Kathryn Greven’s photo of the Linn Cove Viaduct at night won the grand prize and will don the cover of the 2017 Blue Ridge Parkway Calendar produced by RaysWeather.com.
By Jesse Wood
RaysWeather.com recently announced the winning photographs for the 2017 Blue Ridge Parkway Calendar Photo Contest. More than a dozen images were selected for next year’s calendar, including the cover shot awarded to Kathryn Greven for her photo of the Milky Way over the Linn Cove Viaduct.
For her shot, Greven won the grand prize: the cover of the 2017 calendar, a $200 cash prize and $200 gift certificate to RaysMarketplace.com.
Nearly 650 entries were submitted and 14,241 votes were cast. Photographs were chosen based on five criteria: voting results, image quality, one photo per photographer, region and scene diversity, and uniqueness of the scene.
“Every year, the quality of the photographs gets better making selection of winners harder,” RaysWeather.com said in the announcement, adding that more photos will be selected for “cameo spots” throughout the calendar.
While the 2017 calendar isn’t available yet, you can order the 2016 calendar at RaysMarketplace.com.
January
Photo by Jim Magruder
February
Photo by Mackenzie King
March
Photo by Mike Jones
April
Photo by Maria Jaeger
May
Photo by Nicole Micheli
June
Photo by Jason Penland
July
Photo by Roger Gupta
August
Photo by Johnny York
September
Photo by Randy F. Bennett
October
Photo by Jordan Nelson
November
Photo by Lisa Wilmoth
December
Photo by Mike Duncan
November
Patricia Joynes
December
Brenda Combs
