H o n o r a ble menti ons, s m a r t ph one/app M i g u e l V i lleg as 1 Bellagio Fountains (Nikon D90, Instagram) M i g u e l V i lleg as 2 “I took this picture of the Henry Moore sculpture in the Aria courtyard from the Crystals tram station.” (Nikon D90, Instagram) M i g u e l V i lleg as 3 “Taken at Death Valley National Park. I saw this young boy exploring out in the distance and centered him in my frame and took a picture.” (Nikon D90, Instagram)
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g i n g e r br uner 4 “I have a long-standing series featuring a friend's backyard pool shot in different light at different times of year, a la Monet.” (iPhone 4) K i m Sh a h 5 “Shortly after moving to the Las Vegas area, we took a drive to Mount Charleston, and were completely taken aback by its beauty." (iPhone 4) S a r a h V er netti 6 “I can't leave Springs Preserve without taking a few photos of this unique sculpture outside the Origen Museum.” (iPhone 4, Instagram) t a r a r o masanta 7 “When the Sky Falls” (iPhone 4, Camera+)
Mar k Gar db er g 9 “My 6-year-old daughter Zoey saw this ride at a Halloween pumpkin patch in a Vegas suburb. I thought she’d be scared, but she was all smiles as she soared like Icarus!” (iPhone 5) Car los Montoya 10 “Backyard at dawn. This is a great way to wake up and have your coffee. What a view.” (iPhone) Sar ah Ver netti 11 “This beautiful purple flower bloomed in my own backyard.” (iPhone 4, Instagram) nor ah str eb el 12 Sculpture at the Red Rock National Conservation Area Visitors Center (iPhone 3, Instagram) aki i shi har a 13 Inside Hoover Dam (iPhone 5, Snapseed) juli anne Gr i sw old 14 “While visiting my best friend in Las Vegas, we completed the Gold Strike Hot Springs trail located a few miles out of the city. This photo depicts the Mike O'Callaghan–Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge as it traverses the Hoover Dam. (Also depicted is a pair of Mallard ducks who ended up swimming near my feet, hoping I would treat them to some of my peanut butter and jelly sandwich.)” (iPhone 4, Instagram)
C a r e y C hr i stensen 8 The Killers perform in November 2012 at a concert in Provo, Utah (iPhone 4S) 8
fi r st place, smar tphone/app Br yan O'Keefe 15 "I captured this on a nice mid-winter hike to the Hidden Forest cabin in the Sheep Mountains just north of Las Vegas." (iPhone 5)
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