Past Photo Contest Winners

2017 Winners

Congratulations to Kristina Trott

whose photo of Jamie,

a 5 month old Natural Mink Male, won the

Cover Of the Aqua Eye

in the 2017 Tonkinese Breed Association Photo Contest.

Breeder: Louis Frank

Best Kitten

Irma & Indiana’s Kittens

Owner/Breeder/Member:
Collette Burnett

Best Adult

Galadriel

9 Month old Fawn Mink Female
Breeder/Owner/Member: Monika Wernli
Caption: “Eyes are the window to the soul”

Best Showing Personality

Koa

10 months old Platinum Mink Male
Owner/Member: Janice Williams
Breeder: Laurie Holmes
Caption: “Where is my sister Nani?”

Best Showing Sociability

Chantilly Lace’s Kittens

Breeder/Owner/Member: Linda
Martino

Best Showing Humor

Sydney

2 year old platinum Mink Male
Owner/Member: Kathleen Lynch
Breeder: Lynn Jordan
Caption: “ The Bounty Hunter”

Best Showing Creativity

Koa and Nani

1 year old Platinum Mink Male and Female
Owner/Member: Janice Williams
Breeder: Laurie Holmes

High Scoring Photo (all categories combined)

Cookie, Brownie, Twinkie, Cupcake

4 weeks old kittens, 1 Platinum
Point and 3 Blue Minks
Breeder/Owner/Member: Lisa Smith
Caption: “ There’s always on in the bunch!”

High Scoring Photo (all categories combined)

Anna Regina aka Queenie and Baby

2.5 year old Platinum Point and 8 week
old Platinum Point kitten
Breeder: Collette and Rob Burnett
Owner: Bonnie Brooks - Collette Burnett
Submitter: Bonnie Brooks

High Scoring Photo (all categories combined)

8 weeks old Natural Mink Babies
Breeder/Owner/Member: Lynn Jordan

High Scoring Photo (all categories combined)

Sami, Sweet Pea and Dande

Breeders: Louise Frank and Aurora York
Owner/Member: Renee Wolf Foster
Caption: “After a while, it just doesn’t matter anymore.”

Honorable Mention

Honorable Mention: Adult Photo

Azlyn

1.5 year year old Platinum Mink Female
Breeder/Owner/Member:
Bonnie Brooks and Theresa
Boylan

Honorable Mention: Kitten Photo

7 Weeks old Champagne Mink Kittens

Breeder/Owner/Member:
Wayne Crabtree
Caption: “Champagne
Anyone?”

(notice the little one in the lower level)

Honorable Mention: Adult

Sydney

2 year old platinum mink male
Owner/Member: Kathleen A.
Lynch
Breeder: Lynn Jordan

Honorable Mention: Showing Personality

Boomerang

1 Year old Platinum Point Female
Breeder/Owner/Member: Lisa Smith

Honorable Mention: Showing Sociability

Norma Jean and Emma Jean

Natural Point and Blue Point, born July 2016
Breeder/Owner/Member:
Collette Burnett

Honorable Mention: Showing Humor

7 week old Platinum Point Kitten

Breeder/Owner/Member: Carmen Martino

Note: Chantilly Lace’s litter of 7 were born
at the hotel at the annual in Las Vegas
between the TBA meeting and the banquet.

To all the breeders and pet owners who submitted photos
and

to all the members who voted in TBA's 2017 Photo Contest,

Thank You!!

You made this another successful Photo Contest

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Web Editor's Choice,

in no particular order.... and for no particular reason other than I liked the photo....

Cosmo Platinum Mink Female Owner/Member: Michael Larkins Breeder: Beth Cassely	Mocha 4 year old Natural Mink Female Owner Elease Latimer Member/Breeder: Lynn Jordan Caption: “I will catch you, little bug!”
Violet 5 year old Blue Point Female Owner/Member: Rosalie Cravotta Breeder: Lynn Jordan Caption: ”I am one with my Perch”	Cody 5 years old Platinum Solid Male Owner Lisa Pulanski Breeder/Member: Aurora York Caption: “Cody on the door: He loves to get in high places...the pantry door is always an opportunity for him to use me as a launching pad as he jumps from the floor, to my shoulder and to the top of the door.”
Harry Potter, Buddy and Cody Champagne Mink , Champagne Point and Platinum Mink Males Owner: Chris Forzano	Sofie Blue Mink Female, 6 months old Owner/Member: Robin Bordenca Breeder: Lisa Smith Caption: "Riding high"