@2024 Photo Contest Entries

Snap the Spirit of Haines!

The 2025 Visit Haines Photo Contest is Here!

Grab your camera and get ready to share what makes Haines special to you. Whether you're here for a day or call this place home, we want to see your favorite moments—outdoor adventures, festive gatherings, peaceful escapes, and the everyday magic happening all around us.

This Year’s Theme: Caught in the Moment

This year’s contest celebrates people in motion—exploring, gathering, celebrating, working, or simply enjoying the beauty of the Chilkat Valley. Whether it’s action-packed or quietly reflective, we’re looking for images that capture the human experience in Haines.

Contest Kicks Off July 1st!

Submissions open Tuesday, July 1st, weekly winners will be announced the following Wednesday on social media and notified via email.

Weekly Winner Announcement Dates: July 9th, 16th, 23rd & 30th. August 6th, 13th, 20th & 27th.

How it Works:

  • Weekly Winners: Each week, two standout photo entries will be selected and featured across our channels. Each winner receives a $50 gift card to a local Haines business of their choice.
  • Grand Prizes:
    At the end of the contest, we’ll draw five grand prize winners from all entries received:
    • (2) Grand Prize Winners: $250 Alaska Airlines gift cards
    • (3) Runners-Up: $100 gift cards to a local business of your choice

Submit as many photos as you like—more entries mean more chances to win!

Grand Prize Drawing – Tuesday, September 2

The grand prize drawing will be held Tuesday, September 2nd, live on social media.
All participants are eligible to win—regardless of whether you were a weekly winner.

Bonus: Selected photos may also be featured in future Haines Borough materials, helping to share the story of our community with the world.

No matter how you experience Haines—on the water, on the trails, or in the heart of town—we want to see the moments that matter to you.

Snap. Share. Celebrate.

Let’s tell the story of Haines—one incredible moment at a time.

 

ENTRIES HERE

Photo entry must be at least 5 megapixels and must be in JPG format

Photographs may be gently edited, keep in mind natural as possible.

Photographs may be in either black & white or color.

Photographs may be either in vertical or horizontal format.

Entrants should not place borders or frames around their images, or place watermarks, signatures, dates, or copyright notices on their images.  

Photos must be of the Haines area including the Lynn Canal and the Haines Highway and the drive to Haines Junction. 

Contest winner must be a U. S. resident of at least 18 years of age. 

 

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Terms and Conditions

By submitting an entry to the 2025 Photo Contest you agree to the following:

Release by the Photographer

The participant hereby represents and warrants that he/she is the author of all the material submitted to Visit Haines and shall defend and hold Visit Haines harmless from any action, claim, loss, damage, liability and/or expense arising from or connected to the infringement of intellectual property rights or copyright with respect to the material submitted.

By registering your photography with Visit Haines, the participant hereby grants Haines Visitor Center an irrevocable, royalty-free and perpetual license right to use without restriction and reproduce all submitted materials, including without limitation the copying, transmission, distribution and publication for display or promotional purposes.

Submissions received after August 31st will not be considered for a prize but may be utilized as described in the terms listed above.

 

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Spooky Fog Hike
Eddy & Stella at the Beach

 

Here Are some of the Amazing 2024 Weekly Winners!