Picking the Shutterbug winners is one of the hardest things we do. We consistently receive way more entries than we have space to accommodate. Below are some of our staff’s favorites that just had to be shared.
Professional Shutterbug Finalists
“Patiently Waiting,” Jim Moore, Obion, Gibson EMC
“Lazy August Afternoon,” J.C. Jones, Hermitage, Middle Tennessee Electric
“Goodbye Tension & Hello Pension!” Willie Bailey, Clarksville, Cumberland EMC
“Perseids Meteor Shower,” Jodi Fialkowski, Lebanon, Middle Tennessee Electric
“Vintage Summer Day,” Brittany Tollefson, Lyles, Meriwether Lewis EC
“TVA Dawn,” Peter McCutchen, New Market, Appalachian EC
“Boy Playing at the Coolidge Park Fountain,” James Richardson, Oakland, Chickasaw EC
“Misty,” Nahum Roberts, Franklin, Middle Tennessee Electric
“Sunday Morning Picnic,” Casey Rogers, Bean Station, Appalachian EC
“Natural Light Show at Dusk,” J.C. Jones, Hermitage, Middle Tennessee Electric
“Busy Bees,” Wendy Ivens, White Pine, Appalachian EC
“Brutalist Impingement,” Peter McCutchen, New Market, Appalachian EC
“Lil Dolly,” Ashley Turner, Pulaski, Appalachian EC
“Waiting for a Visitor,” Taylor Milam, Tullahoma, Duck River EMC
“Let Freedom Ring,” Jennifer Willemin Ellis, Murfreesboro, Appalachian EC
Adult Shutterbug Finalists
“Summer Biking,” Rajesh Kumar, Franklin, Middle Tennessee Electric
“Dog Days of Summer,” Angie Griffin, Mount Juliet, Middle Tennessee Electric
“Homegrown Tomatoes,” Haley Witcher, Lebanon, Middle Tennessee Electric
“Backyard Play,” Alexis Toussaint, Rickman, Upper Cumberland EMC
“Life of the Garden,” Ashley Henderson, Cedar Hill, Cumberland EMC
“Farmers Sunset,” Patsy Whitson, Gates, Forked Deer EC
“Sunset at Normandy Reservoir,” Amie Hutcherson, Spring Hill, Middle Tennessee Electric
“Cool Frog,” Sherri Johnson, Watertown, Middle Tennessee Electric
“Rainbow at Watauga Lake,” Katharine Adams, Butler, Mountain EC
“Tennessee Sheep,” Ann Bratton, Christiana, Middle Tennessee Electric
“Milky Way Over Duck River,” Connie Cole, McEwen, Meriwether Lewis EC
“Feeding Time,” Lauren O’Brien, Wartrace, Duck River EMC
“Fence Row Sunset,” Diane Lewis, Murfreesboro, Middle Tennessee Electric
“Solitude Sunrise Fisherman,” Karen Trinkle, Indianapolis, IN, Appalachian EC
“Sunset Spider Web,” Betsy Bowden, Whitwell, Sequachee Valley EC
“Hidden Gem,” Stephanie Puertolas, Murfreesboro, Appalachian EC
“Hazy Sunflowers Sunset,” Nancy McKenzie, Darden
“Wash Day,” Denise Kiger, Waynesburg, PA, Appalachian EC
“Canoe on the Caney,” Melanie Adams, Smyrna, Middle Tennessee Electric
“Butterfly and Blooms,” Cynthia Townsend, Greenbrier, Cumberland EMC
“Perfect Rainbow,” Janice Marchese, Butler, Mountain EC
“Peaceful Lake Sunset,” Lynn Riggsbee, Alamo, Gibson EMC
“Fiery Sunset,” Jason Vandagriff, Morrison, Caney Fork EC
“Humming in the Sunflowers,” Shari Dodd, New Johnsonville, Meriwether Lewis EC
“Boys of Summer,” Julie Richardson, Trenton, Gibson EMC
“Running Free,” Autumn Baber, Murfreesboro, Middle Tennessee Electric
“Beef Beating the Tennessee Heat,” Sara Boatright, Pulaski, Appalachian EC
“Talk About a Bad Hair Day!” Harry McCabe, Columbia, Duck River EMC
“Promise,” Charlotte Simmons, Normandy, Appalachian EC
“Greet the Sun,” Marcia Straub, Morristown, Holston EC
“My First Pig,” Margie Crow, Chapel Hill, Middle Tennessee Electric
“Morton Overlook,” Mendy Bull, White House, Cumberland EMC
“Waterfall Hiking,” Ethan Vanatta, Murfreesboro, Appalachian EC
“Peace-Loving,” KellyLyn Brunelle, Normandy, Duck River EMC
“Cat on a Fence Post,” Lydia Gunn, McEwen, Meriwether Lewis EC
“Morning Dog Walk,” Lisa Tyler, Hendersonville, Cumberland EMC
“In Front of the Bridge,” Amy Biagini, Franklin, Middle Tennessee Electric
“Summer Wheat,” Jill Blessing, Newbern, Gibson EMC
“An amazing morning sky!” Anna Sharpe, Hermitage
“Running in Heaven,” Jennifer Mantlo, Adams, Cumberland EMC
“Big Fountain, Little Girl,” Holly Smith, Church Hill, Holston EC
“Night Fun at the Fair,” Dan Drummond, Franklin, Appalachian EC
Junior Shutterbug Finalists
“A Summer Sunset,” Sela Cooper, Collierville
“The Hollow Falls,” Levi Ray, Nolensville, Middle Tennessee Electric
“Praying Mantis in Black and White,” Shay Simpson, Hohenwald, Meriwether Lewis EC
“Summer Spelunking,” Oz Farmer, Lavinia
“Wings of Summer,” Abby Medley, Fayetteville, Fayetteville Public Utilities
“Serene,” Keerthana Rajesh, Franklin, Middle Tennessee Electric
“First Fruits,” Grace Kelley, Hohenwald, Meriwether Lewis EC
“Shooting Star,” Grace Kelley, Hohenwald, Meriwether Lewis EC
“Baby Mockingbirds,” Emma Fults, Tracy City, Sequachee Valley EC
“Donkey Days of Summer,” Isabella Carter, Lebanon, Middle Tennessee Electric
“Good Morning Summer Sunshine,” Rhett Morris, Dyersburg, Forked Deer EC
“Kayaking on the Harpeth,” Morgan Zukas, College Grove, Middle Tennessee Electric
“Holy cow, it sure is hot!” Owen Stonecipher, Jackson, Southwest Tennessee EMC
“Summer Sunset,” Abigail Yoder, Rutherford, Appalachian EC
“The 3 Little Geese,” Kaylyn Stoltzfus, Finger, Pickwick EC
“Curious Chicken,” Caroline Pilkinton, College Grove, Middle Tennessee Electric
“Spider Webs,” Timnah Roberts, Franklin, Middle Tennessee Electric
“Water Fun,” Ryann Romero, Watertown, Middle Tennessee Electric
“A Summer Evening at Percy Priest,” Srinath Narayanan, Franklin, Middle Tennessee Electric
“At Work,” Aravis Roberts, Franklin, Middle Tennessee Electric
“Life Awaits,” Emma Hamsley, Springfield
“Summer Dragonfly,” Geneva Gunn, McEwen, Meriwether Lewis EC
“Faith’s Pictures,” Faith Thomason, Ripley, Forked Deer EC
“Beauty of the Wildflower,” Hannah Leduc, Lebanon, Middle Tennessee Electric
“Breakfast Time,” Ashlynn Kanagy, Huntland, Fayetteville Public Utilities
