And so another year of photos has come to a close. As always, we had so many incredible images, first-time entrants, first-time winners and creative perspectives of our natural world. Our final four in 2024 were all feathery friends doing and being everything we’d like to see. We look forward to seeing many more photos in 2025. Thank you for all your support. The California Photo of the Year 2024 will be announced in early 2025. Stay tuned.
The names of the winning photographers, location, and species for the last judging period..
Black Phoebe & Dragonfly
Gray Lodge Wildlfe Area
Photographer: Jason Brooks
Canon EOS R7; RF100-500mm, f/4.5-7.1 L IS USM; 500mm,
1/320 sec, f/7.1, ISO 400
White Pelican & Cormorant
Sandy Wool Lake
Photographer: Jean Zuo
Canon EOS 7D Mark II + Canon EF 400 mm lens. f/5.6,
ISO 125 at 1/2000 Sec. Shutter Speed
Elegant Tern
Elkhorn Slough
Photographer: M Mark Zimmerman
Sony a7R5, 600mm, f6.3, 1/1250sec, ISO 12800
California Quail
Folsom Lake State Recreation Area
Photographer: Michele Dodge
Sony A9ii and Sony 200-600 lens. F8.0, 1/1000, Iso 1250
