Photos of the year
2022 Photo of the year winner
Every year Midewin IHC selects its favorite photo's taken by crewmembers during the season, The photos are then posted on our Instagram & Facebook pages for one week with the photo that has the most "Likes" printed in poster size and displayed in our training room at our base in Wilmington, IL
This years "Photo of the year" taken by David Gones was also selected by Artist/Painter Jessica Shuey of BackwoodsAnchor.com to be painted and sold as a print on her website.
We are honored that Jessica chose this picture and love having it up in our training room.
Thank you Jessica!
Jessica's work can be found on:
https://www.backwoodsanchor.com/
and on instagram @jessica_shuey
2021 Photo of the year
By Jacob Lueck on the Peterson Fire near Melstone, MT in July 2021
2019 Photo of the year
Prescribed Burn on the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie, April 2019
2020 Photo of the year
By David Gones
Mosier Creek Fire, Mosier Creek OR, August 2020
2017 Photo of the year
By Mike Bittner
Tongue River Complex, Lame Deer MT, July 2017
2018 photo of the year
By Jerry Hoffman
Ruckers Gap RX, White Sulfur Springs WV, April 2018
2015 photo of the year
By Jerry Hoffman
Cabin Gulch Fire, Townsend MT, July 2015
2016 photo of the year
By Shaun Trabado
Observation Fire, Darby MT, July 2016
2013 photo of the year
By Ian Smith
Ridge Fire, Lowman ID, July 2013
2014 Photo of the year
By Jake Hauser
Radio Fire, Sierra Vista AZ, July 2014