Photo Contest Winner

Stillwater resident Maribeth Lundeen says she frequently goes on meditative walks on the trails near the Arcola High Bridge. “The woods are beautiful with a diverse mix of trees,” she says, noting that the forest is different in every season. This photo, Under the Bridge, came in first place in the Wildlife & Nature category of the Lens on St. Croix Valley photo contest. “What struck me about this image was how I used the trees to help frame the bridge,” Lundeen says. Read more about A Beautiful Bridge

Competition was stiff this year for the annual Lens on St. Croix Valley photo contest, but after the dust settled, the judges picked the winning images in three categories: Activities & Events, City Landmarks and Wildlife & Nature. Read more about Lens on St. Croix Valley 2021 Photo Contest Winners

We regularly feature photo submissions from our Lens on St. Croix Valley photo contest in the pages of St. Croix Valley Magazine and online. This month, we asked Kim Spenser to tell us about her 2020 first place photograph in the People and Families category titled Brothers in the Sunset.

Where/when was the photo taken? Read more about Brothers in the Sunset

We regularly feature photo submissions from our Lens on St. Croix Valley photo contest in the pages of St. Croix Valley Magazine and online. This month, we asked Andrew Jerry to tell us about his photograph titled Hot Air Affair. Read more about Moon Glow