Celebrate Creation Photo Contest

The 2026 contest is now open!

This contest, now in its third year, is a way to encourage us to get outside and start exploring God’s creation. These do not have to be professional pictures — photos taken with your phone will be just fine. The only requirement is that the photo captures something in nature with no human elements. Submit your photos by Aug. 31.

Submission form

2025 winners

FIRST PLACE - LANDSCAPES: Hill pasture on our farm in Remington just before a storm — May 2024 (By Gail Sander)

FIRST PLACE - LANDSCAPES: Hill pasture on our farm in Remington just before a storm — May 2024 (By Gail Sander)

FIRST PLACE (TIED) - FOREST: Approaching my home coming back from walking my dog, I couldn’t help but notice the simple beauty of the trees just awakening this spring. — April 15, 2025 (By Michele Price)

FIRST PLACE (TIED) - FOREST: Approaching my home coming back from walking my dog, I couldn’t help but notice the simple beauty of the trees just awakening this spring. — April 15, 2025 (By Michele Price)

FIRST PLACE (TIED) - FOREST: Autumn on Viewtree Mountain near Warrenton — Nov. 1, 2022 (By Troy Hayes)

FIRST PLACE (TIED) - FOREST: Autumn on Viewtree Mountain near Warrenton — Nov. 1, 2022 (By Troy Hayes)

FIRST PLACE - WATER: Supermoon over Topsail beach — September 2024 (By Nelson Brittle)

FIRST PLACE - WATER: Supermoon over Topsail beach — September 2024 (By Nelson Brittle)

FIRST PLACE - SUNRISES/SUNSETS: Sunset on Viewtree Mountain — Jan. 20, 2022 (By Troy Hayes)

FIRST PLACE - SUNRISES/SUNSETS: Sunset on Viewtree Mountain — Jan. 20, 2022 (By Troy Hayes)

FIRST PLACE - FLOWERS/PLANTS: A weed on Viewtree Drive in Warrenton — 2024 (By Norma Thatcher)

FIRST PLACE - FLOWERS/PLANTS: A weed on Viewtree Drive in Warrenton — 2024 (By Norma Thatcher)

FIRST PLACE - MAMMALS: A fox in the yard in Warrenton — 2025 (By Norma Thatcher)

FIRST PLACE - MAMMALS: A fox in the yard in Warrenton — 2025 (By Norma Thatcher)

FIRST PLACE - BIRDS: Kenya (By Elaine Lutz)

FIRST PLACE - BIRDS: Kenya (By Elaine Lutz)

FIRST PLACE - OTHER WILDLIFE: Taken in our yard in southern Fauquier (By Maeve Newman)

FIRST PLACE - OTHER WILDLIFE: Taken in our yard in southern Fauquier (By Maeve Newman)