Thank you for voting for your favorite Maine photos in our 10th annual Down East Reader Photo Contest. Voting ended on September 9.

Winners in three categories — Landscape, Lifestyle, and Wildlife — are eligible for thousands of dollars in cash and prizes, including a spot on a Down East Adventures photo workshop, Down East subscriptions and swag, and publication in the magazine.

Submissions will be evaluated by a panel of Down East photo and design staff. The panel will select a winner and a runner-up in each category, contest sponsor the Natural Resources Council of Maine will select the winner of its Maine Outdoors Prize, and our readers have voted for a Readers’ Choice winner in each category as well! Prizes include:

Grand Prize: Publication, a one-year subscription, a swag bag of Down East goodies, and a $500 cash prize!
Runner Up: Publication, a one-year subscription, a swag bag of Down East goodies, and a $200 cash prize!
Maine Outdoors Prize: Publication, a one-year subscription, and a swag bag of Down East goodies.
Readers’ Choice: Publication, a one-year subscription, a swag bag of Down East goodies. Plus, one overall Readers’ Choice winner will receive a free 2025 Down East Adventures photo workshop!

Winners will be notified in September 2024, and their work will be published in the December 2024 issue of Down East.