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NEWS RELEASE
Nov. 18, 2009
Contact:
Lisa Lawton, Director of Community Relations
Lisa@TravelLaneCounty.org, (541) 484-5307; (800) 547-5445
www.TravelLaneCounty.org; www.Twitter.com/LisaBLawton

Eugene, Cascades & Coast Photo Contest Winners

Eugene, Ore.  - Sixteen area photographers took top honors in the 2009 Eugene, Cascades & Coast Photo Contest.  Nearly $2,000 in prizes were awarded to contest winners within three categories, including one overall winner in the junior division.

Travel Lane County invited photographers to submit digital images online representing the theme "Real Adventures. Real Close.”  The contest was open to photographers of all skill levels. Photos were judged on technical quality, composition and overall representation of adventure experiences found within the borders of Lane County.

Winners in each category are as follows:

Category: Eugene & Willamette Valley
1st Place: On the River by Andrew Kim of Eugene
2nd Place: Sailboats by Dennis Potter of Junction City
3rd Place: The View by Katie Zolezzi of Cottage Grove
4th Place: Ponderous by Carina Salerno of Eugene
Honorable Mention: Blue Shadow Fishing by Erin Ortmann of Springfield

Category: Cascades
1st Place: Blue River Plunge by Skye Harvey of Eugene
2nd Place: Trestle Falls by Rick Faber of Pleasant Hill
3rd Place: Tamolitch Falls by Scott Larsen of Eugene
4th Place: Bury My Heart at Proxy by Greg Lief of Salem
Honorable Mention: Riders on Alpine by June Johnson of Westfir

Category: Coast
1st Place: Two Florence Wind Surfers by Jeff Dimmick of Florence
2nd Place: Digging by Maya Froebig of Eugene
3rd Place: The World's Largest Sandbox by Maggie Frassetto-Cline of Eugene
4th Place: Insandity by Sheryll Loftin of Florence
Honorable Mention: Rhododendron Festival by Ken Hill of Florence

Category Junior:
1st Place: Springfield 1 - Frog on Rhododendron by Ashley Martin of Springfield

For a look at all the contest winners, go to www.TravelLaneCounty.org/photocontestwinners.

Travel Lane County is a private, nonprofit association dedicated to economic development through visitor spending. In 2008, visitors generated more than $580 million in spending for Lane County's economy.

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