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2025 BSNC Photo Contest Winners

BSNC is pleased to announce the winners of the 2025 Annual Photo Contest! BSNC thanks all the entrants for the wonderful photos they submitted. These photos showcase the beauty and strength of Our People, our culture and our region. BSNC added “Our Youth, Our Future” this year as a special category. Congratulations to Melanie Sagoonick for beautifully capturing a sweet moment in her photo, earning her the grand prize! Quyaana!

Grand Prize Winner - Melanie Sagoonick

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Our Youth, Our Future

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2025-Youth-AhkingaEtta-DaughterWithCatch
2025-Youth-EmerySusan-SittingAtBeach
  1. Berry Eating at Solomon – Devan Otton
  2. Daughter with Catch – Etta Ahkinga
  3. Sitting at Beach – Susan Emery

Historical

1st 2025-Historical-ChuckranMaronda-SolomonSchoolKids1930s
2nd 2025-Historical-StilesHilary-GreatGrandfatherJoeNashoalook
2025-Historical-FrostBrita-MarvinSarrenAndSalmonStrips
  1. Solomon School Kids1930’s – Maronda Chuckran
  2. Great-great Grandfather Joe Nashoalook – Hilary Stiles
  3. Marvin Sarren with Dry Fish – Brita Frost

Scenery

1st 2025-Scenery-DillFisher-BlueberryCreekSunset
2nd 2025-Scenery-AhkingaYavik-NorthernLightsInKoyuk
3rd 2025-Scenery-Okboak-GarnieBlanche-BerryPicking
  1. Blueberry Creek – Fisher Dill
  2. Northern Lights over Koyuk – Yavik Ahkinga
  3. Berry Picking – Blanche Okboak-Garnie

Prizes

Grand Prize: 50,000 Alaska Airlines Miles 
1st Place: Apple AirPods Max  
2nd Place: Nintendo Switch 
3rd Place: $200 Visa Gift Card 

Subsistence and Cultural

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3rd 2025-Subsistence-NayokpukBrenda-FermentedWalrusDiggingShishmarefAlaska
3rd 2025-Youth-OttonKelly-CuttingFishUnalakleet
  1. Grandma and Grandson Plucking Ducks- Sandra Olanna
  2. Fermented Walrus Digging in Shishmaref – Brenda Nayokpuk
  3. Cutting Fish in Unalakleet – Kelly Otton

Village Life

1st 2025-VillageLife-EvansDawson-EskimoDancingInWalesGymAfterABurial
2025-VillageLife-GriersonFrieda-AtCamp
2025-Youth-AnaloakAnnemiek-CousinsOnTheBeach
  1. Eskimo Dancing in Wales – Dawson Evans
  2. At the Racks in Shishmaref – Frieda Grierson
  3. Cousins on Beach – Annemiek Analoak

Categories

  • Our Youth, Our Future: The youth are Elders in training and our future leaders. Share photos of the youth in your life and their connection to our shared heritage and future. 
  • Village Life: Illustrate the vibrant and unique aspects of life in our villages. 
  • Scenery and Landscape: Showcase the breathtaking beauty of our surroundings and landscapes. 
  • Historical: Research your family or community history and present it through a visual narrative. 
  • Subsistence and Cultural Activities: Highlight the traditions, activities and practices that sustain our culture. 

By submitting photos to BSNC, you certify that the photograph(s) submitted are your original work and that you hold all necessary rights, including copyright, to the image(s)You agree to grant BSNC a non-exclusive, royalty-free right to use, modifyreproduce, and distribute the images in promotional materials, on its website, and across its social media platforms. If your photograph includes recognizable individuals, you confirm that you obtained their consent to be photographed and to allow their image to be used in accordance with these termsFor minors, consent must be obtained from their legal guardians

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OFFICESWhere to find us?
BSNC is headquartered in Nome, has a business office in Anchorage and site locations and offices across the U.S.
OUR LOCATIONSWhere to find us?
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3301 C Street, Suite 100, Anchorage, AK 99503
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PO Box 1008. 110 Front Street, Suite 300, Nome, Alaska 99762
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