News Release

Obed Wild & Scenic River Announces Eleventh Annual Photo Contest

"Foggy Sunrise over Nemo”

NPS/Jeff Parlow

News Release Date: January 5, 2022

Contact: Christopher Derman, 423-569-9778

Obed Wild & Scenic River would like to celebrate your photography skills while using the spectacular views, historic sites, recreational opportunities, and diversity of life at the Obed as a muse. Images may show wildlife, plant life, natural landscapes, historic areas, weather, or people interacting with nature at the park. All photographs should accurately reflect the subject matter and the scene as it appeared.

The park has set the deadline for submitting entries for the park's 11th annual photo contest at 4:30 PM (ET) on July 31, 2022.

Photographs may be submitted into one of five categories:

1. Recreation -- photographs of people participating in legal recreational activities.
2. Dark Skies – expansive and dramatic views of the night sky within the boundaries of the park.
3. Flora & Fauna -- animals in their natural habitat, including close-ups of invertebrates, or plants in their natural habitat, including close-ups of flowers, fungi, lichen, and algae.
4. Landscapes -- expansive and dramatic views of the land and its features within the Obed park boundaries.
5. Youth -- entries in any category by photographers under 18 years of age.

Entries will be judged on technical excellence, originality, creativity, visual impact, and artistic merit. Judges’ decisions are final. Selected images will be printed for an exhibition at Obed Visitor Center that will open on Friday, August 26, 2022.

“The impressive photos entered into this annual event are used to showcase the beauty of the park for online viewers all over the world,” said Superintendent Niki Stephanie Nicholas. Images are frequently displayed on the official park website, social media pages, park-produced publications, and more.

For more information about the annual park photo contest, and how to participate, click here: http://www.nps.gov/obed/learn/photosmultimedia/obed-photo-contest.htm.

For more information about Obed Wild and Scenic River, call [phone].