For the second summer in a row the Des Moines branch of the King County Library hosted a Teen Photography Contest.

The contest was open to middle school, junior high and high school students and ran from June 1-July 31st.

The teens were encouraged to enter up to five images on any subject matter they chose. The Des Moines Library received 50 entries ranging from portraits of friends and family to close up details of flowers.

The Pulitzer Prize winning photographer Jerry Gay with the support of Stacey Green a visual communication analyst judged the contest. He freelances for Robinson Newspapers’ Highline Times and Ballard News Tribune.

Gay chose one winner and two runners-up for the grand prizes of gift cards to Barnes and Noble.

Lana won first prize for her image of purple crocus. Allison and Rebecca were the runners-up for their images of a girl and her dog and a boy holding a candle (respectively).

Gay also picked four honorable mention images for their quality and beauty. The honorable mentions went to Meiling for her Space Needle, Jared for his lightning, Allison for her still water, and Taylor for her baby feet.

All the images entered into the contest can be viewed on the Des Moines Facebook page and in the library’s lobby at 21620 11th Ave. S.

The Des Moines Library staff was very excited to see so many wonderful entries and grateful to the community for their support of the project.