2026 North Dakota Waterways Photography Contest
Entries accepted UNTIL May 15, 2026
Winter, Summer, Spring or Fall . . . WE WANT TO SEE THEM ALL!
We’re looking for those hidden away people and places to help us showcase North Dakota’s water treasures. Take a picture suitable for the magazine’s front cover. It could be taken in
your backyard, at the neighborhood playground, by the creek, behind the farm house, or near your favorite fishing hole – in any season.
Be creative! If you “Discover our Cover,” you win!
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 are 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. Only the 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.
E-mail digital photos to editor@ndwater.net.
Send entries to:
2026 Waterways Photo Contest,
c/o North Dakota Water magazine
P.O. Box 2254
Bismarck, ND 58502