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Carla Scholz didn’t have to travel far to capture this beautiful view; it was right outside her window where she spies many incredible sunsets. “At least once a week, when there’s a good sunset, I take a photo,” Scholz says. Taken with her iPhone while she was looking out at the lake, “Fall in the Air” is a glimpse of the beauty that can be seen every night from the comfort of Scholz’s home. Read more about Lens on the Lake Photo Contest: Fall in the Air

The 2015 Lens on the Lake photo contest has come to a close and the results are in! Many thanks to our loyal readers who participate in the photo contest by submitting their beautiful snapshots of our community, and by voting online for the Reader's Choice award.

The contest includes two different awards: Read more about Lens on the Lake 2015: Photo Contest Winners

On Easter morning a few years back, fog filled the air and the sun was peeking through. And next to the lake was the perfect scene for Daniel Bosscher to capture his winning photo, “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” for Lens on the Lake’s Wildlife and Nature category. His photograph follows his approach of letting natural beauty speak for itself. “I don’t particularly enjoy photos that are so edited that they start to look fake,” Bosscher says, so he simply straightened the photo and submitted it. A keen eye, a Canon 5d and a 17-40 mm lens were the tools he needed to garner first place. Read more about Lens on the Lake: A Bridge to Somewhere

Kelly McKusick was walking behind her son, Grady, and his friend, Aoife Hiniker, when she took this photo, “Young Love at Lakewood Hills Park,” which earned her third place in the People & Families category of our annual photo contest. The two kids were holding hands and deep in conversation on their way to the park. “It was one of those capture-the-moment things,” McKusick says. “I thought, ‘I’ve just got to snap this picture. It’s so cute!’” McKusick used the camera on her phone in the black-and-white setting and captured the shot she wanted. Read more about Young Love