Photography

Love to take photos in national parks? Whether it’s a landscape, a wildlife pic, or a Milky Way shot, send it our way. You could win a Tamron camera lens!

National Park Trips Media and Tamron have teamed up to offer Photo Workshops inside your favorite national parks.

Want to know how to get a winning shot? Read these behind-the-scenes stories on how our three first-place photographers captured award-winning photos.

Don't pose too close to wildlife, in waterfalls, rivers and streams, or off the trail. Ouch! Here are suggestions on how to take pain-free photos.

The three winners, Roger Twilley, Matt Meisenheimer, and Tony Prince, are all hobbyists—none is a professional photographer by trade—but their images were no accidents.

2015 Grand Prize winner is Amit Lamba - A Storm is Coming! Grand Canyon National Park. Runners up are Stephen Goldschmidt and D Brent Young.

2016 Grand Prize winner is Kate Noll of wildlife from Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park. Runners up are Phill Monson and Sandeep Gali. + 56 Honorable Mentions

The three Grand Prize winners are Matt Meisenheimer for Landscape, Roger Twilley for Wildlife, and Tony Prince for Night Skies. Also see 48 Honorable Mention photos.

Here are some great photos found taken by visitors to Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the surrounding areas.