{"id":22028,"date":"2026-02-27T20:55:26","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T02:55:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.psnwa.org\/ns\/?p=22028"},"modified":"2026-05-06T08:35:24","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T13:35:24","slug":"2025-purple","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.psnwa.org\/ns\/2025-purple\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 Purple Exhibit Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Top images from the 2025 Purple Exhibit Competition. Congratulations to Mindy King, her image titled &#8220;Denver&#8217;s Union Station at Night&#8221; was judged as the first-place image of the competition. She will receive a $100 gift certificate from Bedford Camera &amp; Video and be featured in the print exhibit.<\/p>\n<!-- Final Tiles Grid Gallery for WordPress v3.6.13 free --><style>#ftg-2020 .tile .icon { color:#ffffff; }#ftg-2020 .ftg-items .loading-bar i { background:#666; }#ftg-2020 .ftg-items .loading-bar { background:#fff; }#ftg-2020 .tile .icon { font-size:12px; }#ftg-2020 .tile .icon { margin: -6px 0 0 -6px; }#ftg-2020 .tile .caption-block .text-wrapper span.text { font-size:12px; }#ftg-2020 .tile .caption-outside .text-wrapper span.text { font-size:12px; }#ftg-2020 .tile .caption-block .text-wrapper span.title { font-size:14px; }#ftg-2020 .tile .caption-outside .text-wrapper span.title { font-size:14px; }#ftg-2020 .tile { background-color: transparent; }#ftg-2020 .tile .caption-block .text-wrapper span.text { color: #ffffff; }#ftg-2020 .tile .caption-block .text-wrapper span.title { color: #ffffff; }#ftg-2020 .tile .caption-outside .text-wrapper span.text { color: #ffffff; }#ftg-2020 .tile .caption-outside .text-wrapper span.title { color: #ffffff; }#ftg-2020 .tile .ftg-social a { color: #ffffff; }#ftg-2020 .tile .caption-block { transition-duration:0.25s; }#ftg-2020 .tile .tile-inner:before { background-color: #000000; }#ftg-2020 .tile .tile-inner:before { background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8); }#ftg-2020 .tile:hover img {-moz-transform: -moz-rotate(0deg) -moz-scale(0) ;-webkit-transform: -webkit-rotate(0deg) -webkit-scale(0) ;-o-transform: -o-rotate(0deg) -o-scale(0) ;-ms-transform: -ms-rotate(0deg) -ms-scale(0) ;transform: rotate(0deg) scale(0) ;}<\/style><a name=\"20\"><\/a><div class=\"final-tiles-gallery  ftg-hover-enabled caption-inside  caption-none caption-middle caption-center\" id=\"ftg-2020\" style=\"width: 100%\"><div class='ftg-items'><div class='loading-bar'><i><\/i><\/div><div  class='tile ftg-preload  '><a title=\"1st Place Mindy Musick King\" data-lightbox='ftg-2020' rel='ftg-2020'  class=' tile-inner  ftg-lightbox' href='https:\/\/www.psnwa.org\/ns\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/wpvc_media_1766367676_Union-Station-1-PSNWA-1024x682.jpg' ><img alt='1st Place Mindy Musick King' class='item skip-lazy' data-class='item' data-ftg-source='https:\/\/www.psnwa.org\/ns\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/wpvc_media_1766367676_Union-Station-1-PSNWA-600x400.jpg' src='https:\/\/www.psnwa.org\/ns\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/wpvc_media_1766367676_Union-Station-1-PSNWA-600x400.jpg' width='600' height='400' \/><div class='caption-block'><div class='text-wrapper'><span class='title'>1st Place Mindy Musick King<\/span><span class='text'>Denver\u2019s Union Station at Night<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a><div class='ftg-social'><\/div><\/div><div  class='tile ftg-preload  '><a title=\"1st Runner Up - Claudia Rozell\" data-lightbox='ftg-2020' rel='ftg-2020'  class=' tile-inner  