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Year

2026

Location

Corydon, Indiana

Photos Submitted

219

Best in Show

Behind the Henkel - Jennifer Dillaman

Honorable Mentions

14

Merit Awards

11

Judges

Jake Lieber, Brian Mayfield, and Bill Nix

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Year

2026

Location

Corydon, Indiana

Photos Submitted

219

Best in Show

Behind the Henkel - Jennifer Dillaman

Honorable Mentions

14

Merit Awards

11

Judges

Jake Lieber, Brian Mayfield, and Bill Nix
Behind the Henkel - Jennifer Dillaman (BOS)
Best In Show

Behind the Henkel - Jennifer Dillaman

First Runner Up
The Double Scabard - Dave Bunnell
Second Runner Up
Dark Walls - Jennifer Dillaman
Feeling Small - Nikki Fox
Third Runner Up
Fourth Runner Up
Merit Award Winners
Blue-Eyed Pearl - Dave Bunnell
A Team Descent — Jennifer Dillaman
Jungle Meets Lava Tube — Dave Bunnell
Mechanical Sally — Charles Blanton
New Years Eve Canyon - Roy Lichtenheldt
Old Ice Forest - John Cochran
Short Roped — Michael Stark
Texas Toothpick — Kevin Liow
Honorable Mention
A Caver's Sunset - Cathrine Bishop
Resting - Michael Stark
Sketching Afloat - Shane Fryer
Blue Gypsum Beneath the Desert - Dave Bunnell
We Miss You Charley . . . - Shane Fryer
Cool in Blue - Nikki Fox
In the Heart of Borneo - Kevin Liow
Bitting the Book - Shane Fryer
Mint Room Glory - Nikki Fox
Not Complete - Derik Holtmann
Quick Escape - Roy Lichtenheldt
Sittin' on a Rock in a Cave - Richard Vernier
As Above So Below - Roy Lichtenheldt
Meta ovalis Spider Egg Sac - Richard Vernier

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