Also see Social Media Posts highlighting Ima Akagawa
Two images selected for in top 10 finalists in the 2025 COS Photo of the Year award.
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| COS "Photo of the Year" and second place "Peep-le's Choice" |
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| "Peep-le's Choice" 3rd place |
Also see the following posts for the Eastern Kingbirds and Canada Geese and Coyote.
Four images included in the Winter 2025/26 issue of The Chicago Birder.
Also see the following posts for the White-breasted Nuthatches/Tufted Titmouse (both on the same day) and the American Herring Gull.
Six images included in the Fall 2025 issue of The Chicago Birder.
Also see the following posts for the White-throated Sparrow, Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, House Finch, Wild Turkeys, Yellow-billed Cuckoo, and Ring-billed Gull.
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| Three Exhibition prints of my submitted images to the Urbana Fungi Fest 2025 Photo Contest. My brother Ari won the photography contest! |
Also see the following posts for the Northern Tooth (right, marked AM), unidentified moth larva on White Jelly Fungus (center, marked "AL"), and Shaggy Ink Caps (left, marked "AK")
Second Runner-up in Birds in my Parks Category and Second Runner-up in Wetland Wonders Category in the 2025 Chicago Bird Photography Contest.
(A collaborative contest organized by Chicago Bird Alliance, Chicago Ornithological Society, and the Chicago Park District).
Also see the following posts for the Western Cattle-Egret and the Canada Geese.
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| Picking up my copies of the photographs. |
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| One exhibition wall with my photographs included. |
The WGN's Chicago's Very Own segment about me and my brother Ari's nature conservation activities, aired on 6.26.25.
Ima's photo shown twice on WGN news Spotlight
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| Chicago Bird Alliance Advertisement for the 2025 Chicago Bird Photography Contest and the WGN news Spotlight Chicago (link above) |
Two images included in the Spring 2025 issue of The Chicago Birder.
Also see the following posts for the Red-tailed Hawk and Peregrine Falcon.
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| 2024 Chicago Ornithological Society emailed announcement. |
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| 2024 Chicago Ornithological Society emailed announcement. |
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| 2024 Chicago Bird Alliance, Chicago Ornithological Society, and the Chicago Park District Chicago Bird Photography Contest advertisement. |
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| October 13, 2024 Exhibition Reception and Award Ceremony |
Four images included in the Fall 2024 issue of The Chicago Birder.
Also see the following blog posts for the Gray Catbird, Canada Goose, adult Peregrine Falcon, and juvenile and adult Peregrine Falcons.
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Images included in "Raptors & The Urban Environment" by Vic Berardi at The Urban Birding Festival at Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum on September 14, 2024.
Presentation images of selected four pictures from the Red-shoulder Project and the 2024 Chicago Bird Photography Contest Urban Aviary Category Red-tailed Hawk photograph.
Chicago Sun Times Article
Mary Norkol. "Bird photographers win prizes for clicking on the urban-nature interface." Chicago Sun Times. September 1, 2024.
First Place in Urban Aviary Category in the 2024 Chicago Bird Photography Contest.
(A collaborative contest organized by Chicago Bird Alliance, Chicago Ornithological Society, and the Chicago Park District).
Image of the male parent from the Back of the Yards Red-tailed Hawks. Also see this post.