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Left image: Field of aspens and mountains with fence line | Sophia Stemler, Grade 11, Jefferson County
Center Image: A girl and her goat | Marin Dolenc, Grade 8, Boulder County
Right image: Roaring Fork Brown Trout | Emma Villarreal, Grade 3, Garfield County

Top shots: 4-H photographers capture scenes from life in Colorado and beyond

4Oct, 2022

By Griffin Moores

Cowboy laughing | Savannah Melocco, Grade 4, Boulder County

In celebration of National 4-H Week, we’re highlighting top 4-H photographers from the Colorado State Fair’s 4-H digital photo contest.

Over the last year, these intrepid shutterbugs captured images from the tops of mountains, their own backyards, and throughout their communities, painting a picture of life in Colorado and beyond.

With outstanding entries from 3rd graders to seniors in high school, we picked the top 3 submissions for each age group across six categories: 4-H in Action, Animals, Architecture, Landscape, People and Plant Life.

4-H programs are accessible to all. Visit colorado4h.org to learn more about the different 4-H projects and reach out to your local county Extension office to enroll.

Bird in clouds | Emma Rivera, Grade 8, Weld County
Person smelling flowers with rainbow lights | Sophia Stemler, Grade 11, Jefferson County
Bee pollinating maple tree | Emma Rivera, Grade 8, Weld County
Cooper, my shotgun rider. | Natalie Winstead, Grade 12, Eagle County
My puppy outside playing in the mud. | Ayanah Lynn Valdez, Grade 6, Conejos County
Sunset down the country road in Morgan County | Kenadee Kohler, Grade 8, Morgan County
This is an old abandoned structure in Pinon Mesa, outside of Glade Park, CO | Janna Fuller, Grade 8, Mesa County
Sea of daisies | Emma Villarreal, Grade 3, Garfield County
Rocket launch | Uriah Valdez, Grade 3, Alamosa County
Cowboy and our baby bull calf | Uriah Valdez, Grade 3, Alamosa County
The Berlin Rotes Rathaus with dark clouds in the background. | Deborah Loseke, Grade 10, Arapahoe County
This is a rainbow I caught after a storm we recently had. | Braylon Bruns, Grade 9, Logan County
I took this in downtown Denver near the capital. | Braylon Bruns, Grade 9, Logan County
Sunrise photo taken in Loveland, CO | Matt Hoffer, Grade 6, Larimer County
4-H in Action: Archery | Kameran Palmateer, Grade 11, Garfield County
Shooting sports, shotgun | Emma Rivera, Grade 8, Weld County
This is a picture of my county and state 4-H ribbons for this and past years. | Elizabeth Whitney, Grade 8, Morgan County
A concert crowd with a performer singing onstage. | Deborah Loseke, Grade 10, Arapahoe County
My sissy in the 4th of July parade (Firestone, CO) | Wyatt Miller, Grade 4, Weld County
Cathedral Spire | Sophia Stemler, Grade 11, Jefferson County
Puppy play | Kameran Palmateer, Grade 11, Garfield County
A sunset and a flower | Natalie Winstead, Grade 12, Eagle County
Skyscraper with pigeon and window washers | Emma Rivera, Grade 8, Weld County
Pond in Frederick Old Town | Madison Miller, Grade 9, Weld County
Selfie taken from ground using different angles | Madison Miller, Grade 9, Weld County
Deep in thought with the Berkshire | Durae Naranjo, Grade 7, Rio Grande County
Water faucet | Nicolae Anderson, Grade 8, Cheyenne County
Columbines with mountain backdrop | Coulter Weyand, Grade 7, Montezuma County
Shattered leaf | Marin Dolenc, Grade 8, Boulder County
Marshmallow the Bunny | Rhiannon Morthole, Grade 4, Weld County
Fern leaf | Micaiah Anderson, Grade 10, Cheyenne County
Learning the skills: Sportfishing! | Rhiannon Morthole, Grade 4, Weld County
Fishing for art | Rhiannon Morthole, Grade 4, Weld County
"Winter Flock" Canadian geese at Barr Lake State Park in Brighton, CO | Nicholas Wilmeth, Grade 7, El Paso County
This is an old cabin on the Grand Mesa | Augustus Fuller, Grade 4, Mesa County
Favorite 4-H shirt to wear to meetings and events | Madison Miller, Grade 9, Weld County
A bumblebee at Mount Sherman, Colorado. | Abigail Sacco, Grade 7, Teller County
Butterflies in nature | Micaiah Anderson, Grade 10, Cheyenne County
My neighborhood at sunset | Amelia Schmeets, Grade 5, Douglas County
"Just a Country Girl" Cousin on a John Deere tractor | Nicholas Wilmeth, Grade 7, El Paso County
Loving this old Barn | Luke Spurlock, Grade 5, El Paso County
Mushrooms with sun | Kashlin Hoffer, Grade 3, Larimer County
Succulents in the sun | Madison Miller, Grade 9, Weld County
Uriah Valdez, Grade 3, Alamosa County
Poster in parade | Emma Rivera, Grade 8, Weld County
Clovers by a railroad tie | Madeline Palomares, Grade 5, Garfield County
My Great Dane Diesel standing on my back porch. | Dakota Coggin, Grade 5, Logan County
My sissy in the 4th of July parade (Firestone, CO) | Wyatt Miller, Grade 4, Weld County
Denver's Botanical Garden's beauty | Luke Spurlock, Grade 5, El Paso County
Sunset on Mt. Sopris | Emma Villarreal, Grade 3, Garfield County

Congratulations to all our 4-H photographers who took their best shot and entered images in the Colorado State Fair! Keep practicing and taking as many photos as you can, your work will only get better and better!

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About Colorado 4-H
4-H is America’s largest youth development organization, having supported almost six million youth across the country thus far. 4-H reaches over 110,000 youth in Colorado annually, helping them to become confident, independent, resilient and compassionate leaders. Colorado 4-H is organized and funded, in part, by CSU Extension.

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