Posted by Ovidija Jukonis

Enjoy a sample of stunning Michigan nature images captured in the Sleeping Bear Dunes area by award-winning photographer Stacy Niedzwiecki. Stacy's fascination with nature's beauty has found its way through the camera lens, earning awards in many art and photography competitions. Her work has been featured in the Michigan 24/7 photography book, Whisper in the Woods Nature Journal, the Rockford Squire newspaper, Michigan Blue and Michigan History magazines, and the Explore St. Louis Official Visitors Guide. In August of 2009, Niedzwiecki was awarded second place in the Pure Michigan Photo Competition, a highly-competitive event sponsored through Travel Michigan, (a division of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation) the State of Michigan's official agency for the promotion of tourism. The 30 images Niedzwiecki captured in Muskegon County are showcased in a book released in February of 2010. Two of Stacy's artworks were selected to hang on display at the Governors Residence in Lansing as part of the Governors Residence Michigan Artists Program from July 2008 through July 2009. Her most honored accomplishment is the installation of 63 of her nature images at the permanent art collection in the new Lemmen-Holton Cancer Pavilion, which opened June 30, 2008 in Grand Rapids, Michigan.