Dubois County Museum Announces Photo Contest Winners

The Dubois County Museums is pleased to announce the winners of their 2026 Photo Contest. Winners in the Youth Category as judged by the public were: First place- Aaliyah Bradford with “Bubble Fun”, Second place- Elsie Betz with “Woodlands”, and Third place- Aaliyah Bradford with “Old Pro”. In the Adult Category as judged by the public were First Place-Tasia Baker with “Woodland Watcher”, Second place-Tasia Baker with “Calawba Falls” and Third place-John Dillon with Autumn at Oxbow Bend”. 

Professional photographers Bob McCarty and B. C. Baggett judged also. Winners of the Professional Judges Awards were in the Youth Category: First Place-Elsie Betz with “Woodlands”, Second place –Aaliyah Bradford with “With Old Pro” and Third place-Luis Bradford with “Precious Moments”. In the Adult Category the judges chose First Place-Ordie Day with “Who Ruffled His Feathers”, Second place- John Dillon with “Autumn at Oxbow Bend” and Third place Barbara Barnes with “Together Against the Unthinkable”. 

The professional judges also chose Fifteen Honorable Mentions. They were Christy Vaal with “The Reason Why”, John Dillon with “Solitude”, Sandra Bowman with “D.C. Mall”, John Dillion with “Fountain Spray”, Ordie Day with “Red Bellied Woodpecker”, Susie Kutch with “Spider”. Tasia Baker with “Icelandic Sheep Amidst Waterfall”, Barb Keusch with “Reflection of a Wooly worm”, Stacy Phillips with “Mounds of Ice”, Alana Goepfrich with “Fearless”, Stacy Phillips witih “Artic Man Cave”, Dorothy Hendrix with “Where is Waldo the Cat”, Makenzie Wheeler with “Door Knob Vacancy” and “Flower Vitality” and Bob Ehrhard with “Spring at Last”. The first through third place winners receive cash prizes. The Honorable Mentions receive recognition and a ribbon. Prizes can be picked up at the lobby desk at the museum. 

The contest attracted 92 entries this year. Photos will be displayed till June 30 and then photos can be retrieved at the lobby area. A new display on “Churches History” will then be displayed. 

The museum would like to thank all those who entered a photo, those who came to place a vote and our coordinators of the contest-Carol Brock, Barbara Keusch and Kathy Bachman.