Winners of the annual Picture Plymouth Photo Contest were announced at the Oct. 22 Plymouth City Council meeting. The contest garnered a total of 305 entries in five categories – activities/events, city landmarks, people/families, pets and wildlife/nature.

This year’s overall winner is Pavan Koya for the photo entitled “In Their Own Little World of Happiness.”

The annual photo contest is sponsored by the City of Plymouth and Plymouth Magazine. To view all winning entries, visit plymouthmn.gov/photocontest. Winners in all categories are listed below.

Overall Winner

Pavan Koya, “In Their Own Little World of Happiness”

Readers’ Choice Winner

Lindsay Bergstrom, “FEED ME!”

Activities & Events

• 1st Place – Rebecca Shamblin, “Hi-yah!”
• 2nd Place – Pat Yentzer, “Kayaking on Medicine Lake”
• 3rd Place – Scott Mohn, “Helping Hand”
• Honorable Mention – Roxanne Haggerty, “Date Night”

City Landmarks

• 1st Place – Matthew Prior, “Sunrise”
• 2nd Place – Larry Paulson, “A Brief, 60-second Light Show on a Rainy Evening at the Millennium Garden”
• 3rd Place – Ann Koktan, “When We Were Young, We Walked to School through the Millennium Garden in Three Feet of Snow, Without Hats, Coats or Mittens!” 

People & Families

• 1st Place – Pavan Koya, “In Their Own Little World of Happiness”
• 2nd Place – Rebecca Shamblin, “Wisdom at Age 4”
• 3rd Place – Marsha Hanson, “Boys Fishing at Parkers Lake”

Pets

• 1st Place – Mara Lenz, “A Pretty Pitty’s New Home”
• 2nd Place – Matthew Prior, “Dog Emerging From Tunnel”
• 3rd Place – Catherine Parker, “So You’re the One That Loves My Mommy”
• Honorable Mention – Aji Mariyaarulappan, “Sitting in a Tree Top and Looking at the Birds Innocently!”

Wildlife & Nature

• 1st Place – Rick Budde, “Young Great Horned Owl”
• 2nd Place – Bonnie Hagelberger, “Twins”
• 3rd Place – Gloria Rice, “Painted Lady”
• Honorable Mention – Bonnie Hagelberger, “I’m Hiding!”