Photo Contest

The 2023 Photo Contest is now open! 

We want to see your best photographs that feature our lakes, streams, parks, wildlife, plants, recreation, or anything else outdoors that inspires you!

The Rules:

• Photos must be taken within the boundaries of the Riley Purgatory Bluff Creek Watershed District in 2022 or 2023
• Maximum 10 submissions per photographer
• Photographer must know the names and contact info of any identifiable people in the photo
• Images should accurately represent the reality of the photographed scene
• Photographers agree to grant the RPBCWD photo license of all submitted photos
• Photos must be:
  • Horizontal orientation
  • At least 300 dpi
  • TIF, JPEG, or PNG format (digital photos only) 

Winning photographs will be featured in a 2024 calendar, highlighted at rpbcwd.org, shared on our Facebook, Instagram and Twitter accounts, and more!

Submissions are due September 30th, 2023 and will be judged by RPBCWD staff and its Citizen Advisory Committee. 

With questions or for alternate submission methods, contact Eleanor at emahon@rpbcwd.org.

Scroll down to see the entries to our 2021 Photo Contest!

2021 Winning Photographs

Cover Image: Rajendran Thiagarajan, Purgatory Creek

Jillyse Wangerin, Bluff Creek

Aaron Pietsch, Hyland Lake

Debby Bluem, Purgatory Creek

Jillyse Wangerin, Bluff Creek

Julie Trantina, Lake Riley

Rajendran Thiagarajan, Purgatory Creek

Pat Beierwaltes, Red Rock Lake

Jeff Parker, Lake Riley

Julie Trantina, Rice Marsh Lake

Alex Christensen, Riley Creek

Tom Duevel, Purgatory Creek

Carrie Lindon, Lake Riley

Runners-Up:

Tom Duevel, Purgatory Creek

Maria Pazandak, Bloomington

Aaron Pietsch, Hyland Lake

Sharon McCotter, Lake Lucy

Maria Pazandak, Bloomington

Gretchen Meek, Purgatory Creek

Rajendran Thiagarajan, Purgatory Creek

Sharon McCotter, Lake Lucy

Jeff Parker, Lake Riley

Isaac Swartz, Rice Marsh Lake

Kelley Regan, Red Rock Lake

Levi Janssen, Purgatory Creek