TLC’s photo contest is back! We had some incredible submissions last year, and we’re excited to kick off 2025 with an exciting new challenge and see our trails through your camera lenses.
We’re switching up our contest categories this year to celebrate and represent each of TLC’s seven public nature preserves – Bailey & Sarah Williamson Preserve in Raleigh, Flower Hill Preserve in Middlesex, George & Julia Brumley Family Preserve in Chapel Hill, Horton Grove Preserve in Bahama, Johnston Mill Preserve in Chapel Hill, Swift Creek Bluffs Preserve in Raleigh, and White Pines Preserve in Sanford.
From the roaring rivers’ edge at White Pines to the small yet special trail at Flower Hill, there are countless sights and adventures to seek out on TLC trails. Seven winners (one from each preserve) will be selected and receive recognition and a TLC prize pack.
Your photos can be of anything – a beloved trail, a native plant, a wildlife sighting, or just the gorgeous natural landscape. No photography experience is required – if you love a photo you’ve taken and want to share, we want to see it!
Participants can submit up to five photos per preserve category – enter photos for just your favorite nature preserve or several! Please submit your entries by Friday, February 28th at 11:59 PM.
Guidelines
- Photos MUST be taken at any of TLC’s seven public nature preserves (listed below). Photos taken elsewhere will NOT count.
- Photographers must remain on trail when taking photos. Please make sure to stay on trail whenever you are visiting a TLC preserve and follow all posted preserve guidelines.
- Photographers are responsible for ensuring that they have the consent of any people featured in submitted photos (or the consent of the subject’s parent/guardian, if under 18).
- Photos previously submitted to past TLC photo contests will not count.
Your submitted photos may pop up on TLC’s social media channels and publications for years to come, with the appropriate photo credits.
How to submit your photos
Participants can use this Google Form to submit their photos to one or multiple of the seven categories:
- Category 1: Bailey & Sarah Williamson Preserve
- Category 2: Flower Hill Preserve
- Category 3: George & Julia Brumley Family Preserve*
- Category 4: Horton Grove Preserve
- Category 5: Johnston Mill Preserve
- Category 6: Swift Creek Bluffs Preserve
- Category 7: White Pines Preserve
*Photos from both the North and South sections of Brumley Preserve will be considered in this category.
Please be sure to name your files with your name, the location, and month/year taken.
Example: FirstNameLastName_WilliamsonPreserve_May2024
Winner selection
The top three photos in each category will be selected by TLC staff and then will have the opportunity to be voted on by the public.
Questions? Contact Olivia Garcia, TLC’s Communications Associate, at [email protected]
2024 TLC Photo Contest Winners
