Daily Herald photo contest winners for November 2024
Our top images for the month of November in the Daily Herald’s reader photo contest range from the wonders of the world, like the ancient pyramids in Giza or mountain ranges in New Zealand, to the small scenes of beauty found on a city street.
Soaring to the top is a striking photo by William A. Rosewell of the Great Pyramid of Giza, the oldest of the “Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.” He captures the intricate pattern of limestone blocks that construct the oldest and largest of the three pyramids. The Palatine resident wrote, “As I was standing at the base of the pyramid at midday, the sun was at the top of the pyramid. I took the picture and it looked to me as the pyramid on the back of the U.S. dollar bill.”
This majestic photo of the Earl Mountains and its shimmering reflection on Mirror Lakes in New Zealand’s Fiordland National Park gives David and Jill Scarpino of Pingree Grove the second-place spot. They wrote, “We love the crisp, simple colors and the pristine, clear reflection of the clouds in the lake. New Zealand was beautiful and unspoiled.”
Maggie Frisch of Lake Forest comes in third with this whimsical photo of daisies blooming through cracks in the concrete. She wrote, “I call this photo ‘Grow Where You’re Planted (Or Where You Plant Yourself!).’”
Gray skies didn’t dampen Joe Trimarco’s imagination during a bus ride in Paris. He takes fourth place for this photo capturing a bit of the spirit of the famous “Paris Street; Rainy Day” painting at the Art Institute of Chicago. The Glen Ellyn resident wrote, “I loved the way it looked, almost like an Impressionist painting.”
Contest rules
The Daily Herald invites readers to submit their own photos to our “Your Images” amateur photo contest.
Once a month, we showcase entries, which feature one first-place winner and three runners-up. The contest is open to everyone in the Daily Herald readership area.
• To submit a photo of your own for consideration, email it in .jpg format at highest quality possible to yourimages@dailyherald.com.
• Include your name, mailing address and phone number, plus a description of your photo and what you like about it.
• One photo a week per photographer, but enter as many weeks as you’d like.
• First-place winners will receive prizes alternating between The Great Frame Up in Schaumburg and PJ’s Camera in Glen Ellyn.