The Texas Hill Coun - try is a beautiful region filled with diverse wild - life, clear springs, sprawl - ing rural landscapes, his - toric towns, and some of the starriest night skies in the country. With a rapidly growing population and increasing development coming into the region, many of these special qualities are at risk of being lost. Each year the Hill Country Alliance (HCA) holds a photo contest encourag -
ing photographers to cap - ture features of the Texas Hill Country they would like to protect forever. This year, the 2024 Hill Country Alliance Photo Contest received more than 550 entries with head-turning sub - missions, ranging from enchanting wildlife to wide open fields of abun - dant wildflowers. The final four winning photo - graphs were selected by a panel of judges and are featured in HCA's popu - lar 2025 Texas Hill Coun - try Calendar, available now on the HCA website.
Sunsets took the spotlight, receiving both grand prize and the first runner up awards. Grand prize-winning photogra - pher Jesus Corona sub - mitted "Sunset" an idyllic
