
Therese Iknoian wins Best in Show in the IFWTWA 2025 Photo Contest
Big news at HI Travel Tales: Therese Iknoian earned IFWTWA’s 2025 Best in Show for “Finding the Beat,” an environmental portrait of a Jamaican drummer at a Berlin street festival—plus 1st (“Moonset Love,” bristlecone pine, Great Basin NP) and 2nd (“Starry Starry Church,” Nelson Ghost Town) in Night Photography. She’s now a two-time Best in Show winner (2021 & 2025).

Michael Hodgson wins Best in Show in the IFWTWA 2024 Photo Contest
Big win for HI Travel Tales: Michael Hodgson took IFWTWA 2024 Best in Show for “Mirror Mirror” (top Nature pick) and also earned gold (Environmental Portrait) and silver (Nature). Therese Iknoian added two silvers (Night, Urban Landscape) and two bronzes (Urban Landscape, Landscape). It’s Michael’s second straight Best in Show.