Posts Tagged: Insect Salon

Enjoy Taking Images of Insects and Spiders? Enter the Insect Salon!

If you enjoy taking images of insects and spiders, enter the 65th international Insect Salon competition. The deadline is Oct. 28. The contest, open to photographers throughout the world, is sponsored by the Peoria Camera Club, Illinois,  in...

This image of a golden dung fly, Scathophaga stercoraria, won the ESA medal in the 2022 Insect Salon competition. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

This image of a golden dung fly, Scathophaga stercoraria, won the ESA medal in the 2022 Insect Salon competition. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Two California Native Bees 'Travel' to Oklahoma

This is the story of how two native bees from Vacaville, Calif., traveled 1872 miles to Oklahoma City. Not really. But a photo I took in Vacaville of two Melissodes agilis bees zipping over a Mexican sunflower,...

"Catch Me if You Can!"--This image of two native bees, Melissodes agilis, won the ESA category at the 63rd North Central Insect Photographic Salon, co-sponsored by the North Central Branch of the Entomological Society of America and the Photographic Society of America. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

"Catch Me if You Can!"--This image of two native bees, Melissodes agilis, won the ESA category at the 63rd North Central Insect Photographic Salon, co-sponsored by the North Central Branch of the Entomological Society of America and the Photographic Society of America. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

"Checking You Out"--This image of a golden dung fly was displayed at the 63rd North Central Insect Photographic Salon in Oklahoma City. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

"Checking You Out"--This image of a golden dung fly was displayed at the 63rd North Central Insect Photographic Salon in Oklahoma City. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

"I Do"--This image of two Gulf Fritillaries keeping busy (insect wedding photography) was displayed at the 63rd North Central Insect Photographic Salon in Oklahoma City. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

"I Do"--This image of two Gulf Fritillaries keeping busy (insect wedding photography) was displayed at the 63rd North Central Insect Photographic Salon in Oklahoma City. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Photo of a Golden Dung Fly Wins the ESA Medal in International Insect Salon

Who takes images of flies? Raise your hand! No, not the hand with the flyswatter. Well, almost anything is fair game for my camera.  That includes golden dung flies. I am humbled to learn that my image of a golden dung fly won...

This image of a golden dung fly, titled "Checking You Out," scored the ESA Medal in the 2022 International Insect Salon. It was among images showcased at the ESA meeting in British Columbia. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

This image of a golden dung fly, titled "Checking You Out," scored the ESA Medal in the 2022 International Insect Salon. It was among images showcased at the ESA meeting in British Columbia. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Like to Photograph and Share Images of Bugs?

If you like to photograph and share images of bugs, this is for you. Submissions are open for the 64th Annual International Insect Salon, hosted by the Peoria Camera Club of Illinois.  It's affiliated with the Entomological Society of...

This entry accepted into the 2021 International Insect Salon features Gulf Fritillaries, Agraulis vanillae, and is titled "Keeping Busy." (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

This entry accepted into the 2021 International Insect Salon features Gulf Fritillaries, Agraulis vanillae, and is titled "Keeping Busy." (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

International Insect Salon: From 'Bugs Love' to 'Syrphid Feeding' to 'Monarch Laying Eggs'

If you attended the Entomological Society of America's 2021 meeting last week in Denver, you probably saw a monarch laying eggs. That is, you saw a photograph of a Danaus plexippus ovipositing.  The image, by Joe Virbickis of...

This image, "Monarch Laying Eggs," by Joe Virbickis of Washington, Ill., won the medal for "Best by Peoria Camera Club Member." (Copyright Joe Virbickis)

This image, "Monarch Laying Eggs," by Joe Virbickis of Washington, Ill., won the medal for "Best by Peoria Camera Club Member." (Copyright Joe Virbickis)

Best of Show went to Marcus Kam of Malaysia for this image, "Bugs Love." (Copyright Marcus Kam)

Best of Show went to Marcus Kam of Malaysia for this image, "Bugs Love." (Copyright Marcus Kam)

Entomologist Tom Myers won "Best by ESA Member" for this image of a syrphid fly. (Copyright Tom Myers)

Entomologist Tom Myers won "Best by ESA Member" for this image of a syrphid fly. (Copyright Tom Myers)

One of the California-based images accepted in the 2021 international Insect Salon was this one by ESA member Kathy Keatley Garvey, of Gulf Fritillaries "Keeping Busy." (Copyright Kathy Keatley Garvey)

One of the California-based images accepted in the 2021 international Insect Salon was this one by ESA member Kathy Keatley Garvey, of Gulf Fritillaries "Keeping Busy." (Copyright Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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