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Winners of the 25th Anniversary Friends of Black Bayou photo contest were named on October 12, 2022, with an amateur-division photo called “Speared” by local photographer Jon Guice winning the Charlie Heck Memorial Best of Show award.
English students at the University of Louisiana Monroe collaboratively wrote a grant proposal for the Friends of Black Bayou Lake National Wildlife Refuge.
“Purple Beauty” by
Lexi Harper - Purple Beauty
All photos in the contest were taken at the North Louisiana Refuges Complex, including Black Bayou Lake National Wildlife Refuge, D’Arbonne National Wildlife Refuge, Upper Ouachita National Wildlife Refuge, Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge, and Handy Brake National Wildlife Refuge.
FoBB board member Leslie Calhoun was chair of the contest this year, with assistance from Ann Bloxom Smith. Judges were several regional photographers who evaluated the entries in youth and adult categories. Charles Heck, Sr., founded the contest in 2004. Deborah Evans is the current president of the Friends, following the 2020 president Gloria Dedmon.