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Focus on the Seasons Photo Contest

We invite you to capture the beauty of Lakewood during our Focus on the Seasons photo contest. Each season, eight semi-finalists will be selected, and then Lakewood friends and families are invited to vote for their favorites. The top three vote getters from each season, twelve in total, will have their photo featured in the Lakewood calendar, with name credit. Winners also receive a beautiful Lakewood gift.

When our photo contest is open, photographers may enter up to two seasonal photos taken on Lakewood’s grounds.

  • Photos must be horizontal and high-resolution.
  • Photos cannot include any recognizable faces.
  • Photographers may only win once each year, so please plan ahead when you consider which photos to enter.

Winter Submissions:
February 18 – March 24
Winter Voting:
March 31 – April 7

Spring Submissions:
April 17 – May 28
Spring Voting:
June 2 – June 9

Summer Submissions:
June 14 – August 25
Summer Voting:
August 28 – September 4

Fall Submissions:
September 18 – October 27
Fall Voting:
October 29 – November 3

Our WINTER photo contest is open now!

Winter Focus on the Seasons: Lakewood's 2025 Photo Contest
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Maximum file size: 52.43MB

Maximum file size: 52.43MB

Contest rules and tips:      

  • Everyone is welcome to enter!    
  • Submit up to two photos (per season). Photographers may only win once each year, so please plan ahead when you consider which photos to enter.
  • Photos must be horizontal.   
  • Photos must be high-resolution.  
  • All photos must be taken on the grounds at Lakewood.       
  • Please do not include recognizable faces in photos.      
  • Photographers may only win once per year.
  • Minor adjustments to photos, such as sharpening, contrast or cropping are permitted, but no other enhancements.       
  • Please be sensitive and respectful of others’ privacy. Avoid any area where there are funerals or graveside services, or a person/family is visiting a grave. Avoid pictures that show names on monuments and markers unless they are public figures and/or have historical significance.      
  • Images taken at Lakewood are for personal use or, if submitted, for use in the Lakewood calendar. If you wish to use photographs for any commercial or professional use, please contact Lakewood for written consent.   
  • 2026 Calendars will be available for free in our Welcome Center mid-December 2025.
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