Keālia Pond National Wildlife Refuge Photography Contest Winners
Keālia Pond National Wildlife Refuge, in conjunction with Friends of Keālia Pond NWR, are happy to announce the winners of the 2025 photography contest. Below are the winners in each category. Winners and honorable mentions will be displayed at the Keālia Pond Visitor’s Center beginning September and through Spring 2026.
Mahalo to the Keālia Pond National Wildlife Refuge, board members with Friends of Keālia Pond NWR.
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Adult Wildlife
1st Place: Warren Johnson, “Black Tern”
2nd Place: Dan Brown, Wandering Tattler “Sliding Into Home Base”
3rd Place: James Klasen, “Stilt catching flies.”
Adult People in Action
1st Place: Nathan Wada
Youth Wildlife
1st Place: Jonathan Fisher, 13 yrs, “Spider close up”
2nd Place: Lucas Peisert, 14 yrs, “Black Crowned Night Heron”
3rd Place: Hitomi Wada, 10 yrs
Youth Scenic
1st Place: Betty Morris
2nd Place: Keāliapaʻaikeauhou Pellegrino, “Meanders in the pond”
Youth People
1st Place: Kawaihua Pellegrino
Honorable Mentions
Adult Wildlife
Dan Brown, “Ruddy Turnstone”
David Gray, “Stilt life”
Kathleen Baumgardner
Lourdes Venard, “Stilt and fish nests”
Vivien Zepf, “Night Heron landing”
Warren Johnson
June Ono, “Ae’o chick”
Simon Vu, “A long for the ride” Hawaiian Stilt”
Warren Johnson
Barry White, “Mirror Image?”
Adult Scenic
Sara Schulte
