Photo Contest Deadline June 30, Winners will be announced September 16.

The first Refuge Photo Contest was held in 2001, and since that year, thousands of photographs have been submitted, creating a goldmine of images of the birds, wildlife, plants, and scenic shots of Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge. This digital library is used on a regular basis by the Friends and by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to provide photos for Facebook and websites, the Swamp Scene newsletter, exhibits and flyers, postcards which are sold in the Friends Nature Shop, outreach and orientation presentations, and the photo slide show which runs continuously in the Visitor Center. Thank you so much to the many photographers who have submitted photos over the years. You are hundreds of eyes capturing so much diversity in all seasons at all times of day. It’s priceless. There is no other way this incredible digital library resource could have been created.

Deadline approaching

The deadline for the 2017 Photo Contest is fast approaching. Entries must be received by June 30, 2017. We accept digital entries only. You may mail your entries or drop them off at the Helen C. Fenske Visitor Center.

This year, you may also submit your photos online, using our new website Photo Contest Entry Form.

Download the contest rules here.

You can contribute to the Photo Library

Winners will be announced at Fall Festival, September 16, 2017. Whether or not your photo is selected as a winner, this is a great way to donate your photos to the Friends and the Refuge where they will be added to the digital library and used for interpretation, education, and public enjoyment. Thank you so much for contributing to this incredible and unique resource.