2023 VASWCD Photo Contest is now closed-check back in January 2024 for next year’s contest!
The VASWCD is committed to the conservation of natural resources through stewardship and education programs and we want to see it through your eyes. Capture those vibrant moments and express what conservation looks like through your lens! The contest is open from January – August 1. To learn more about the contest please click here for a full list of Photo Contest Rules. You can submit up to 10 photos and to do so you click on the submit your photos button below. All photographs must be taken within the Commonwealth of Virginia. Photographs taken outside the state of Virginia will be disqualified.
2022 VASWCD Photo Contest Winners
Congratulations to Amanda Dorton from Buchanan County, located in the Big Sandy Soil & Water Conservation District! Amanda took the below Overall Winning Photo that was submitted in our 2022 Photo Contest “Conservation Moments”. This photo is titled “Southern Gap Mama and Little One”
Other 2022 Winners:
Young Photographer Winning Photo – “Praying” by Patrick Matthews 
People’s Choice Winning Photo- “Caring for One Another.” by Allen Melson 
“Next Crop.” by Kelly Jones Snoddy 
“Crop Rotations Repair Soil.” by Bob Diller 
“Sparring Candy Darters.“ by Loughtan Cabe 
“Golden Time” by Tracy Miller 
“Siblings.” by Patrick Matthews 
“Sharing the Secrets of the Soil.” by Alexandra Schmidt 
“My Breakfast” by Saravanan Rajamanickam 
“American Kestrel at the James River” by Lisa Watkins 
“Wild ponies on Wilburn Ridge.” by Tim Pennington
Check out our Facebook page for more winning details