The winning image, “Ward Charcoal Ovens,” was taken at Ward Charcoal Ovens State Historic Park, near Ely, in eastern Nevada. On his first visit to Nevada, Garner arrived a day early for his scheduled photo shoot. Interested in ghost towns, he planned to visit Osceola, but his rental car couldn’t handle the snow.
Consulting his Nevada atlas for something interesting to photograph, the ovens captured his attention. Several inches of fresh snow had fallen overnight and sunlight was breaking through the clouds, setting up the shot.
“I was out of breath,” Garner said of the walk to the ovens. “I live in Texas at 700 feet above sea level, and this was (nearly) 7,000 feet, but it was well worth the hike.”
In addition to the grand prize, photographers were judged in five different categories: city limits, wide open, adventure, people and events. Below is a list of the winners in other categories:
City limits — Jordan Gerrard of Las Vegas for his photograph of Lake Las Vegas. Gerrard, who is 11 years old, is one of the youngest honorees in the history of the contest, which began in the late 1970s.
Wide open — William Lane of Las Vegas for his photograph “Joshua Tree Blooms,” of Spring Mountain Ranch State Park
Adventure — Tom Compton of Reno for his photograph “2007 Tour de Nez,” an intriguing photo of competitive cyclists
Events — Chris Talbot of Incline Village for his photograph “Fast Draw,” which captures smoking guns at Fallon’s Cowboy Fast Draw World Championship
People — Jody Esplin of Spring Creek, Nev., for her photograph “Little Cowboy” of her 3-year-old son, Tanner. Esplin won the Living category of the 2008 contest with a photo of her dog, Tango, running through the snow.
Pick up the latest issue to view the winning images and more or visit www.nevadamagazine.com. Look for an ad in the May/June 2010 issue covering rules of submission for the 2010 contest or visit www.NevadaMagazine.com on April 15 or later.
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