ftg-lightbox' href='https:\/\/www.psnwa.org\/ns\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/wpvc_media_1759334409_8E2A3851-Edit-756x1024.jpg' ><img alt='1st Runner Up - Claudia Rozell' class='item skip-lazy' data-class='item' data-ftg-source='https:\/\/www.psnwa.org\/ns\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/wpvc_media_1759334409_8E2A3851-Edit-756x1024.jpg' src='https:\/\/www.psnwa.org\/ns\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/wpvc_media_1759334409_8E2A3851-Edit-756x1024.jpg' width='640' height='867' \/><div class='caption-block'><div class='text-wrapper'><span class='title'>1st Runner Up - Claudia Rozell<\/span><span class='text'>Purple Rain<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a><div class='ftg-social'><\/div><\/div><div  class='tile ftg-preload  '><a title=\"2nd Runner Up - Elliot Okirie\" data-lightbox='ftg-2020' rel='ftg-2020'  class=' tile-inner  ftg-lightbox' href='https:\/\/www.psnwa.org\/ns\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/wpvc_media_1763304327__DSC1462-1024x687.jpeg' ><img alt='2nd Runner Up - Elliot Okirie' class='item skip-lazy' data-class='item' data-ftg-source='https:\/\/www.psnwa.org\/ns\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/wpvc_media_1763304327__DSC1462-600x400.jpeg' src='https:\/\/www.psnwa.org\/ns\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/wpvc_media_1763304327__DSC1462-600x400.jpeg' width='600' height='400' \/><div class='caption-block'><div class='text-wrapper'><span class='title'>2nd Runner Up - Elliot Okirie<\/span><span class='text'>Purple city<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a><div class='ftg-social'><\/div><\/div><div  class='tile ftg-preload  '><a title=\"Mickey Arlow\" data-lightbox='ftg-2020' rel='ftg-2020'  class=' tile-inner  ftg-lightbox' href='https:\/\/www.psnwa.org\/ns\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/wpvc_media_1764699518_20250820_africa-pungwe5W1A2058_lilac-breasted-roller-reduced-size-1024x820.jpg' ><img alt='Mickey Arlow' class='item skip-lazy' data-class='item' data-ftg-source='https:\/\/www.psnwa.org\/ns\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/wpvc_media_1764699518_20250820_africa-pungwe5W1A2058_lilac-breasted-roller-reduced-size-400x400.jpg' src='https:\/\/www.psnwa.org\/ns\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/wpvc_media_1764699518_20250820_africa-pungwe5W1A2058_lilac-breasted-roller-reduced-size-400x400.jpg' width='400' height='400' \/><div class='caption-block'><div class='text-wrapper'><span class='title'>Mickey Arlow<\/span><span class='text'>Lilac Breasted Roller<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a><div class='ftg-social'><\/div><\/div><div  class='tile ftg-preload  '><a title=\"Christina Burrows\" data-lightbox='ftg-2020' rel='ftg-2020'  class=' tile-inner  ftg-lightbox' href='https:\/\/www.psnwa.org\/ns\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/wpvc_media_1762713648_01362-1024x683.jpg' ><img alt='Christina Burrows' class='item skip-lazy' data-class='item' data-ftg-source='https:\/\/www.psnwa.org\/ns\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/wpvc_media_1762713648_01362-400x400.jpg' src='https:\/\/www.psnwa.org\/ns\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/wpvc_media_1762713648_01362-400x400.jpg' width='400' height='400' \/><div class='caption-block'><div class='text-wrapper'><span class='title'>Christina Burrows<\/span><span class='text'>Brighten your day with a beautiful clematis.