Publisher's Note - July 2024

Our July issue, featuring the winners of our annual Buzz Photo Contest, always generates a lot of response from readers. With any contest like this, the process is inherently subjective. Our judges, all professional photographers with years of experience, take the judging seriously, and there is much discussion and debate. Often, my personal favorite photo entries are not selected as winning images, but I am not a professional photographer and do not act as a contest judge. I do, however, sit in on the judging and, therefore, have a good understanding of what the judges look for (read about this on page 26). Again, it is subjective. The same entries with different judges would yield different results. However, it is not all about the experts; our readers have a voice in the contest as well. The top 50 finalists were posted to our Facebook page, and the photos with the most likes became our Readers’ Choice winners. Thank you to everyone who entered, to our sponsors, and to our judges for their time and expertise. We hope you enjoy this visual feast and look forward to seeing more of your photos in next year’s Buzz Photo Contest, which will be our 20th. [email protected]