2022 Contest Photography Winners:
BSNC is pleased to announce the winners of the 2022 Annual Photography Contest! BSNC thanks all the entrants for the fantastic photos that they submitted. These photos showcase the beauty and strength of our people, our culture and our region. This year, a “Generations” category was added to the contest. These photos demonstrate how Our People value family and pass on traditional values, skills and knowledge to our young people.
Grand Prize: Tom Gray who submitted a photo of Catrina West helping put beluga muktuk away at Anvil Mountain. Catrina is the daughter of Rhonda and Jerry West of Nome.
Generations
1st: Grandson and Grandma Herring Net – Adaline Pete
2nd: Berry Picking Boat – Eileen Tonuchuk
3rd: Dance Family – Candy Pete
Historical
1st: 1950s Successful Hunting Trapping Trip – Sophie Annie Arthur
2nd: Lady with Cane – Lorena Gray
3rd: Mother Daughter – Karen Garcia
Scenery and Landscape
1st: Kit Fox – Bonnie Reynolds
2nd: Children on the Nome-Teller Highway – Brandi Oquilluk
3rd: Norton Sound – Patti Huhta
Subsistence and Cultural Activities
1st: Bullet from First Moose – Annette Burcham
2nd: Traditional Buckets – Jeanette Nanouk
3rd: First Ugruk – Jolene Nanouk
Village Life
1st: Piggy Back Race – Charice Johnson
2nd: Old Hamilton – Geraldine Matthias
3rd: Smiling Kids – Jessie Ongtowasruk
1950s Successful Hunting Trapping Trip – Sophie Annie Arthur
Bullet from First Moose – Annette Burcham
Beluga Muktuk – Tom Gray
Traditional Buckets – Jeanette Nanouk
Norton Sound – Patti Huhta
Old Hamilton – Geraldine Matthias
Smiling Kids – Jessie Ongtowasruk
Berry Picking Boat – Eileen Tonuchuck
Children on the Nome-Teller Highway – Brandi Oquilluk
Dance Family – Candy Pete
First Ugruk – Jolene Nanouk
Grandson and Grandma Herring Net – Adaline Pete
Kit Fox – Bonnie Reynolds
Mother Daughter – Karen Garcia
Piggy Back Race – Charice Johnson
Lady with Cane – Lorena Gray