Calling all photography enthusiasts! Showcase your talent at the Texas Mushroom Festival’s Amateur Photo Contest. This is your chance to capture the essence of our vibrant community and the lively spirit of the festival through your lens. Whether it’s fungi, a candid moment, a stunning landscape, or a creative shot, we want to see your perspective. Submit your best photos and compete for a chance to win exciting prizes and have your work featured at the festival. Join us in celebrating the art of photography and the beauty of Madisonville!
**Entries and checks to be mailed to P.O. Box 695, Madisonville, Tx 77864**
**No Limit on entires per person**
2024 Amateur Photography Contest Winners
Overall Students
Best In Show – Zoe Hackman : “Canyon Beauty”
Best Mushroom – Aiden Fritsche : “Fungi Frenzy”
Student Floral Category
1st Place : Penelope Salmatanis
2nd Place : Colton Gatlin
Student Mushroom Category
1st Place : Holly Mullins
2nd Place : Alexandra Wilcox
Student People Category
1st Place : Ania Gurria
2nd Place : Harper Murr
Student Black & White Category
1st Place : Eesha Reddy
2nd Place : Brittney Buckner
Student Open Category
1st Place : Landri Carter
2nd Place : Brittney Buckner
Student Landscape Category
1st Place : Camden May
2nd Place : Aidan McLean
Student Animal Category
1st Place : Katelyn Henshaw
2nd Place : Cameryn Buckland
Overall Adults
Best In Show – Teresa Cook : “Black Mushrooms”
Best Mushroom – Gina Guthrie : “Tree of Life”
Adult Floral Category
1st Place : Dawn Moore
2nd Place : Daniel Finelt
Adult Mushroom Category
1st Place : Chase Zalobny
2nd Place : Novalene Thurston
Adult People Category
1st Place : Brenda Martinez
2nd Place : Carrie Dodd
Adult Black & White Category
1st Place : Novalene Thurston
2nd Place : Jeff Grimm
Adult Open Category
1st Place : Leigh Ellen Howeth
2nd Place : Randy Alkire
Adult Landscape Category
1st Place : Novalene Thurston
2nd Place : Gina Guthrie
Adult Animal Category
1st Place : Teresa Cook
2nd Place : Melanie Kelly



2024 Amateur Photography Contest Categories
Mushrooms (B&W or Color)
Landscapes
Animals/All Critters
People
Floral
Black & White
Open




All photos captured by The Madisonville Meteor