WFDD 2022 Photo of the Year Winner

February 10, 2023

Grandfather Mountain at their nature reserve            Kevin DeShields of Boone N.C.

A guest post from WFDD

Over 1500 people voted, and WFDD is excited to share our 2022 Photo of the Year winner, Kevin DeShields!

Congratulations, Kevin, and to our runners-up, Frank Peplowski III and Ron Pardue.

We invite our Wake Forest community members to participate in our weekly photo contest for the chance to be featured in next year’s gallery and competition! You can submit a Photo of the Week at wfdd.org/weeklyphoto.

WFDD is North Carolina’s first public radio station, located on Wake Forest University campus. Throughout the year, the radio station collects photos from listeners from North Carolina and Virginia to present a photo of the week. WFDD then features the week’s photo in their newsletter and social media view. Out of Boone, N.C., Kevin DeShields gave WFDD the story behind his 2022 Photo of the Year.

“I took this photo yesterday on Grandfather Mountain at their nature reserve. The weather was awful, but it did provide a unique light…I love that this almost feels like a painting. Shot in Fujifilm X-T3 with the Mitakon Speedmaster 35mm f0.95 lens, edited in Lightroom mobile.”

You can view WFDD’s 2022 photo of the year gallery here.