For 16 years Silos & Smokestacks has been proud to share the story of American Agriculture through the lens of many talented photographers. Two-thousand twenty-two will be the last Capture the Heart of American Photo Contest. We will continue to share entries and credit photographs for their beautiful work through our social media pages and in our visitor guide.
We thank you for submitting entries, voting for winners, and supporting Silos & Smokestacks through the contest. You have truly captured the heart of America.
About the Contest
From day-to-day life on the family farm to the ever-changing industry, agriculture has proven to be one of America’s most compelling stories. Through the contest, photographers from across the country can share their own piece of this important story as they see it through their camera lens.
2022 Winners
We are pleased to share the category winners of the 2022 Capture the Heart of America Photo Contest below! Click here to view our Flickr albums to see all of the 2021 entries.
AMERICAN AGRICULTURE
FIRST PLACE: Deb Shoning, Clouds Over the Harvested Field
SECOND PLACE: Audrey Tarochione,Off County Road 20
THIRD PLACE: Andrea Gluckman, Cotton Harvest
HONORABLE MENTION: Paul Grillo, Drying Kentucky Tobacco
CELEBRATIONS OF IOWA AGRICULTURE
FIRST PLACE: Paul Grillo, Shear Fear
SECOND PLACE: Marcy Donelson, Confident
THIRD PLACE: Jacey Meier, Setting Up
IOWA FARMSCAPES
FIRST PLACE ans BEST OF SHOW: Craig McPeck, Fields of Gold
SECOND PLACE: Dave Austin, Night Light
THIRD PLACE: Scot Howe, A Frosty Morning
HONORABLE MENTION: Anji Bennett, Corn Maze at Rustic River Winery & Vineyard
HONORABLE MENTION: Jennifer Illingworth, A Time Forgotten
LIFE ON THE IOWA FARM
FIRST PLACE: Roger Weyhrich, Achooo
SECOND PLACE: Lori Nelson, Snow Ghost
THIRD PLACE: Kari DeMoss, Grandpa Teaching the Next Generation
HONORABLE MENTION: Ann Clinton, Bale Jumpers
HONORABLE MENTION: Deb Shoning, Lost on the Farm
FACES OF AMERICAN AGRICULTURE
FIRST PLACE: Andrea Gluckman, James
SECOND PLACE: Ann Clinton, Iowa Peaches
THIRD PLACE: Janet Abrhamson, Amish Woman Raking
SILOS & SMOKESTACKS PARTNER SITES
FIRST PLACE: Mike Cox, Now Entering
SECOND PLACE: Mike Cox, Sunset Milkweed
THIRD PLACE: Paul Grillo, Sunset on the Motor Mill
HONORABLE MENTION: Paul Houston, Summer Elk
HONORABLE MENTION: Greg Punelli, Angry Birds
VISITOR GUIDE PHOTO FEATURE
Dave Austin, Red Head
PEOPLE’S CHOICE
Anji Bennett,Corn Maze at Rustic River Winery & Vineyard
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