2025 GMC Photo Contest: Winning Photos and Other Entries

September 15, 2025 by GMC Staff 2 Comments

Thank you to everyone who entered the 2025 GMC photo contest! In this year’s contest, members of the Long Trail hiking community shared over 200 images that capture the beauty of Vermont’s mountains, trails, and hiking community as seen through your eyes and camera lenses. Scroll through the winning photographs and a selection of other entries we just had to share! Congratulations to this year’s Green Mountain Club 2025 Photo Contest winners.

Grand Prize

2025 GMC Photo Contest overall contest winner — “Spruce Ledge Sunrise,” by Mark Paquin

Hikers’ Choice

2025 GMC Photo Contest Hikers' Choice winning image. — “Up for Dawn,” by Joe Iadanza

Flora and Fauna

2025 GMC Photo Contest flora and fauna category winner. — “Ostrich Fern Emerging Along the Long Trail,” by Laura Knapp

Hikers

“Taking It In After a Hard Climb Up Camel’s Hump,” by Tara Blondin

Landscapes and Views

“Heading Up Camel’s Hump,” by Mickey Nowak

Trail Features

“Trail Junction at Bamforth Ridge Shelter,” by Barbee Hauzinger

More Amazing Photo Contest Entries

“Hiking in the Clouds,” by Gretchen Alexander

“Foggy Golden Hour on Morse,” by Owen Rachampbell

“Walking the Puncheon,” by Jackie McDaniel

“Happy Holidays,” by Julie Ruegsegger

“Sunset Ridge Foliage,” by Leo He

“Division One Pond,” by Phil Hough

“Misty Dawn,” by Tian Feng

“First Camel’s Hump Summit,” by William Tyler

“30+ Years of Annual Solstice Hike,” by Scott Barnicle

“Red Eft,” by Krista Cheney

“Full Shelter,” by Tara Blondin

“Red Sumac,” by Rachel Norton

“Mansfield in the Clouds,” by David Casarella

“Falling Water in Fall,” by Lisa Hardy

Comments

Kathy Keenan says

December 23, 2025 at 6:58 am

Just received the winter edition of the Long Trail News. Sure hope the BEAUTIFUL cover photo by Lily LaRegina qualifies for entry into next year’s photo contest!

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- Chloe Miller says
  
  December 23, 2025 at 3:44 pm
  
  Hi Kathy, it is a beautiful photo! Lily is a fulltime staff member here, so staff can’t enter the photo contest. Lily runs the annual photo contest though!
  
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