NWI-NRHS
Photographer of the Year 2018
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(Page updated 05.19.18)

Category A -- "Illinois & Adjacent States taken in 2017"

First Place

Randy Olson

 

Westbound NS freight featuring a horse and buggy crossing on an overhead bridge in Indiana.
Second Place

Robert Jordan		 WSOR freight at night with American flags attached to the handrails.
Third Place

Erik Rasmussen

SOO 1003 crossing the Rock River in Janesville.

Category B -- "Anytime Anyplace"
(Images recorded over many years and any locations)
First Place

Terry Norton 		llinois Central SD40-2s exiting the tunnel at East Dubuque.

Second Place

Jason Leverton   		Union Pacific’s Troy Grove local at the Elva elevator.
Third Place

Terry Norton		 SP 4449 in the Columbia River Gorge.



Category C -- "Photos That Were Innovative"
(Photographers encouraged to come up with very creative photos, either by the manner in which the image was recorded or via dark room/computer program manipulation)
First Place

Lance Wales 		CRIP 630 and CGW 116-A beside the CGW yard tower at Oelwein.

Second Place

Jason Leverton		 Asunrise at the DeKalb coal chute.
Third Place

Erik Rasmussen		 Iowa Interstate train in Davenport as seen from a Ford Taurus side mirror.

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Chapter address

North Western Illinois Chapter - NRHS
P.O. Box 5632
Rockford, IL 61125-0632