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Announcing GMC’s Summer 2022 Photo Contest

August 7, 2022 by GMC Staff Leave a Comment

Bourne Pond at sunset.
Bourne Pond, past photo contest submission by: Eduardo Donoso Estay

The air is warm and the trails are lively! You’ve been capturing photos of your summer adventures all season, and now it’s time to enter them into GMC’s annual photo contest.

Enter to win a prize and a chance to have your photo featured in GMC’s print and digital media, including the Long Trail News! Any original photo taken on the Long Trail, its side trails, the Appalachian Trail in Vermont, or Kingdom Heritage Trails in the Northeast Kingdom are welcome. Submit up to three images in each category by Sunday, August 28.

Sharing your photos is one way you can support our work to protect and maintain the Long Trail and other trails managed by the Green Mountain Club.

Stratton springwater, past photo contest submission by: Will Kriewald

Submission Awards

Submit up to three photos in each category: Trail Features (shelters, trails, signs, etc.); People (hikers, trail crews, etc.); or Landscapes & Views. Up to 10 honorable mentions will be posted for a Hikers’ Choice vote at the end of August. Winners will be notified via email by Friday, September 9. All winning entries will be featured on our blog and social media. Enter GMC’s Photo Contest using the form below.

  • Grand Prize: $100 gift card to the GMC online store (good for guidebooks, clothing, and more!)
  • Category Winners: $50 gift card to the GMC online store
  • Hikers’ Choice: A custom, GMC t-shirt and buff
Madonna Peak, a past photo submission by: Leah Harman

Submit Your Summer Photos

2022 GMC Summer Photo Contest

  • Photo requirements:
    • Submit up to three images per category.
    • Photos should be taken on the Long Trail and its side trails, the Vermont Appalachian Trail, or Northeast Kingdom trails.
    • Label photo file with photographer’s full name, approximate date image was taken, location, and a brief caption.
    • High-resolution digital photos, 300 dpi, in JPEG or TIFF format are preferred and required for print publications. Note: images that do not meet these requirements can not be printed in the Long Trail News or calendar.
    • Landscape oriented (horizontal) photos are especially useful in our work. Only landscape-oriented images can be published in the calendar.
    Deadline for submissions: All entries must be received by Sunday, August 28
  • Photo Contest Entry

  • Rename file with the appropriate details, for example: "Photographer Name_Date Taken_Location_Caption.jpg"
    You may upload up to 3 total photos.
    Drop files here or
    Accepted file types: jpg, png, tiff, jpeg, Max. file size: 10 MB, Max. files: 3.
    • Rename file with the appropriate details, for example: "Photographer Name_Date Taken_Location_Caption.jpg"
      You may upload up to 3 total photos.
      Drop files here or
      Accepted file types: jpg, png, tiff, jpeg, Max. file size: 10 MB, Max. files: 3.
      • Rename file with the appropriate details, for example: "Photographer Name_Date Taken_Location_Caption.jpg"
        You may upload up to 3 total photos.
        Drop files here or
        Accepted file types: jpg, png, tiff, jpeg, Max. file size: 10 MB, Max. files: 3.
        • By entering the contest, entrants grant GMC a royalty-free, non-exclusive license to display, distribute, and reproduce the entries, in whole or in part, for any GMC purpose, including, but not limited to, GMC publications, merchandise, and website. Any photograph reproduced in GMC publications will include a photographer credit. GMC will not be required to pay any additional consideration or seek any additional approval in connection with such uses. Green Mountain Club staff are not eligible to enter.

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        January 20, 2023

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        The Green Mountain Club is the founder and maintainer of the Long Trail - the oldest long distance hiking trail in America. Established in 1910 to build this trail stretching the length of Vermont, the club now also maintains the Appalachian Trail in Vermont and trails in the Northeast Kingdom in its mission to "make the Vermont mountains play a larger part in the life of the people." Read more...

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