Through GARNA’s 10th annual photo contest fundraiser, celebrate the extraordinary images that capture the Upper Arkansas River Valley’s magnificent, inspiring, and fluid natural beauty. Winning images are used to create our annual Photo Calendar and greeting cards.
New this year: Pre-order your calendar as part of your entry or vote! Calendars (and cards) will be ready before the December holidays – they make a great gift.
2024 GARNA Photo Contest Categories:
Our theme for 2024 is “Ecosystems.” We look forward to seeing your images that represent the various ecosystems in the Ark Valley. Examples for the five categories are listed but be creative with your entry.
- Forest (trees, critters, owls, landscapes, fall colors, etc)
- River (rivers, creeks, fish, frozen waterfalls, lakes, etc)
- Sky (clouds, birds, sunset/sunrise, etc) *yes, we know the sky is not technically an ecosystem…
- Desert (cactus, rock formations, lizards, etc)
- Alpine (summit shots, mountain vistas, pikas, etc)
*All photos should be taken in the Upper Arkansas River Watershed – Leadville to Cañon City.
Prizes
Photos will be judged by a panel of professional photographers, as well as a people’s choice award. Judges will also give feedback on all submitted images.
1st, 2nd and 3rd Place for each of the 5 categories, decided by the judges, plus an overall 1st place for People’s Choice.
Winning images of each category will be included in the annual photo calendar and/or greeting cards. Winners of each category and the People’s Choice award will receive a free GARNA Photo Calendar or set of cards.
