The winners of the 2016 Photo Contest were announced at the 17th annual Great Swamp Fall Festival on September 10, 2016. Thank you to all of the 23 photographers who participated in our contest and congratulations to our winners. Our Photo Library now contains more than 1,000 Great Swamp NWR images — an invaluable collection for publications, websites, publicity, videos and more. This resource is used by the Friends, the Refuge, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Thank you to everyone who has contributed over the years to this incredible, rich and diverse library.
You can view the winning photographs on our Photo Contest Winners page.
The Winners:
Category: Birds
First place: Jim Duffy
Second place: Chuck Hantis
Honorable mention: Stephanie Smith
Category: Butterflies and Other Pollinators
First place: Jim Duffy
Second place: Mike Duffy
Honorable mention: T.C. Chiang
Category: Landscape
First place: Richard Harris
Second place: Jim Duffy
Honorable mention: Brian Fruehling
Category: Plants
First place: Maureen Duffy
Second place: Robert Stapperfenne
Honorable mention: Carol Duffy
Category: Wilderness
First place: Jim Duffy
Second place: Gay Raab
Honorable mention: Robert Stapperfenne
Category: Wildlife
First place: Robert Lin
Second place: Jim Duffy
Honorable mention: Dorota Jansiewicz
Category: Youth
First place: Justine Wang
Honorable mention: Caitlin Moy
Honorable mention: Samantha Moy
Honorable mention: Johnny Van Saders
Thank you to our judges Jim Gilbert, professional wildlife photographer and Bill Koch, former Refuge Manager.
The 2017 contest has begun! The deadline is June 30, 2017. The categories are:
Birds
Wildlife (other than birds)
Plants
Landscapes
Youth (16 and under)
The entry form will be available soon. In the meantime, come on over to Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge and bring your camera.
National Wildlife Refuge Week – Special Evening Just For Photographers
This year, for the first time, we will have a special Sunset Walk during National Wildlife Refuge Week just for photographers. The walk will start at 4:45 p.m. from the Bluebird Parking Lot. We’ll walk to the impoundment pools where you will have time to set up your equipment early. Space is limited and reservations are required. Call 973-425-9510 to register.