Show off your Boundary Waters adventures!

Think you captured the perfect Boundary Waters moment? Your best BWCA shots could win big!

Enter our 2025 photo contest for a chance to win one of eight prizes and help fuel our mission to protect, preserve and restore the Boundary Waters.
There are eight categories with eight winners. Each winner will receive a $30 gift certificate to REI.

Deadline for entry is December 5, 2025.

Guidelines/ Rules

• Submit photos in their highest resolution – the bigger, the better!
• By entering, you grant Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness permission to use your photos in our advocacy and outreach work (emails, social media, printed materials). Don’t worry, we’ll always give you credit!
• Name your files like this: “first name_last name_handle_category” Example: “Jane_Doe_@paddler42_Vintage”
• Include your social media handle in the filename if you have one – we’d love to tag you!
• Enter as many photos as you’d like by emailing them to photo@friends-bwca.org or clicking the button below.
• Deadline is December 5!
• Pro tip: We love photos with people in them! But please—no AI-generated images, no heavy filters, and definitely no bad Photoshop jobs. Keep it real. Natural shots only. Your authentic Boundary Waters moments are what we’re after!
• -We know some of these categories may overlap. Just pick the one that seems to fit your photo the best.

We know some of these categories overlap. Just pick the one that seems to fit your photo the best.

Categories

• Kids
• Wildlife
• On the Water
• Landscape
• Dogs
• Winter
• Friends and Family
• Vintage