It seems wonderful and ironic that a photographer who uses antiquated tools and techniques to produce her breath-taking work won the top honors in a digital photobook contest.

We were thrilled to learn that Beth Dow received the $25,000 grand prize as the winner of the first-ever Photography Book Now contest, for her work In the Garden. A great selection of Dow's work was featured in Lens Culture last May.

The judges voted her work the best of over 2,000 submissions they received. All of the finalists’ entries can be viewed at this website.

Congratulations, Beth!