Second Place Winner, U.S.
Quynh Nguyen, Santa Cruz, California
Bedtime stories
Quynh Nguyen has taken thousands of
pictures of her daughter, Jodie, but this shot is one of
her favorites. It was taken in 2009 during the family’s ;rst
camping trip, when Jodie was 3 years old.
“We had a reading-before-bedtime routine and still do. An
husband, brought Jodie’s favorite book on this trip just for tha
“The lighting was perfect and the moment was cozy and truly sentimental.”
The photo earned her a $1,000 Costco Cash card second-place award in this
year’s contest—and much more. “This win has boosted my con;dence to of;cially
start my own child and family photography business [
www.qnn-photography.com]!”
reports Nguyen.—Tim Talevich
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The photo earned her a $1,000 Costco Cash card second-place award in this
Third Place Winner, U.S.
Kim Crisler, Austin, Texas
A dog’s tale
“The dog always inspires the shot,” says Kim Crisler, something that is evident
from her business, which sells self-designed dog-related greeting cards and other
merchandise (
www.giftyidea.com).
Crisler’s photo of her own dog, Lucy, by her front door, was taken at night. “It
was taking forever for the camera to take the picture because it was so dark,” she
recalls. As to how she got Lucy to be so patient, Crisler says, “I can get her to do
anything. She’s really smart.”
She says photography is just a hobby now, but she’s working on getting better
at it. “It took me about a year to read the manual,” says Crisler, who put her $500
Costco Cash card prize toward her business, “and it actually does make a
difference.”—Steve Fisher
