2021 Photo Contest Winners | UConn Extension Bug Week 2025

Congratulations to our 2021 Photo Contest Winners! We received many excellent entries and our judges selected the following. Winners are receiving prizes in the mail.

Here are our winners:

1st place - Junior - Arnav S. - "Alone in the Mist"
2nd Place Junior -Malcolm K. - "Bug’s Eye View"
3rd Place Junior - Grace Y. - "Hanging Around"
Honorable Mention - Junior - Mason B. - "Nature’s Masterpiece"
1st Place - Adult (tie) - Kristy Manning - "I've Got My Eyes on You"
1st Place - Adult (tie) - Audrey Pavitt - "Blue Damselfly"
2nd Place - Adult - Stacie Lambert - "Summer Colors"
3rd Place - Adult - Melissa Deacon - "Balancing Act"
Honorable Mention - Adult - Emily Lisy - "Afternoon Picnic"
1st Place Professional - Ed Belenski - "Mid-Day Nectar Snack"

View all our entries:

Shin K. - "Busy Bumblebee"
Cooper L. - "Bug on the House"
Mallory L. - "Butterfly Day"
Ben L. - "Swifty"
Celine K. - "Bee's Love for Blackberries"
Honorable Mention - Junior - Mason B. - "Nature’s Masterpiece"
1st place - Junior - Arnav S. - "Alone in the Mist"
3rd Place Junior - Grace Y. - "Hanging Around"
2nd Place Junior -Malcolm K. - "Bug’s Eye View"
Shyann C.- "Grasshopper"
Celeste Estevez - "Pass the Pollen"
Diane Ryan - "Taste and Smell"
Seungman Kim -"Wanna Play Tennis?"
Marjorie Walker - "A Bit of Pink"
Patricia Turner-Massey -"A happy sight!"
Matthew Lisy - "Phantom of the Flower Garden"
Betty Walsh - "Walsh Bee at Wickham Park"
Honorable Mention - Adult - Emily Lisy - "Afternoon Picnic"
Joanne Eudy - "Bee on Rose"
Sage Park - "Perfect Match: Red and Yellow"
Justin Roch - "Green World"
Linda Aparo - "I always feel like someone is watching me . . ."
Sarah Bell- "Praying Mantis Brilliant Camouflage"
Sarah Bell - "Nectar Saddlebags"
Rebecca Maloney -"Jumping Spider"
Jill Harvey - "Red and Black in a Green World"
Nat Wyse - "Close Encounters"
Jill Benson - "Parsley for Breakfast"
Louise Mango - "Trying to Blend In"
3rd Place - Adult - Melissa Deacon - "Balancing Act"
Roslyn Hooley - "Eastern Pondhawk Dragonfly"
Michelle Winkler - "Pink Frenzy"
1st Place - Adult (tie) - Kristy Manning - "I've Got My Eyes on You"
Margaret Eustace - " Raspberry/Lavender Parfait"
Christine Acebo - "Hangs Out at Discos"
Saumya Singh - "Teeth Around Abdomen"
Heidi Riggs - "Clever Crab"
Matthew Lambert - "Busy Bee"
Elizabeth Grendziszewski - "Afternoon Snack"
2nd Place - Adult - Stacie Lambert - "Summer Colors"
Rajesh Therthala Veedu - "Blanket Worm"
Katy Malon - "Big World"
Glenn Wolff-Eisenberg - "Stuck at Home"
Lori Chadwick - "Lady Long Legs"
Joseph Russell Caron - "Ants and Bees"
Margaret Boissoneau - "A Monarch Miracle"
Blair Alden - "Busy day at Coneflower"
Patty Seaton - "Whee, I'm free!"
Carolyn Maloney - "The Forager"
Dawn Kolakoski - "Tarantula Hawk Wasp"
Mary Dombrowski - "Dragon on the Hill"
Nancy M McClelland - "The View From the Top"
Kim Casias
Stefanie Grusczak - "Monarch Orange"
Cyndee McManaman - "Change Is Beautiful"
Mary Kalencik - "Visitor"
1st Place - Adult (tie) - Audrey Pavitt - "Blue Damselfly"
Neil Almond - "Bee on Flower"
Karla Girling - "Bee utiful Wings"
Kristin Turk - "Picnic on a Blanket Flower"
Danielle Vaillancourt - "Backyard Beauty"
Phil Osella - "Just Emerged"
Carol Rosadini - "Praying Mantis on a Parched Plywood Plank"
Paramjit Singh - "Bee and Ants"
Jessica Kleiman - "My Early Morning Majestic Fly"
Alan Ponanski - "Out to Lunch"
Isséré Koutchedi -"Beautiful Butterfly"
Mariano Koutchédi -"Beautiful Butterfly"
Amanda Kuharevicz - "Dragonfly"
1st Place Professional - Ed Belenski - "Mid-Day Nectar Snack"

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