2026 Naturescapes Exhibition
These are the 60 photographs and Award Winners, chosen by the 2026 Naturescapes Photography Contest Juror, Martha Gibson. You can see the exhibition at the San Marcos Activity Center, Walkers’ Gallery, through October 23rd, 2026.
We hope you enjoy the beautiful images from Hays and surrounding counties.
Congratulations to all!
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River Reflections (On Large Format Film)
Libby Allen
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NPSOT Best Adult
For Just One Day
Art Arizpe
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Mexican Plum Ascending
Art Arizpe
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Lonely Lilly
Aria Bautista
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Best Youth
Purple Passion
Aria Bautista
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Lily Painted in Water
Barbara Beversdorf
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Roots in the Unbroken Mirror
Barbara Beversdorf
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Woodhouse’s Scrub-Jay
Stephanie Bowers
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Eastern Wood-Pewee
Stephanie Bowers
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Western Honeybee on Pyramid Bush
David J Cook
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Bombus Face Off
David J Cook
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Lonely Sentinel
Michael Davis
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Spotted Falls
Mark Deschner
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Award of Merit
Near Totality
Mark Deschner
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Heep Ranch
Clare Dyer
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Award of Excellence
The Perfect Perch
Bronwyn Frazier-Miller
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Let me Drive
Bronwyn Frazier-Miller
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Turks Cap Standing Tall
Bill Galloway
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Morning, Hurst Creek Canyon/Cove
Bill Galloway
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Cyprus Root Knot
Bill Galloway
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View Seen in a Fall Puddle
Bill Galloway
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Water Lillies, Leaves, and Trees
Bill Galloway
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Lakeside Beauty
Rosemary Galloway
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Award of Excellence
Cypress Reflections
Sandra Gilbert
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Foggy Morning on the Golf Course
Sandra Gilbert
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Morning Light 1
Susan Hanson
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Catching the Current
Susan Hanson
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Yellow Warbler
Tom L Hausler
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Black-capped Vireo
Tom L Hausler
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Looking out of Cave
Tom L Hausler
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Award of Excellence
Westcave Grotto
Tom L Hausler
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The Roost
Mia Hendricks
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Bluebird Family
Debra Kay Hyde
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Love Among the Cacti
Sharon Moore
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The Explosion
Jim Philpott
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Best in Show
The Unfolding
Jim Philpott
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I’m Poison
Jim Philpott
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Autumn Swimming Hole
Kevin Rigdon
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Best Natural Waterscape
Ghost in the Fog
Jerry Sargent
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Backlit!
Jerry Sargent
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Award of Merit
Can you see me now? (Painted Bunting)
Carol Serur
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Red-winged Black bird
Terry Serur
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Agave in Rain
Winifred Flato Simon
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Award of Merit
Texas Flower Scarab
Winifred Flato Simon
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Victory
Michael Penn Smith
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NPSOT Best Youth
Morning Dew
Camden Stark
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The Quiet Encounter
Camden Stark
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Reflections
Camden Stark
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Texas Longhorn
Richard Kevin Stockdale
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Black Swallowtail
Darlene Varga
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Gulf Fritillary
Darlene Varga
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Award of Merit
Butterfly with flowers
Janet Wallace
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SMGA
Pearl Milkvine blossoms
Janet Wallace
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Cedar Waxwing Pandemonium
Raena Wharton
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Painted Bunting Singing in the Rain
Mike Zarella
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Northern Cardinal
Mike Zarella
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Migrating Monarch
Mike Zarella
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Award of Excellence
Northern Lights Over the Hill Country
Mike Zarella
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Ah, Sunshine
Mike Zarella
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Nighttime on the Pedernales River
Mike Zarella