Texas Forest Trail
Photo Contest Winners
Multiple Categories • Multiple Awards
Congratulations To All The Winners!
Thanks to everyone who participated in our contest! Scroll down to view all the winners by category.
Best Overall & Fan Favorite Photo
WInners
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Best Overall Photo
Photo By: Jason Reina
Instagram: jasonreina.nac
Aerial view of the 2019 Pineywoods Fair in Nacogdoches, TX.
Fan Favorite Photo
Photo By: Victor Mata
Instagram: @vhmphotography
Storm over Trinity River in Riverside County, TX.
Everything East Texas
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Photo By: Amber Ather
Instagram: AmberAtherPhotography
Shimmering sunlight on the Cypress trees makes it a perfect sunrise at Government Ditch, Caddo lake.
Category Finalists:
Photo By: Camron Thomasson
Instagram: Wondering_Texan
A crane at dinner on the Lake of the Pines between Longview & Jefferson, TX.
Photo By: Andrew Watterud
Instagram: Lonestar_Roaming
Fishing pier at Mill Pond inside of Caddo Lake State Park.
Photo By: Michelle Esclovon
Instagram: Mesclovon
The bluffs of Toledo Bend Reservoir.
Photo By: Cori Conrad
Instagram: None
Sidewalk of bluebonnets in Palestine, TX.
Nacogdoches – It’s In Our Nature
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Photo By: Jason Reina
Instagram: Jasonreina.nac
Main Street in Nacogdoches looking west at sunset.
Category Finalists:
Photo By: Vicente Marrero
Instagram: Chente.6
A flower with an interesting pattern at the Azalea garden in Nacogdoches, Texas.
Photo By: Wendy Floyd
Instagram: Wendy Floyd
African sand shot from Hayter Hill in Nacogdoches, Texas.
Photo By: Nate Dean
Instagram: ThisIsNateDean
Nacogdoches City Hall close to sunset.
Photo By: Maria Betancourt-Smith
Instagram: Marias_Lenses
Azaleas at the Mize Gardens in Nacogdoches, Texas.
Tyler Through My Window
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Photo By: Danny Pickens
Instagram: DannyPickens
This male anole is perfectly happy in the flowers of the Tyler Rose Garden.
Category Finalists:
Photo By: Susie Garrison
Instagram: TrippinTexasGal
Instagram photo station located in the Tyler Rose Gardens.
Photo By: Bethany Carroll
Instagram: BethanyCarrollPhotography
Father walking with children at Legacy Trails in Tyler, Texas.
Photo By: Naomi Chovanec
Instagram: Naomiannc
Taken at the Tyler Rose Garden on a Mother – Daughter trip.
Photo By: Reagan Richardson
Instagram: ReaganRich
Kiepersol Vineyard and Winery located in Tyler, Texas.
Working In Deep East Texas
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Photo By: Paul Noyola
Instagram: Paul Noyola
Clearing lumber deep in East Texas.
Category Finalists:
Photo By: Kim Prince
Instagram: KPrince1087
Summertime work Nacogdoches county.
Photo By: Nate Dean
Instagram: thisisnatedean
Excavator doing dirt work at the future site of NacSpace in Nacogdoches, Texas.
Photo By: Jenniffer Elliott
Instagram: None
Photo taken in Garrison, Texas.
Photo By: Allen Phillips
Instagram: Archfern
A hard Texas sun. Chuck Phillips, a United States Marine, walks the yard looking for water line issues in the brutal Texas August sun.
Port Arthur’s Unique Life
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Photo By: Brooke Vernon
Instagram: None
Pleasure on the horizon in Port Arthur, Texas.
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Photo By: Robert Reyes
Instagram: RobReyes409
A relaxing day fishing on Keith Lake in Port Arthur, Texas.
Photo By: Alex Cosson
Instagram: Acosson092615
Sea Rim State Parkin Port Arthur, Texas
Photo By: Arlene Navo
Instagram: NavoChromatic
An egret takes a break at Sea Rim State Park in Port Arthur, Texas.
Photo By: Christina Lee
Instagram: Christina.B.Lee
Sasha the Siberian Husky photographed at McFaddin Beach the day before Hurricane Hannah came to Texas.
East Texas Historical Sites
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Photo By: Peter Wright
Instagram: Wright_Shot_Gallery
Starr Family Home in Marshall, TX at the blue hour.
