📸 🏆 “Hit Me with Your Sun Shot” Photo Contest Winners

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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) announced the 18 winners of the American-Made Solar Photo Competition: Hit Me with Your Sun Shot. Photographers, including professionals and amateurs, submitted awe-inspiring photos that showcase solar energy technologies, infrastructure, and research and development activities.  

"The remarkable photos we received spotlight not only the innovation and progress in solar technologies, but also the transformative impact these advancements have had in communities," said Becca Jones-Albertus, SETO Director and Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Renewable Energy. “We are excited to share these photos as a testament to the dedication and vision that have driven the solar industry forward." 

DOE received more than 450 submissions from 113 competitors. Judges evaluated submissions based on their emotional appeal and impact, composition and content, technical quality, and originality. SETO selected two overall grand prize winners ($2,500 each), as well as one winner ($1,000 each) and one runner-up ($500 each) for each of the eight photo categories.

The winners are featured on the DOE Flickr account, and other eligible submissions will be posted there soon. These photos are available to the public and may be used in DOE outreach materials. If you use the photos, please give credit to the photographer in your captions. 

Grand Prize Winners

Jackrabbit

Photographer: Brianna Bruce; A jackrabbit stands at attention just outside the cover of a solar array near Hayward, California.

Solar Bloom

Photographer: Ziaur Chowdhury; Rows of sleek solar panels stand tall amidst a vibrant field of wildflowers, capturing the sun's energy.

Category Winners

Solar and Weather

• Winner: Dylan Sontag; "Snow Shedding"

• Runner-up: David Penalva; "Life in the Desert"

Solar Workforce and Installation

• Winner: Saman Kouretchian; "Panel Surfer"

• Runner-up: Craig Fritz; "Teamwork"

Concentrating Solar-thermal Power  

• Winner: Craig Fritz; "CSP Reflect"

• Runner-up: Osdilieva Hinojosa; "Supply Chain"

Research Processes, Solar Technologies in Detail, and Manufacturing  

• Winner: Craig Fritz; "Simulated Sun"

• Runner-up: John Freidah; "High Throughput"

Utility Scale, Commercial Solar, and Grid Integration  

• Winner: Michael Slider; "Future of Clean Energy"

• Runner-up: Yung Chen; "Duffel PV"

Community Solar and Multifamily Housing  

• Winner: Rachel Gentile; "Solar and Transit"

• Runner-up: Rachel Gentile; "Discovery Museum Solar and School Buses"

Residential Solar

• Winner: Quincy Biddle; "Sunstorm Clouds and Solar Homes"

• Runner-up: Jacob Gross; "Lux Array"

Agriculture and Solar, Solar in Nature, Solar and Wildlife 

• Winner: Chad Alkire; "Flying Bee"

• Runner-up: Nick de Vries; "SRC Solar Savanna"

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