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
“Dunlap,” Sarah Elizabeth Walker-Jones, Dunlap, Sequachee Valley EC
“Franklin Rodeo,” Boone Thomson, Franklin, Middle Tennessee Electric
“UTSI Peninsula,” Laura Horton, Tullahoma, Tennessee Valley EC
“Snow Day Clarksville,” Willie Bailey, Clarksville, Cumberland EMC
“Sunflower Sunrise,” Casey Malone, Murfreesboro, Middle Tennessee Electric
“Emergence,” Aaron Bloodworth, Bartlett
“Sunrise at Murfree Spring,” Casey Malone, Murfreesboro, Middle Tennessee Electric
“Austin Peay State University,” Willie Bailey, Clarksville, Cumberland EMC
“Hometown Dyer County Courthouse,” Clayton Hayes, Newbern, Forked Deer EC
“Wildcat’s Playground,” Laura Horton, Tullahoma, Tennessee Valley EC
Adult Shutterbug Finalists
“Windmills and Farms,” Paul Chilsen, Murfreesboro, Middle Tennessee Electric
“Cookeville’s Fall Fun Fest,” Alexis Toussaint, Cookeville, Upper Cumberland EMC
“Backroads of Bulls Gap,” Hannah Jackson, Bulls Gap, Holston EC
Susan DeLisi, Franklin, Middle Tennessee Electric
“Ludington North Pierhead Lighthouse,” Elisabeth Bloodworth, Goodlettsville,
“Oakland, TN, Presbyterian Church,” Jim Larkin, Oakland, Chickasaw EC
“2023 Historic Nolensville Buttercup Festival,” Scott Anderson, Nolensville, Middle Tennessee Electric
“TN Winter Morning Coffee,” Amy Shafer, Lobelville, Meriwether Lewis EC
“Bridge to Autumn,” Perry Hoag, Mt. Juliet, Middle Tennessee Electric
“Nature’s Splash Pad,” Paige Smith, New Tazewell, Powell Valley EC
“Somber Sunrise,” Cindy Woodcock, McMinnville, Middle Tennessee Electric
“Foggy Lake Dartmoor,” Nathy Hill, Crossville, Volunteer Energy Cooperative
“Jackson, TN, Greyhound Station,” Marvin Rodish, Humboldt, Gibson EMC
“Pistol by the Pond,” Debbie Karnes, Fairview
“Farm Girl,” Kaci Fullerton, Lewisburg, Duck River EMC
“Roadside View,” Karen Draper, Murfreesboro, Middle Tennessee Electric
“Flat Creek Mountain,” Hannah Sherrill, Shelbyville
Junior Shutterbug Finalists
“Hidden Charm of Statesville, Tennessee,” Delaney Harrell, Lebanon, Middle Tennessee Electric
“Oceanside Beach,” Isabella Carter, Lebanon, Middle Tennessee Electric
“Newborn,” Alice Roos, Fairview, Middle Tennessee Electric
“Hometown Chickens,” Beckett Smith, Winfield, Plateau EC
“Respect For Our Fallen,” Owen Mosley, Murfreesboro, Middle Tennessee Electric
“Chickasaw State Park,” Grace Kelley, Hohenwald, Meriwether Lewis EC
“Life in a Spiral,” Addison Cothran, Eagleville, Duck River EMC
“A Piece of Me,” Shay Simpson, Hohenwald, Meriwether Lewis EC
“Morning Chicken,” Alysianna Smith, Plateau EC
“A Painted Sky,” Carina Estrada, Lutts, Tennessee Valley EC
Please note: Only first, second and third places along with honorable mentions listed in the physical September 2023 magazine issue will receive winners’ packets and certificates.