place: "Appalachian Trail Boardwalk" Vernon Township
Karen O'Keefe, Sussex
- 3rd Place: "Gone Fishing" Lake Hopatcong
Jayne Peterson, Hopatcong
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
- 2nd Place: "Buck" Lafayette Township
Steven Kelley, Lafayette Township
- 3rd Place: "Moving Her Babies" Andover Township
Deborah BiFulco, Andover Township
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
- 2nd Place: "Reflections of a Red House" Lake Wanda-Vernon
Leesa Beckmann, Highland Lakes
- 3rd Place: "The Calm Before the Storm" Franklin Pond
Pauline Van Tassel, Hamburg
- 1st Place Wildlife: "Loved" Sparta
Leesa Beckmann, Highland Lakes
- 2nd Place Wildlife: "Mama Bear" Swartswood State Park
Deborah Bifulco, Newton
- 3rd Place Wildlife: "Baby Resting" Frankford Township
Charles N. Risdon, Frankford Township
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
- 2nd Place: "Winter's Grip" Stillwater Township
George S. Shammas, Newton
- 3rd Place: "Spring Farm" Sussex
Maria T. Albanese, Branchville
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.