GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A West Michigan photographer has won awards from the National Audubon Society.

When the coronavirus pandemic hit, Steve Jessmore made a change in the photos he was capturing. He’s now a winner in the 2021 Audubon Photography Awards.

Jessmore received recognitions in two categories: Professional Award Winner and Professional Honorable Mention.

Jessmore’s Professional Award Winner photo featured a northern cardinal in rural Muskegon County. The Professional Honorable Mention showed a red-tailed hawk at Kensington Metropark in Milford Township.

  • Steve Jessmore received a professional award in the 2021 Audubon Photography Awards for this image.
  • Steve Jessmore received a professional honorable mention in the 2021 Audubon Photography Awards for this image.

To see more on the 2021 Audubon Photography Awards, visit the organization’s website. You can follow Jessmore’s photography on his Instagram page.