Photo Contest
Captured some amazing moments in our parks this year? Get ready to showcase them in the 2025 Photo Contest! There’s still plenty of time to explore, make new memories, and snap your best shots before the year ends. Let’s Go Photograph Our Parks!
See a PDF of the 2025 Winners!
Photo Contest Categories:
- Events
- Horticulture
- People
- Scenic
- Wildlife
Entry Requirements:
Send digital files as attachments to parksinfo@somersetcoparksnj.gov.
Pictures must be taken by Somerset County residents in a park managed by the Somerset County Park Commission in the year 2025.
Photos may be touched up, but MUST NOT be manipulated using editing and/or AI software.
Touching up Photos: Making small adjustments to improve the photo’s quality without changing its content.
Examples: Adjusting brightness, contrast, color balance, cropping, or straightening
Manipulating Photos: Making significant changes that alter the original scene or subject matter.
Examples: Adding/removing objects or people, changing backgrounds, combining multiple photos into one, drastically altering colors or proportions
Photos must be submitted by the original photographer. Photos submitted by someone other than the photographer must show proof of the original photographers permission to do so.
Contestants who do not follow entry requirements will be disqualified.
Attachments must be/include:
- High resolution photos only.
- Indicate "Photo Contest" in subject line of email.
- Title attached photos in email as such: "Category - Park Location - Photographers Full Name"
- Entries are limited to 3 photos per category, per person.
Email Example:
Contest Winners:
There will be 5 winners per each category. The winners will be announced in January 2026.
Winners will receive certificates and be posted on our social media pages and website. First place photos will be displayed in the Park Commission Headquarters. Follow our social media accounts to stay updated on the contest!
1st Place Winners will also receive leisure pursuit cards for use at Somerset County Park facilities!
Facebook: facebook.com/scparksnj
Instagram: @somerset.parks
By submitting your photo(s) to the Somerset County Park Commission (SCPC), you agree to grant SCPC free of charge the right to use the photo(s) in any manner and media, including without limitation, the right to publish, adapt, distribute, copy, display or translate in printed or electronic media even if they are not the winning entries.
2025 WINNERS
2024 WINNERS
2023 WINNERS
2022 WINNERS
2021 WINNERS
2019 WINNERS
| Attachment | Size |
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 2025 Photo Contest | 19.1 MB |
| 2024_photo_contest_winners.pdf | 20.15 MB |