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.
Junior
“Canada Lake Front View,” Keagen Schultz
“TN Blue Skies,” Zoey Holt, Centertown, Caney Fork EC
“Something Blue,” Caroline O’Dell, Talbott, Appalachian EC
“Spring Blossoms,” Siena Knoll, Murfreesboro, Middle Tennessee Electric
“Brown Brothers Blue,” Eliana Brown, Alpine, Appalachian EC
“Class of 2024,” Zoey Holt, McMinnville, Caney Fork EC
“Drishti,” Daksh Ajmera, Franklin, Middle Tennessee Electric
“Baby Bloom,” Ashlynn Kanagy, Huntland, Fayetteville Public Utilities
“Tennessee Summer Sky,” Jedidiah Davis, Tullahoma, Duck River EMC
“Pool Party!” Siena Knoll, Murfreesboro, Middle Tennessee Electric
“Into the Sky,” Jayden Housewright
“Sensational Sunset,” Beckett Smith, Plateau EC
Professional
“Blue Visitor,” Donna Bourdon, Decatur, Appalachian EC
“Blue-Eyed Mother and Son,” Brooke Christison, Harrison, Volunteer Energy Cooperative
“Dawn of Civilization,” Howard Litvack, Franklin, Middle Tennessee Electric
“Blue Smoke,” Lisa Kurtz, Tennessee Ridge, Meriwether Lewis EC
“Hello Hydrangea,” Meredith Bustillo, Mount Juliet
“Ride the Sky,” Dennis Williams, Jackson, Southwest Tennessee EMC
“A Blue Getaway,” Samantha Wyrick, Ridgely, Gibson Electric
“King of Fishers,” Howard Litvack, Franklin, Middle Tennessee Electric
“Something Blue,” Olivia Layne, Chattanooga, Volunteer Energy Cooperative
“Solace in the City,” Brooke Christison, Harrison, Volunteer Energy Cooperative
Adult
“Almost Private,” Terry Heitland, Hartsville, Tri-County EMC
“Shaconage from the Perspective of a Pine,” Spencer Gregg, Russellville, Holston EC
“Purrfection in Pottery,” Tracy Mierisch, Taft, Fayetteville Public Utilities
“Calm Night,” Daniel Schafer, Murfreesboro, Middle Tennessee Electric
“Beautiful Blues,” Vanessa Pelham, Rock Island, Caney Fork EC
“Bluets,” Curtis Hinrichs, Rogersville, Holston EC
“Classic,” Darren Gilcher, Dandridge, Appalachian EC
“Cypress, Early Morning,” Lyra Hankins, Nashville
“Canyon Lights,” Kim Fitzgerald, Roan Mountain, Mountain Electric Cooperative
“Frost Feathers Falling (From a Clear Blue Sky),” Patti Damesworth, Waverly, Meriwether Lewis EC
“Blue-White Moon,” Therese Barry, Beech Mountain, NC, Mountain EC
“Lurking Lizard,” Autumn Bollenbeck, Murfreesboro, Middle Tennessee Electric
“Eye in the Sky,” Barbara McClatchey, Jasper, Sequachee Valley EC
“Cleared for Landing,” MarthaLee McCarthy, Sewanee, Duck River EMC
“Marcos at Chickasaw,” Leslie Lawyer, Spring Hill, Duck River EMC
“Dog Days of Summer,” Crystal Boyce, Murfreesboro, Middle Tennessee Electric
“Fun Aquarium Visit,” Rosetta Wilson, White Pine, Holston EC
“The BlueHorn,” Madison Kemper, Dowelltown, Caney Fork EC
“Fair Day,” Kerri Holt, McMinnville, Caney Fork EC
“Lost Sea,” Kallie Barrett, Clarksville, Cumberland EMC
“Katana, The Ice Queen,” Taylor Marsee, New Tazewell, Powell Valley EC
“Pirate Ship Peek-Out,” Melanie Adams, Smyrna, Middle Tennessee Electric
“Niagara Nature,” Ginger Levinson, La Vergne, Middle Tennessee Electric
“Under the Moon,” Lauren O’Brien, Wartrace, Duck River EMC
“Lilly as a Puppy,” Emma Moore, Cumberland EMC
“Somethin’ Blue,” Karen Stone, Crossville, Volunteer Energy Cooperative
“Blue Dreams,” Brandie Prince, Smithville, Caney Fork EC
“Sweet Dewey,” Sarah Phillips, Sharps Chapel, Powell Valley EC
“Beautiful But Deadly,” Katrina Rose, Monteagle, Sequachee Valley EC
“Macon Blueberries,” Patricia Appleton, Lafayette, Tri-County EMC
“Blue Snow Cone at the County Fair,” Tara Green, Smithville, Caney Fork EC
“Barrels of Blue,” Travis Budge, Watertown, Middle Tennessee Electric
Congrats to all these finalists, along with the winners listed in the March magazine, and thanks to everyone who participated in the “Something Blue” Shutterbug contest.
Please note: Only first-, second- and third-place in each category along with the honorable mentions listed in the physical March 2025 magazine issue will receive winners’ packets and certificates.
