We continue to be wowed each year by the impressive photo contest submissions. A stunning array of talent was again on display in this year’s contest!
Selecting the winners was a challenge, but in the end, the following images came out on top in their respective categories:
Overall Winner
David Tart, MD – Retired dermatologist from Greensboro
“Dramatic Callanish Sunset”
Nature Category Winner
Karl Chiang, MD – Interventional radiologist from Greenville
“Winter Wonderland”
NC Category Winner
Demetri T. Poulis, MD, FACS – General surgeon from Nags Head
“Fishing Fleet, Oregon Inlet”
Travel Category Winner
Joel B. Miller, MD – Retired OB/GYN from Hickory
“Venice Grand Canal”
Wildlife Category Winner
Tony Huggins, MD – Anesthesiologist from Raleigh
“Sisters”
Congratulations and thank you to everyone who submitted!
Below is the complete list of results…
| David Tart, MD | Overall Winner | Dramatic Callanish Sunset |
| Karl Chiang, MD | Category Winner – Nature | Winter Wonderland |
| Demetri T. Poulis MD FACS | Category Winner – North Carolina | Fishing Fleet, Oregon Inlet |
| Joel B Miller, MD | Category Winner – Travel | Venice Grand Canal |
| Tony Huggins, MD | Category Winner – Wildlife | Sisters |
| Jeffrey Coston, DO, FASA | Finalist | Godafoss Waterfall |
| Steven Andrew Dingeldein, MD | Finalist | Atlantic Puffin |
| Rodger David Israel, MD, MHL | Finalist | Bear with the crooked nose |
| Kurt K. Lark, M.D. | Finalist | Foggy Sunrise |
| Pete Leuchtmann, MD | Finalist | Lower Antelope Canyon |
| Arnold Camacho Olegario, MD | Finalist | Dawn |
| Brian J. Sutton, MD | Finalist | Cliffs of Moher |
| Robert Yapundich, MD | Finalist | Curious Coyote |
| Sarah Atkins | Semi-Finalist | Joshua Tree Sunset |
| Charles H Classen Jr, MD | Semi-Finalist | Red Barn |
| Herb Clegg, MD | Semi-Finalist | Roanoke Marshes Lighthouse at dusk |
| Susan Lynne Evans, MD | Semi-Finalist | Madrid Nightlife |
| P. Mark Gallerani, MD | Semi-Finalist | Horned Grebe with ducklings |
| Lisa Gangarosa, MD | Semi-Finalist | Calliope and Clouds |
| John Goldfield, PA-C | Semi-Finalist | Secret Crater |
| Kathryn McConnell Greven, MD | Semi-Finalist | Transcendental |
| Jim Hill, M.Ed., PA-C Emeritus, DFAAPA | Semi-Finalist | Venturing Out |
| Julia Norem MD | Semi-Finalist | Sunset Holden Beach |
| Lourdes Pereda, MD | Semi-Finalist | Floral sunset at the sunflower farm |
| Leighton A. Raynor, MD | Semi-Finalist | Dry Falls |
| Donna Richardson, MD | Semi-Finalist | Bodega Bay, California |
| Nadine B. Skinner, MD, FAAFP | Semi-Finalist | Spring Mountain Sunset |
| Robert M. Varnell, MD | Semi-Finalist | Baby Humpback Whale Playing in the Sun |
| T. Rupert Ainsley, Jr. MD FACP | Honorable Mention | Hummingbird Hawk Moth |
| Yun L. Boylston, MD MBA | Honorable Mention | A Clear Night in Stari Grad |
| Tracy Eskra, MD | Honorable Mention | Dame de Fer |
| Stephen Ezzo, MD | Honorable Mention | I’ve waited 17 years to take this photo |
| Cynthia M. Gary, MPH, PA-C | Honorable Mention | Black is Beautiful! |
| Steven M. Genkins, M.D. (“Seadoc”) | Honorable Mention | “Komodo Dragon Beach Patrol” |
| Jane Girskis, PA-C | Honorable Mention | Spring Has Sprung |
| Lawrence Greenblatt, MD | Honorable Mention | Flying high above Patagonia |
| Richard M. Griffin, MD | Honorable Mention | “Hand Out” |
| H Slade Howell, MD | Honorable Mention | Mountain Stream After a Rain |
| Kurt Lauenstein, MD | Honorable Mention | hummingbird |
| Marion McCrary MD FACP FAMWA | Honorable Mention | Winter is Coming |
| Steven Mendelsohn, MD | Honorable Mention | Morning on the Blue Ridge Parkway |
| David Mertz MD | Honorable Mention | Over Alaska, endless beauty |
| Danna Park MD, FAAP, FACP | Honorable Mention | Azaleas after the rain |
| Vikas Patel, MD | Honorable Mention | Parisian Nightfall: The Glow of Sacré-Cœur |
| Katherine J. Pierce, M.D. | Honorable Mention | Reaching for the Sky |
| James Salisbury MD | Honorable Mention | ‘ALL ENDS WELL’ |
| Michael Wolff, MD | Honorable Mention | Sailing by the Pitons |
Are the other images available to view?
Thank you for asking! All photos will be on display in our 2025 NCMS Member Calendar, available in the late fall both in print and online. We’ll also be sharing photos on our Facebook and Instagram pages.