…Winston Rockwell (aka Rocky, aka squirl033) with his photograph Refraction!!

After a month-long entry period, followed by the first round of voting, which featured 15 voting threads of 9 photos each, followed by the final voting round, Rocky was crowned the winner of the 2006 Photograph of the Year Contest!!

With 6,431 votes in the first round (spread among 15 voting threads), and 681 votes in the final round, it came down to 1 vote that separated 1st from 2nd. If you haven’t already, check out the prizes page to see the $14,000 in cash and prizes that the top 10 finalists won!

Here are the winning photographs (you can click on the photo to visit each award thread, and you can view the full-sized photo by clicking on the title of the photo):

Winner (1st Place): Refraction by squirl033
	1st Runner-Up (2nd Place): Summer Reflections by DDAY
	2nd Runner-Up (3rd Place): Savannah by Soopah
	3rd Runner-Up (4th Place): Blue Tit in Flight by mattblucas
	4th Runner-Up (5th Place): Wonderful World by Sharden
	5th Runner-Up (6th Place): Vary Berry by bgaras2001
	6th Runner-Up (7th Place): Roaring Fork Cascade by winger
	7th Runner-Up (8th Place): Catehdral Morning by ges
	8th Runner-Up (9th Place): Wild Waves by SNiedzweicki
	9th Runner-Up (10th Place): Setting the Crab Pots by MelB

Congratulations Rocky!!!

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