Thank you to all the photographers that shared their photos showing the amazing moments in ordinary places or things in the Extraordinary In The Ordinary Photo Contest. A big thank you to Rocky Nook for their collaboration in this photo contest. Rocky Nook is a leading publisher of books by photographers for photographers. Rocky Nook boasts over 130 titles by renowned authors throughout the world on a variety of photography topics, including composition, fine art, cutting-edge technology, and instruction manuals. Rocky Nook titles deliver premiere content that helps the professional and amateur photographers capture and create their very best images.

Another big thank you to guest judge Brian Matiash. "My name is Brian and I am a professional photographer and published author based in Portland, OR. I specialize in landscape & travel photography and have spent the better part of a decade educating and inspiring photographers all around the world with my tutorials, videos, and stories. I am a member of Sony’s Artisans of Imagery program and am the Social & Content Strategist for their Digital Imaging team."

Grand Jury Winner

"Each individual element of this photo could be seen as ordinary but in this context—as a whole—it is magical. I love everything about the way it came together." - Brian Matiash

Runner Up

"It's so easy to take something as elemental as eating for granted. Most of the times, we're stuffing our faces without even knowing that we're actually eating because we're consumed with everything around us. So, to see these two little guys totally focused on this simple act of eating some berries, I can't help but smile." - Brian Matiash

Runner Up

"An overall charming photo but what really caught my eye was thinking about how this could be an early snapshot in what could be a blossoming musical journey for this little girl. It's the story that this photo could tell that is most intriguing." - Brian Matiash

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