National Park Photo Contest Winners - 2017

Author:: Staff
Updated:: Jan 2, 2018
Original:: Sep 15, 2017

The winners to the 2017 National Park Trips Photo Contest are in. We received 2,000 entries – lots of fantastic photos. The top three photographers were awarded their choice of Tamron lenses, Tamron SP 15-30MM F/2.8 Di VC USD ($1,299 value) or Tamron SP 150-600MM F/5-6.3 Di VC USD ($1,069 value). Their photos will be featured in the National Park Journals hitting news stands in late fall through spring. In addition, 48 honorable mention winners receive certificates and are featured on our national park websites.

Grand Prize Landscape

Olympic National Park - A beautiful night at Ruby Beach by Matt Meisenheimer — Matt Meisenheimer

Matt Meisenheimer from Janesville, Wisconsin
Olympic National Park - A beautiful night at Ruby Beach

Grand Prize Wildlife

Lake Clark National Park - Brown Bear by Roger Twilley — Roger Twilley

Roger Twilley from Tulsa Oklahoma
Lake Clark National Park - Brown Bear

Grand Prize Night Skies

Joshua Tree National Park - The Milky Way rises boldly over Arch Rock by Tony Prince — Tony Prince

Tony Prince from Yucca Valley, California
Joshua Tree National Park - The Milky Way rises boldly over Arch Rock .

2017 Landscape Honorable Mention

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26 Images

2017 Wildlife Honorable Mention

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12 Images

2017 Night Skies Honorable Mention

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10 Images

Photographer in the Grand Canyon

Love to take photos in national parks? Whether it’s a landscape, a wildlife pic, or a Milky Way shot, send it our way. You could win a Tamron camera lens!

Shark and bird at Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park. Photo by Kate Noll

2016 Grand Prize winner is Kate Noll of wildlife from Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park. Runners up are Phill Monson and Sandeep Gali. + 56 Honorable Mentions

Lightning storm in the Grand Canyon. Photo by Amit Lamba

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2018 Photo Contest Winners Collage

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Grizzly Bear #399 and her cubs. Photo by Mike Wheeler

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2018 Photo Contest Winners Collage

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Milky Way over Saguaro National Park. Photo by BLM Bob Wick

“Experiencing the parks at night through the lens of a camera is one of the coolest things I’ve done and the images... are absolutely stunning.”

Win Celestron gear

2016 Grand Prize Winner: Joan Gales. Weekly winners: Teresa Media, Stephanie Henry, John Mckeel, Christina Moore, Susan Ansorge, Don Spiegel, Yael Neubauer

2017 Photo Contest Winners

The three winners, Roger Twilley, Matt Meisenheimer, and Tony Prince, are all hobbyists—none is a professional photographer by trade—but their images were no accidents.