WINNER:
Casey Helling   Downpour

FIRST RUNNER UP:
Tom Krebs    After the Rain

SECOND RUNNER UP:
Katherine Plessner    Sunset Bridge

THIRD RUNNER UP:
Casey Helling    Beaver Bay Golden Hour

HONORABLE MENTION:
Lori Frith    Pressure Ridge

HONORABLE MENTION:
Carol Reilly    Pointing Tree

HONORABLE MENTION:
Suanne Kallis    Evening Icicle

HONORABLE MENTION:
Casey Helling    Pebble Beach Golden Hour

The 2025 North Dakota Waterways Photo Contest

will be begin accepting entries January 1, 2025.

Deadline for submitting photos is May 16, 2025.

Photography Contest Rules

Entries will be judged on suitability for publication on the front cover, appropriate representation of North Dakota’s water, and photographic creativity, and quality.

Photographs must have been taken in North Dakota and water must appear in some form (i.e., snow, rain, ice, lake, river, dew, etc.) in the photograph. Digital photos preferred and must be at least 300 DPI at 9 x 12 inches, vertical orientation. Photographs not meeting these specifications will be disqualified. Entries may also be mailed to NDWEF, PO Box 2254, Bismarck, ND 58502. Winners will be notified; there will be no acknowledgement of receipt of entries. Entries will be returned if a self-addressed stamped envelope is included with the entry.

There are no categories. One overall winner, three runners-up, and four honorable mention winners will be chosen at the judge’s discretion. The decisions of the judge are final. There is no entry fee and no limit on the number of photographs you may enter.

Prizes

Winners receive cash prizes. Winning photos may appear on a future front cover of the magazine.