2026 Umstead Photo & Illustration Contest
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Our annual Photography & Illustration Contest is open for submissions. This year's exhibit at the Park's Visitor Center promises to be a beautiful celebration of Umstead through the eyes of our community.
We're looking for photos and illustrations across five categories:
Photo categories:
-Where Are Your Footprints? — people doing Park activities, or evidence of them
-Stories in Stone — remnants and historic structures of the Park
-In the Wild: Flora — plants
-In the Wild: Fauna — animals
-Illustration category: Any work featuring or inspired by plants, animals, landscapes, or historic features within Umstead State Park — sketches, paintings, digital art, or computer-enhanced photography all welcome.
Adults and youth are judged separately, with First, Second, and Honorable Mention winners in each group receiving a feature in the exhibit, a complimentary Umstead State Park calendar, and a one-year household membership to the Umstead Coalition.
Know a young nature photographer? Encourage them to enter. The youth category (16 and under) is a wonderful opportunity to be recognized.
Submissions are open now. Deadline is June 28, 2026.
Photo: Beauty in the Ordinary by Hayden Dumaw, Honorable Mention, 2025 Umstead Photo & Illustration Contest
We're looking for photos and illustrations across five categories:
Photo categories:
-Where Are Your Footprints? — people doing Park activities, or evidence of them
-Stories in Stone — remnants and historic structures of the Park
-In the Wild: Flora — plants
-In the Wild: Fauna — animals
-Illustration category: Any work featuring or inspired by plants, animals, landscapes, or historic features within Umstead State Park — sketches, paintings, digital art, or computer-enhanced photography all welcome.
Adults and youth are judged separately, with First, Second, and Honorable Mention winners in each group receiving a feature in the exhibit, a complimentary Umstead State Park calendar, and a one-year household membership to the Umstead Coalition.
Know a young nature photographer? Encourage them to enter. The youth category (16 and under) is a wonderful opportunity to be recognized.
Submissions are open now. Deadline is June 28, 2026.
Photo: Beauty in the Ordinary by Hayden Dumaw, Honorable Mention, 2025 Umstead Photo & Illustration Contest
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