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Through the Lenses of Byrd Members: Photo Contest Winners

January 30, 2026

Through the Lenses of Byrd Members: Photo Contest Winners

The sun peaks out from behind a basecamp tent

The Byrd Center hosted a photo contest for members, and members responded, submitting photos climbing glaciers, drilling ice cores, storm chasing, and more. 2025 contest winners included: Stanislav Kutuzov, Geddy Davis, Kara Lamantia, and Donald Kenny. Thank you to all participants and the review committee.  

View the winning photographs in-person at an exhibition opening in mid-February at the Goldthwait Polar Library.

 

"Climbing the Kon Chikurbashi glacier, Pamir, Tajikistan" by Stanislav Kutuzov 

A view from the top of a glacier, looking down at hikers and a valley

 

"Ice core drilling at Kon Chikurbashi glacier, Pamir, Tajikistan" by Stanislav Kutuzov

The sun peaks out from behind a basecamp tent

 

"Between the ice and bedrock of the Quelccaya Ice Cap" by Kara Lamantia

Water sits between a layer of bedrock and ice

 

"The summit of the Quelccaya Ice Cap (18,560 ft)" by Kara Lamantia

An ice-covered landscape with mountains on the horizion

 

"Sunset in the Andes" by Kara Lamantia 

A silhouette stands on the edge of a trail looking out to a pick and yellow sky

 

"Lightning strikes on Ohio State's Waterman Farm. The intersection of weather, climate, and agriculture continues to be a busy field of work in the state of Ohio" by Geddy Davis

A lightning strike lights the night sky up with a purple color.

 

"A tornado dances across barren fields underneath a supercell thunderstorm near Kit Carson, Colorado. The Great Plains of the United States remain a focal point of severe weather research thanks to the consistency of tornadoes, large hail, and damaging windstorms" by Geddy Davis 

A funnel-shaped tornado touches down on an open plain beneath a large, dark storm cloud.

 

"Air bubbles trapped in third pole ice sample" by Donald Kenny

Tweezers hold a thin layer of ice with small air bubbles throughout

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