Smithville celebrated photography and nature with both in-person and online activities during its annual Eco/Photo Fest.Last year, Smithville’s annual Eco Fest and Photo Fest were merged into one program, focusing on the connection between photography and topics in the environment, ecological systems, and outdoor tourism. Due to COVID-19, however, the first combined Eco/Photo Fest was held completely virtually in October 2020, with a series of online videos with talks and panels from local photographers and people involved in ecology. The videos covered a variety of topics about nature, photography or the combination of the two. The virtual conference also included ...