Faces in Construction: Photo Contest Winners

First Place: (Right) Darren Wagner of Walton Construction wins top honors for this shot, taken at the job site for Branson Intermediate School. Crews from Donco Construction were pouring the first slab for the project.

Second Place: (Above) Hydration is essential for crews working in the heat, as shown in this second-place shot by Nicki Gillespie of Gillespie Excavating Co. LLC. The crew was working on the Maranatha Village lake liner in Springfield.

Third Place: (Right) Brenda Adams of Wilkerson's Commercial Flooring is the photographer of this shot taken at His Children's Camp in Ridgely. She earned third place for her efforts.

Fourth Place: (Above) Crews dig in at His Children's Camp in Ridgely, in this photo taken by Brenda Adams of Wilkerson's Commercial Flooring.

Fifth Place: (Right) Nicki Gillespie of Gillespie Excavating Co. LLC was behind the cameras at Marantha Village, where crew members are preparing to move the liner.

Sixth Place: (Above) A student gets up close with a project in Ozarks Technical Community College's construction lab, in this photo by David Aderhold of OTC's construction technology program.

Seventh Place: (Right) Extra hands are needed for this project in OTC's construction lab. This photo is by David Aderhold, an instructor in the school's construction program.