-NWI-NRHS
Photographer of the Year 2026
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(Page updated 04.27.26)

Category A -- "Illinois & Adjacent States taken in 2025"

First Place

Dan Fredrickson

Photo of the Polar Express Holiday train in Ashley, MI
Second Place
Six Way Tie

Alan Baker

 
Second Place
Six WayTie

 David Scharenberg		  
Second Place
Six Way Tie

David Scharenberg 		 
Second Place
Six Way Tie

 Jeremy Schrader 		 

Second Place
Six Way Tie

 Robert Jordan

 

  
Second Place
Six Way Tie

 Lance Wales		  
Third Place (tie)

Robert Jordan 		  
Third Place (tie)

David Scharenberg 		 
Third Place (tie)

Tom Burke
Scene from Another Era- UP Spotting a Boxcar at National Warehouse-Bruce Street Milwaukee

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

Dan Frederickson		  
Second Place (Tie)

David Scharenberg 		  
Second Place (Tie)

Tom Paris		  



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

Robert Jordan		  
Second Place (tie)

David Scharenberg		  
Second Place (tie)

Alan Baker

 
Third Place (tie)

Alan Baker		  
Third Place (tie)

Dan Fredrickson 		 

Third Place (tie)

Dan Fredrickson

 

  

Third Place (tie)

David Scharenberg

 

 

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Chapter address

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