When Barbara Athanasiou was a high school teacher she had the opportunity to pick up a digital camera for one of her computer classes and from that point on it was love at first sight. Her first camera was a Sony Mavica that recorded its pictures on a floppy disc. She graduated to an Olympus zoom camera and used it until she began to covet her husband's digital SLR, a Nikon D70. The Nikon is now her main squeeze although she says she is still learning how to use it. Barb carries her camera with her wherever she goes, birding, golfing, playing with her grand children, canoeing, shopping, dining, to parties, dancing, hiking, and every other place allowed. Her favorite subjects are nature and grandchildren but she’ll shoot anything that will hold still long enough for her to unsling her camera.

Barb and her husband, Bob, have swapped winning divisions this year. Last year Bob won the unenhanced divisions while Barb won the enhanced division. Her pictures from the previous year can be found at Photographer of Year 2004-5.

Below are the pictures which earned her awards in the Unenhanced division this year. Clicking on the thumb nail picture will bring up a larger version. Using your browser's back button will return you to this page.