2024 Swain County 4-H Photo Contest Winners

(Updated: Sept. 6, 2024, 6:53 a.m.)
4-H Photography Contest 2024 Winners
Swain County 4-H youth (ages 5-18) had the opportunity to showcase their photography skills and capture the beauty of their surroundings at the same time in the Second Annual Swain County 4-H Photo Contest!
Check out the winners below and learn a little about the categories they were entered in. Congratulations to the winners!!


2024 WINNERS

Swain County - Through the Lens: Show off your hometown through the lens of your camera. Feature an event or location you love and declare your pride in where you live! This category will only be entered in the Swain County Agricultural Fair.

  • Sr. 1st place - Landon Cochran: Sunset Beauty on a Mountain Road

  • Sr. 2nd place - Kregg Parton: Splish Splash, Goose Taking Flight

  • Jr. 1st place - Cherry Vaughn: Front Yard Sunset

Beauty on a Mountain Road
Sr. 1st place - Landon Cochran: Sunset Beauty on a Mountain Road
Goose Taking Flight
Sr. 2nd place - Kregg Parton: Splish Splash, Goose Taking Flight
Front Yard Sunset
Jr. 1st place - Cherry Vaughn: Front Yard Sunset
Natures's Beauty: Snap a picture of anything in nature. A beautiful waterfall or a horse galloping in a green pasture. Get creative and discover the nature around you.

  • Sr. 1st place - Kregg Parton: Elegant Swan

  • Sr. 2nd place - Landon Cochran: Sunset in the Marshes

  • Sr. 3rd place - Cason Vaughn: Mountain Sunset

  • Jr. 1st place - Lily Robertson: A View from the Top- Sierra Nevada Mountains

Elegant Swan
Sr. 1st place - Kregg Parton: Elegant Swan
Sunset in the Marshes
Sr. 2nd place - Landon Cochran: Sunset in the Marshes
Mountain Sunset
Sr. 3rd place - Cason Vaughn: Mountain Sunset
A View from the Top- Sierra Nevada Mountains
Jr. 1st place - Lily Robertson: A View from the Top- Sierra Nevada Mountains
4-H in Action: Capture 4-H in action, learning by doing. Let the world know what 4-H means to you! 
  • Sr. 1st place - Cason Vaughn: In Multi-Color - Bueana Mulata Hot Peppers
In Multi-Color - Bueana Mulata Hot Peppers
Cason Vaughn: In Multi-Color - Bueana Mulata Hot Peppers

Photos were entered in the Swain County Agricultural Fair and the 4-H Dr. Kim Ingold Photography Contest.

For more information about 4-H in Swain County, call (828) 488-3848.

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