Stienstra photo named best in the nation by outdoors group
Chronicle outdoors writer Tom Stienstra’s photo “A world apart on the marsh” has been named the country’s outdoor adventure picture of the year by the Outdoor Writers Association of America.
The photo appeared Nov. 26 in The Chronicle and at www.sfchronicle.com. The accompanying story won third place for the nation’s best hunting story of the year.
The awards were announced at OWAA’s annual banquet in Fort Wayne, Ind.
Stienstra also won second place for best flora photograph of the year for the image “Starflower Meadow,” which was part of a June 8 gallery that appeared in the Travel section of sfchronicle.com.