2026 Photo Calendar
Winners of the “Seasons of Izaak Walton” 2026 calendar contest announced
The 14 winners of the seventh annual “Seasons of Izaak Walton” photo calendar competition for Homewood Izaak Walton Preserve were announced today.
The contest attracted 132 entries from 39 area photographers.
John Brinkman, President of the Homewood Izaak Walton Preserve, said: "The Izaak Walton Calendar Crew has done it again--seven years in a row. We are so pleased to offer a beautiful 2026 Calendar featuring beautiful photos from our Preserve. Many thanks to the volunteers that made this happen and to all of the participating photographers and judges.”
The 2026 color calendars will be available in early November at the Homewood Izaak Walton website. The cost is $12 if picked up at the preserve, and $15 if mailed. Proceeds will benefit the preserve. You may also order online at the link below.
The winning entries are:
January: Queen Anne's Crown by Paul Reis, Mount Prospect, IL
February: Skates up by Howard Stark, Homewood, IL
March: I'm With Everyone And Yet Not by Ryan Patrick, Homewood, IL
April: Woodlands Beauty by Tina Ray, Homewood, IL
May: Feathers of Resolve by Kenneth Pangburn, Homewood, IL
June: Coming up for air by Howard Wolinsky, Flossmoor, IL
July: A Midsummer's Dawn by Jack Chan, Flossmoor, IL
August: New Beginnings by Laura Barnoski, Flossmoor, IL
September: Orb Woven by Angela Denk, Homewood, IL
October: The Golden Hour by Dawn Coen, Homewood, IL
November: Milkweedpod by Penny Shnay, Park Forest, IL
December: Bit of Blue by Laura Devine, Homewood, IL
Front Cover: Crabs by Amanda Mikrut, Homewood, IL
Back Cover: Turtle by Bobby Lynch, Homewood, IL