Category Finalists:
Photo By: Mavery Pocock
Instagram: Mavs00
Historic courthouse in downtown Marshall, TX.
Photo By: Lilyana Ortiz
Instagram: Itsnot.Lilyana
Statue of Dick Dowling at the Sabine Pass Battle Grounds.
Photo By: Dustin LeNorman
Instagram: Raven_Adventures
Black and White from Sam Houston’s home site in Huntsville, TX.
Photo By: Nicole Gindratt
Instagram: Truecolors_Shining
Historic site Mary Allen College in Crockett, TX.
Only In Kilgore, Texas
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Photo By: Larry Golden
Instagram: LWGolden11
Sunset in Kilgore, Texas.
Category Finalists:
Photo By: Danny Pickens
Instagram: DannyPickens
A different view of Kilgore, Texas from under a derrick looking up!
Photo By: Siouxz Garrison
Instagram: TrippinTexasGal
The one and only Coca-Cola mural in Kilgore, Texas.
Photo By: Morgan Lewis
Instagram: MorganShaughna
Main St. sign in downtown Kilgore, Texas.
Photo By: Alyssa Rummel
Instagram: AlyssaRummel
Celebrating the holidays in the older part of downtown Kilgor, Texas.
Hidden Gems Of East Texas
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Photo By: Victor Mata
Instagram: VHMPhotography
Dreamy sunset over Lake Hawkins in Hawkins, Texas.
Category Finalists:
Photo By: Kenyan Guidry
Instagram: CapturedByKen
A spiderweb captured in the early morning at Cattail Marsh in Beaumont, Texas.
Photo By: Jonathan Newton
Instagram: Photosby_Jonny
Newton Mill Pond from the sky. Located in Bland Lake community in San Augustine, Texas.
Photo By: Taylor Hooten
Instagram: TaylorRea.Photography
Bright coffee mural at the Salmon Lake Park in Grapeland, Texas.
Photo By: Kenyan Guidry
Instagram: CapturedByKen
A Texan Morning. Cowboy, Stephen Maxwell starts the day with his trusty steed. Taken in Beaumont Texas at the Tyrrell Park Stables .
The Best Of Beaumont
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Photo By: Christina Lee
Instagram: Christina.B.Lee
Clouds at sunset at Cattail Marsh in Beaumont, Texas.
Category Finalists:
Photo By: Ashley Hensley
Instagram: Ash.Hensley11
Draping tree limbs at Wiess Park in Beaumont, Texas.
Photo By: Linda Guillory
Instagram: None
Tri-Colored Heron in flight.
Photo By: Becky Callan
Instagram: JustBCal
An adorable alligator at the Cattail Marsh Scenic Wetlands.
Photo By: Jerome Cabeen
Instagram: JeromeCabeen
An impassioned and emotional moment was captured at one of the George Floyd protests here in Beaumont. This was a particularly hot afternoon, brutally humid as well, and this young protester was overcome with grief. I caught him as he cried out to the sky above, hoping GOD would hear his plea for justice. In fact, I was quite happy to have caught the reflection of the clouds in his glasses. I was over by his lament. I named this piece, Cry Freedom – Eyes to the Sky.
Trade Street Signs For Trail Markers
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Photo By: Laurie Armstrong
Instagram: None
Autumn dock at the Tyler State Park.
Category Finalists:
Photo By: Rolan Ranido
Instagram: None
By the beaver’s pond at Tyler State Park.
Photo By: Giselle Kiraly
Instagram: AWorldWanderer
Quiet reflections in the Big Cyprus Bayou in and around Caddo Lake.
Photo By: Jenniffer Elliott
Instagram: None
Photo taken around Lake Nacogdoches, TX.
Photo By: Larry Alford
Instagram: LabbaImages
PR 44 coming out of Mission Tajas State Park, TX.
Prizes that were available:
• $200 Best Photo In Each Category
• $200 Best Overall Photo
• $100 Fan Favorite Photo
In addition, all five category finalists as selected by the judges will receive a “We Are East Texas” prize package.
Entering the contest is FREE, but the Texas Forest Trail would greatly appreciate your support. As a 501(c)(3) charity organization, donations are always welcome and go to support our efforts at promoting East Texas. If you would like to support our cause, please click here for a number of ways in which you can donate.
A big East Texas thank you goes out to all of the sponsors for this contest. Without them, this contest would not be possible.
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