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Camera Contests

NJAA members find success in this year’s photo contest.

By Megan Silveira, Angus Journal Associate Editor

September 12, 2024

While the competition in the show ring at this year’s National Junior Angus Show (NJAS) was fierce, there was a showdown that happened before the July event. The 2024 Angus Journal/NJAA Photography Contest allows National Junior Angus Association (NJAA) members to showcase their talent behind the camera lens. 

1st Overall

1st Junior Division, Cattle; “Lip Smacking Good!,” Kynleigh Wood, Ala. 

2nd Overall

1st Intermediate Division, People; “Evening Walk,” Titus Wynn, Wis.

3rd Overall

2nd Junior Division, Landscape; “Hay Time Sunsets,” McKinley Tarpy, Tenn. 

4th Overall

1st Senior Division, People; “Breaking Time,” Reese Anderson, Ill. 

5th Overall

3rd Junior Division, At the Farm or Ranch; “Eye See You,” Louisa Scott, Neb. 

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4th Junior Division, Cattle; “I See You,” Annabelle McGregory, Miss.

5th Junior Division, People; “Daddy’s Hands,” Molly McCurry, Kan.

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2nd Intermediate Division, At the Farm or Ranch; “So God Made a Farmer,” Brenna Bartlow, Ill.

3rd Intermediate Division, Landscape; “Mountain Grown,” Peyton Wood, Calif.

4th Intermediate Division, At the Farm or Ranch; “Concentration,” Titus Wynn, Wis.

5th Intermediate Division, Landscape; “What Do You Got There?,” Madison Bowen, Penn. 

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2nd Senior Division, Cattle; “Daily Call,” Reese Anderson, Ill.

3rd Senior Division, Landscape; “Raz in the Wild,” Allison Davis, Tenn.

4th Senior Division, At the Farm or Ranch; “Break Time,” Laney Stephens, Ill.

5th Senior Division, At the Farm or Ranch; “Free as a Bird,” Anna Scheurman, Ohio

Super Fans

Cheering fans were eager to see the super shots captured by National Junior Angus Association (NJAA) members. 

The Facebook followers of the Angus Journal page voted on all the photos submitted in this year’s Angus Journal/NJAA Photo Contest to reveal the fan favorites. 

The entries from each age division receiving the most votes are shown below. 

Junior Champion

People; “Daddy’s Hands,” Molly McCurry, Kan. 

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Junior Reserve Champion

People, “Retired Showman, Retired Show Heifer,” Wyatt Pohlman, Mo. 

Intermediate Champion

Landscape, “Evening Chores,” Madison Sampson, Mo. 

Intermediate Reserve Champion

 Landscape, “What do you got there?,” Madison Bowen, Pa. 

Senior Champion

At the Farm or Ranch, “Looking into the Horizon,” Anna Johnson, Ill. 

Senior Reserve Champion

Cattle, “Tongues Out,” Anna Johnson, Ill.

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