Image Credit: Stephan Ilie

Images of Creation 2023

February 01, 2023

Each year, the Gleaner holds an Images of Creation photo contest. This gallery includes all the 2023 winners for the online Photo of the Week.

Retired, yet beautiful, Crater Lake National Park, Oregon.

Credit: Richard Duerksen

Magical trees, Multnomah Falls, Oregon.

Credit: Richard Duerksen

Peek-a-Boo, Glacier National Park, Montana.

Credit: Angela Schwab

Ablaze, Portland, Oregon.

Credit: Renae Smith

Powdery giant, Mount Rainier, Washington.

Credit: Keith Kerbs

Snowshoe Hare, Snoqualmie Pass, Washington.

Credit: Charles Davis

Snowy blanket, Oregon.

Credit: John Dale

Tranquility, Meridian, Idaho.

Credit: Victoria Hankins

Peace, Cedar Creek, Woodland, Washington.

Credit: Keith Kerbs

Perfect winter lines, Mount Baker, Washington.

Credit: Nathanael Martin

Vivid colors, Painted Hills Unit, John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Oregon.

Credit: Robert Brown

Great Heights, The Enchantments,Alpine Lakes Wilderness, Washington.

Credit: Judson Knoll

Setting sun on Mount Hood, Trillium Lake, Government Camp, Oregon.

Credit: Ed Lyons

Put on her finest colors, Indian Mary Park, Grants Pass, Oregon.

Credit: Bridget Cline

Breakfast, Vancouver, Washington.

Credit: Lynne Mcclure

Strutting California Quail, Chelan, Washington.

Credit: Keith Kerbs

Spring wild flowers in the morning, Rowena Crest, Oregon.

Credit: Stephan Ilie

Onion Mountain Lookout, Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest, Oregon.

Credit: John Dale

Golden Sunflower, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.

Credit: Lindsay Gruwell

Killdeer raindrops, Portland, Oregon.

Credit: Richard Duerksen

Crossbill Contemplations, Klamath Falls, Oregon.

Credit: Ed Lyons

Shuksan Shadows, Mount Shuksan, Washington.

Credit: Nathanael Martin

Are you taking my picture?, Missoula, Montana.

Credit: Angela Schwab

Snowy Sabbath rest, Chewiliken Valley, Riverside, Washington.

Credit: Aaron Leffler

Reflecting sunset, Mount Shuksan, Washington.

Credit: William Frohne

Lenticular Hood, Mount Hood, Oregon.

Credit: Richard Duerksen

Fancy Pink — Fancy Pink, Canby, Oregon.

Credit: Renae Smith

Haystack Rock — Chief Kiwanda rock, Cape Kiwanda State Natural Area, Pacific City, Oregon.

Credit: Robert Brown

Bath Time — Bath Time, Vancouver, Washington.

Credit: Lynne McClure

Goat and Tree — Goat and Tree, Clark Fork, Idaho.

Credit: Tom Gruwell

A view into the Tracy-Arm Fjord Terror Wilderness Area near Juneau, Alaska.

Credit: Robert Brown

Carried Away — Carried Away, Gearhart, Oregon

Credit: Renae Smith

Twirl of Purple — Twirl of Purple, Vancouver, Washington.

Credit: Renae Smith

Mount St. Helens — Mount St. Helens from Norway Pass overlooking Spirit Lake, Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, Washington.

Credit: Keith Kerbs

Humming bird resting, Vancouver, Washington.

Credit: Lynne McClure

Wildflowers in front of mountain — Wildflowers, Mt. Rainier National Park, Washington.

Credit: Stephan Ilie

Spring’s Delight, Vancouver, Washington.

Credit: Lynne McClure

Winter Waves, China Beach, Samuel H. Boardman State Scenic Corridor, Brookings, Oregon.

Credit: John T. Dale

Feast, Vancouver, Washington.

Credit: Lynne McClure

Small Thunderhead, Palouse Hills, Washington.

Credit: Noel Chadwick

Baby Canada Goose, Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden, Portland, Oregon.

Credit: Keith Kerbs

Costal Mist, Oregon.

Credit: John T. Dale

Cherry Bliss — Cherry Bliss, Portland, Oregon.

Credit: Renae Smith

Morning Bath — Morning Bath, Vancouver, Washington.

Credit: Lynne McClure

Second Beach Sunset — Second Beach Sunset, Second Beach, Washington

Credit: Victory Kovach

Silent Stepping Stones — Silent Stepping Stones, Gold Hill, Oregon.

Credit: Keith Lundquist

Sunrise over Mt. Hood — Sunrise over Mt. Hood, from Larch Mountain, Oregon.

Credit: Stephan Ilie

A fox on a walk — A fox on a walk at Cattle Point, San Juan Island, Washington.

Credit: Kim Karu