35mm camera with roll of 35mm film sitting beside it

40th Anniversary Photography Contest & Exhibition

Texas Bank and Trust celebrated its 40th Annual Photography Contest and Exhibition with more than 700 entries from 164 amateur and professional photographers across Texas.  Winning images were selected by principal jurors Kelli and Bob Phillips of Texas Country Reporter.  Categories included Fine Art, Human Interest, Landscape/Nature, Spirit of Texas, and TBT Family Edition.  All honorees will be featured in the bank's 2023 Collector's Calendar.

blurry image of three females, looks like watercolor , one lady is wearing turquoise, one is wearing red and one is wearing yellow

Three Sisters

David Norris
First Place
Fine Art
photo on lake with cypress trees in background; red boat in middle with lady fishing and male laying across the boat

Summer Daze

Pete Wright
Second Place
Human Interest
black and white photo of old tree twisted from wind

Twisted with Time

Natalie Melendez
Second Place
Fine Art
photo of older gentleman's face, worn with age, wearing glasses and long hair and beard

Veteran

Wayne Grubbs
Third Place
Human Interest
up close photo of center of sunflower

Sunflower Center

Haley Farr
Third Place
Fine Art
photo of cattle grazing around hay in ring, snow all around

The Huddle

Bill Stipp
First Place & TBT Christmas Card Award
Landscape/Nature
up close photo of young child with bright blue eyes

Eyes

Dale Lindenberg
First Place & Best of Show
Human Interest
up close photo of face of deer, blurred face of deer in the background

Double Innocence

Tammy Bowers
Second Place
Landscape/Nature
photo of barren tree with fog around

Early Morning Fog

Billie F. Jones
Third Place
Landscape/Nature

two bison locking horns while standing in water

Texas State Bison Herd at Play

Stephanie Markmann
First Place
Spirit of Texas

older gentleman cowboy dressed in red shirt with rhinestones, handkerchief around his neck and silverbelly cowboy hat

Cowboy James

Cliff Hollenbeck
Second Place
Spirit of Texas

worn fence boards with barbed wire cutting across at diagonal

Barbed Wire, Tool of the Trade

Mandy Norris
Third Place
Spirit of Texas

up close photo of Highland cow's face

Patiently Waiting. . .For Snacks

Monica Sanchez
First Place
TBT Family Edition
photo of three cupcakes with sprinkles, one cupcake has sparkler

Birthday Sparkles

Linda Davidson
OMNIClub Birthday Card Award
Fine Art
photo of sun setting across lake, looking at setting sun on other side of child's swing

Through Eyes of a Child

Elissa Barbosa
Second Place
TBT Family Edition
photo of American and Texas flags flying, green trees are around the flags

Texas Pride/American Honor

Pam Lowe
President's Award
Spirit of Texas
Terrier dog standing at attention on the front of a bass fishing boat, looking out across the lake as sun is setting

On Point

Richard Shaklee
Third Place
TBT Family Edition
photo with dark background of gallon of vanilla Blue Bell ice cream, then a sundae glass with red and white straw while a Dr. Pepper is being poured into the glass

The Texas Two Step

BJ Wood
Vice Chairman's Birthday Card Award
Spirit of Texas

photo of fire in shape of wave, background is solid dark

Wave of Fire

McKenzie Davis
People's Choice
Fine Art
cowgirl on a horse coming around a barrel in rodeo ring; barrel is blue with Texas Bank and Trust on it

All Clear

Rolan Ranido
Chairman's Award
Human Interest