The 2015 winning photos of the National Park Trips Photographic Memories Contest are in. We had 1749 entries in all – lots of fantastic photos. Although the contest rules say we will award three Tamron lenses for the top three entries, we just couldn’t let some of these photos go without acknowledgement. So, we added 34 honorable mention winners who had great shots to ohhhh and ahhhh over.
Grand Prize Winner
Amit Lamba – A Storm is Coming!
Amit Lamba Amit won a Tamron SP 150-600mm Di VC USD Lens (for Canon, Nikon and Sony Full-Frame and APS-C DSLR cameras; $1069 value)
Runner Up
Stephen Goldschmidt – California Condor
Stephen Goldschmidt Stephen won a Tamron 16-300mm Di II VC PZD Macro Lens (for Canon, Nikon and Sony APS-C DSLR cameras; $629 value)
2nd Runner Up
D Brent Young – Moose at a Mountain Lake in Autumn
D Brent Young Brent won a Tamron 10-24mm Di II (for Canon, Nikon, Pentax and Sony APS-C DSLR cameras; $449 value)
Honorable Mention – Landscape
Winners receive a Leatherman multi-tool from Tamron ($38.50 value).
Sunrise at the Organ, Arches National Park Paul Threlkel
Sunset on Devil’s Golf Course, Death Valley National Park Michel Hersen
Sunrise in Fruita’s Orchards, Capitol Reef National Park Wayne Dixon
Crimson Sunset, Crater Lake National Park Dipti Samant
Sunset at Desert View, Grand Canyon National Park Alex Talyamsky
First Glow on the Peaks of Mt.Grinnell, Mt. Wilbur and the Continental Divide, Glacier National Park Nathaniel Gonzales
Windswept Dunes, Great Sand Dunes National Park Ellen Fitzgibbon
Star Trails, Joshua Tree National Park Scott Poupis
Hyatt Lane in Autumn, Great Smoky Mountains National Park Tom Tackett
The Golden Door at Big Sur, Los Padres National Forest Bachir Badaoui
Iliamna Volcano by Plane, Lake Clark National Park Samuel Resendes
Double Falls in the Right Fork Canyon of North Creek, Zion National Park John Robinson
Backpacking in the Badlands, Theodore Roosevelt National Park Jeremy Lichtenberger
Misty Tunnel View, Yosemite National Park Sungjin Ahn
Honorable Mention – Wildlife
Winners receive a Leatherman multi-tool from Tamron ($38.50 value).
Moose Couple, Yellowstone National Park Teresa Alexander
Mountain Goats at Hidden Lake, Glacier National Park Kim Higgins
Anhinga Drive Their Pointed Bills into Their Prey and Swallow Them Whole, Everglades National Park Thomas Conroy
Bison Mom and Calf Cuddling, Yellowstone National Park Ly Dang
Brown Bear Cubs in a Tree to Avoid a Male Bear in the Area, Lake Clark National Park Gary Hamilton
Two Big Horn Sheep, Grand Canyon National Park Morris Erickson
Early Morning Elk Bugle, Yellowstone National Park Michael Waller
Western Bluebird, Great Smoky Mountains National Park Jim Duffy
Black Bear Savoring the Late Season Berries, Grand Teton National Park Jody Hildreth
Red Foxes, Grand Teton National Park Karen Schuenemann
Moose Double Trouble, Yellowstone National Park Linda Hedden
Diving Great Grey Owl, Yellowstone National Park Athena Burns
Mountain Lion on the Run, Grand Teton National Park Kurt Holtzen
Honorable Mention – People
Winners receive a Leatherman multi-tool from Tamron ($38.50 value).
Even Superheroes can be amazed – Painted Hills Unit, John Day Fossil Beds National Monument Brian Ries
Gazing At The Half Dome at Olmsted Point, Yosemite National Park Basak Prince
Self-Portrait at Pinyon Flats Surrounded by Howling Coyotes in the Darkness, Great Sand Dunes National Park Nicholas Zupancich
Walk About, Rocky Mountain National Park Lisa Van Stratten
Angel Almost Landing (Angel’s Landing), Zion National Park Saurabh Ray
Grand Prismatic “Spring in your Step,” Yellowstone National Park Victoria Salig
Camping under the Milky Way at Toroweap Lookout, Grand Canyon National Park Tony Prince
See the 2014 National Park Photo Contest Winners
