BSNC is pleased to announce the winners of its 2021 Annual Photography Contest! With so many amazing photos submitted, BSNC thanks all the entrants. These photos showcase the beauty and resilience of Our People, our culture and the region.
Shareholders were invited to “like” their favorite photo from the People’s Choice album on Facebook. The photo with the most likes was submitted by Curtis Ivanoff and was of Elders Daniel Soxie and Harris Ivanoff competing in the ear pull at the New Year’s games in Unalakleet!
Grand Prize:
Submitted by Eileen Tonuchuk and taken by Annette Okitkun – Cutting Fish
Subsistence
1st: Kendra Takak – Silas Teaching Emma to Cut Fish
2nd: Taylor Booth – Herring Eggs at Elim Cove
3rd: Katie O’Connor – Indian Princess Cutting Meat
Resilience
1st: Benjamin Andrews – Gathering Ice for Drinking Water in St. Michael
2nd: Donna Pushruk – Spending Quality Time While Social Distancing
3rd: Laurinda O’Brien – Ice Fishing
Village Life
1st: Jolene Nanouk – Village Life of Shareholder Sarah Nanouk
2nd: Flora Kavairlook – Boys Shoveling the Koyuk Basketball Court
3rd: Joanne Semaken – Bathing Boy in Fish Camp
Historical
1st: Irving Ashenfelter – A Miner’s Treasure
2nd: Curtis Ivanoff – Iditarod Ally Zirkle in Fort Davis
3rd: Rachel Goodall – Grandparents
Scenery
1st: Landon Varga – Starry Night Delight
2nd: Bonnie Reynolds – Swan on Runway 21 Nome Airport
3rd: Janet Oquilluk – Wave in Nome