Photo of the Week
About Photo of the Week
Every Friday, WFDD chooses a Photo of the Week from listener submissions to highlight in our newsletter and on social media. These photos depict the best of our local community, showcasing personal milestones and moments of joy, reveling in the curiosities and wonder of nature, and capturing shared experiences though we may be hundreds of miles apart. WFDD’s Photo of the Week is made possible by the creative and talented community members who share their art with us every week.
We host our Photo of the Year every year to celebrate all of our weekly winners and to bring our listeners together for something bigger than ourselves. Through our love of community and beauty, we depict a year’s worth of moments that we can now appreciate as one. These photos have been shared from listeners all over North Carolina and Virginia. You can view our current gallery of 2023 Photo of the Week winners below, view our 2022 Photo of the Year gallery, or look back on our 2021 Photo of the Year gallery.
WFDD's Photo of the Week is sponsored by Vivid Metal Prints.
Want to have one of your photographs featured in our Weekly Roundup email and on social media? Submit your photo here for consideration!
2023 Photo of the Week gallery
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1/6/2023 - “A cloud of fog sits on top of downtown Winston-Salem at 6:30 AM on January 5, 2023.”
Cathy Howe of Winston-Salem -
1/13/2023 - “Hanging Rock last week.”
Daren Pelletier of Greensboro -
1/20/2023 - “small traveler on our handrail in the Uwharrie National Forest.”
Julie New of Asheboro -
1/27/2023 - “Sunrise at Mount Mitchell. What the picture fails to convey is just how cold it was!”
Tony Martinez of Clyde -
2/3/2023 - “My husband went duck hunting in Ocracoke, NC, last weekend! He would send me sunrise pictures from the blind some mornings. This was one he captured with all of the duck decoys floating around in the water. Just breathtaking!”
Erin and Daniel Lynch of Pinnacle -
2/10/2023 - “A lone mailbox is silhouetted against this early morning view down a country road in Tobaccoville, NC.”
Anthony Colburn of Tobaccoville -
2/17/2023 - "This photo was taken off of the Blue Ridge Parkway. The fire tower rising above the clouds was epic, and I’m so proud to have captured it. Thanks for looking!"
Tony Martinez of Clyde -
2/24/2023 - “I may be biased, but I think this is a Superb Owl!”
Paul Weiss of Greensboro -
3/3/23 - “The honeybees have been collecting more water as the weather has warmed. This one was drinking from a spring next to our driveway.”
Cathy Wheeler of Pinnacle -
3/10/23 - “As I was driving on the Blue Ridge Pkwy early one morning, right around the Thunder Hill overlook, shortly after sunrise, I was awestruck by the vivid colors and the clarity of the mountains standing right before me. I've driven by this overlook so many times over the 20+ years that I've lived in Boone, but it never appeared so spectacular. I quickly grabbed my camera and captured this very special morning light and view. I call this shot ‘True Blue...Ridge Parkway’. I feel so fortunate to live in such a beautiful place.”
Ann Wolfe of Boone -
3/17/2023 - “This photo was taken at sunset at Seven Devils near Grandfather Mountain.”
Brad Herr of Winston-Salem -
3/24/2023 - “This Double-crested Cormorant made an unsuccessful attempt to take this fish from the Great Blue Heron at High Rock Lake.”
Paul Weiss of Greensboro -
3/31/2023 - “This photo is of two brother goats at Buffalo Creek Farm in Germanton. We took our son to see the animals as he is a big fan of farms, and picked up some goat cheese as well.”
Eve Vernon of Rural Hall -
4/7/2023 - “My grandfather said when the dogwoods bloom it was corn plantin’ time.”
Ron Pardue of Clemmons -
4/14/2023 - “A peaceful evening walk on Bear Wallow Mountain near Gerton, NC”
Joanna Postlethwaite of Asheville -
4/21/2023 - “Our Bluebird house is about 15 feet from our deck and has a slot over the door just the right size to slip my phone in for a 'sneak peek.' The chicks are usually sleeping; if not, they're hungry!"
Tom Barham of Winston-Salem -
4/28/2023 - “Our 1-year-old ‘Jane Russell’ terrier, Daisy Marmalade, gets carsick so we have to ride with the windows down everywhere we go. We're like the postal service ... "neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night" prevent us from open-air rides in my Mini Cooper. Her red goggles keep the wind out of her eyes, and her puppy car seat raises her enough to lean on her little elbows. Life is never boring with Daisy Marmalade, and my hair's always wild whenever we get where we're going.”
Dolly Sickles of Pittsboro, NC -
5/5/2023 - “Enjoying a colorful walk on a wet and chilly spring day.”
Joe Rone of Greensboro -
5/12/2023 - “North Carolina-Tennessee border."
Charles McFadden of Reidsville -
5/19/2023 - “Pilot Mountain off of Exit 129.”
Joe Haberthier of Winston Salem -
5/26/2023 - “Sailing in Chesapeake last week and took my dog to shore and turned to see the sun rising behind my boat. My mouth was open in awe.”
George Bryan of Winston Salem -
6/2/2023 - “My backyard BnB renters”
Neelanthi Vadivel of Cornelius