Congratulations to our 2025 photo contest winners! Thank you to everyone who submitted photographs illustrating their vision of the Bay region—from Pennsylvania to Virginia, from the Shenandoah Mountains to the Eastern Shore.
The first-prize photograph appears in CBF's 2026 calendar. All winners will also receive a one-year membership to CBF and will have their photos displayed on CBF's website, in a CBF e-newsletter, and in CBF's Save the Bay magazine.
2025 Winners
First Place
George Kurzik (prize: $500)
The sun sets over Chickies Rock overlooking a bend in the Susquehanna River in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
George Kurzik
Second Place
John Reitzel (prize: $250)
An egret takes an early morning stroll along Pennsylvania's Susquehanna River near Washington Boro and the Conejohela Flats.
John Reitzel
Third Place
Barbara Houston (prize: $150)
An American oystercatcher works hard to get an oyster as the incoming tide laps his bill and face in Fort Monroe, Virginia.
Barbara Houston
Viewer's Choice Award
Leslie Pulford (prize: $100)
Piney Run Park in Eldersburg, Maryland, is a great place for watching birds like this juvenile barred owl.
Leslie Pulford
Winners Gallery
Check out our map below to see where this and previous years' winner photos were taken.
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