<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a><div class='ftg-social'><\/div><\/div><div  class='tile ftg-preload  '><a title=\"Carl Crowe\" data-lightbox='ftg-2020' rel='ftg-2020'  class=' tile-inner  ftg-lightbox' href='https:\/\/www.psnwa.org\/ns\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/wpvc_media_1766970216_PSNWA-Purple-4Q-2025_NZ7_5990_Quilt-ICM-1024x819.jpg' ><img alt='Carl Crowe' class='item skip-lazy' data-class='item' data-ftg-source='https:\/\/www.psnwa.org\/ns\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/wpvc_media_1766970216_PSNWA-Purple-4Q-2025_NZ7_5990_Quilt-ICM-400x400.jpg' src='https:\/\/www.psnwa.org\/ns\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/wpvc_media_1766970216_PSNWA-Purple-4Q-2025_NZ7_5990_Quilt-ICM-400x400.jpg' width='400' height='400' \/><div class='caption-block'><div class='text-wrapper'><span class='title'>Carl Crowe<\/span><span class='text'>Quilt ICM<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a><div class='ftg-social'><\/div><\/div><div  class='tile ftg-preload  '><a title=\"Maggie Anderson Arguelles\" data-lightbox='ftg-2020' rel='ftg-2020'  class=' tile-inner  ftg-lightbox' href='https:\/\/www.psnwa.org\/ns\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/wpvc_media_1767222725_1-PURPLE-AND-STARS-_0663-819x1024.jpg' ><img alt='Maggie Anderson Arguelles' class='item skip-lazy' data-class='item' data-ftg-source='https:\/\/www.psnwa.org\/ns\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/wpvc_media_1767222725_1-PURPLE-AND-STARS-_0663-400x400.jpg' src='https:\/\/www.psnwa.org\/ns\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/wpvc_media_1767222725_1-PURPLE-AND-STARS-_0663-400x400.jpg' width='400' height='400' \/><div class='caption-block'><div class='text-wrapper'><span class='title'>Maggie Anderson Arguelles<\/span><span class='text'>Sparks of Joy<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a><div class='ftg-social'><\/div><\/div><div  class='tile ftg-preload  '><a title=\"Howard Thompson\" data-lightbox='ftg-2020' rel='ftg-2020'  class=' tile-inner  ftg-lightbox' href='https:\/\/www.psnwa.org\/ns\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/wpvc_media_1763156507_schwabacher-Landing-1024x683.jpg' ><img alt='Howard Thompson' class='item skip-lazy' data-class='item' data-ftg-source='https:\/\/www.psnwa.org\/ns\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/wpvc_media_1763156507_schwabacher-Landing-400x400.jpg' src='https:\/\/www.psnwa.org\/ns\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/wpvc_media_1763156507_schwabacher-Landing-400x400.jpg' width='400' height='400' \/><div class='caption-block'><div class='text-wrapper'><span class='title'>Howard Thompson<\/span><span class='text'>Schwabacher\u2019s Landing well before dawn<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a><div class='ftg-social'><\/div><\/div><div  class='tile ftg-preload  '><a title=\"Craig Underwood\" data-lightbox='ftg-2020' rel='ftg-2020'  class=' tile-inner  ftg-lightbox' href='https:\/\/www.psnwa.org\/ns\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/wpvc_media_1763932942_Summer-Storm-Passing-Prague-1024x683.jpg' ><img alt='Craig Underwood' class='item skip-lazy' data-class='item' data-ftg-source='https:\/\/www.psnwa.org\/ns\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/wpvc_media_1763932942_Summer-Storm-Passing-Prague-400x400.jpg' src='https:\/\/www.psnwa.org\/ns\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/wpvc_media_1763932942_Summer-Storm-Passing-Prague-400x400.jpg' width='400' height='400' \/><div class='caption-block'><div class='text-wrapper'><span class='title'>Craig Underwood<\/span><span class='text'>Summer Storm Passing Prague<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a><div class='ftg-social'><\/div><\/div><div  class='tile ftg-preload  '><a title=\"Melissa Jones\" data-lightbox='ftg-2020' rel='ftg-2020'  class=' tile-inner  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