Here are our 2022 photo contest winners! Take a look at these incredible images from around the Virginia Piedmont.
PEC Photo Contest
Learn more about PEC’s Annual Photo Contest

Help choose our photo contest winners
Here are the 2022 PEC Photo Contest finalists. Take a look and vote for your favorites now!

PEC’s Annual Photo Contest
The 2022 PEC Photo Contest is here! Submit your best landscape, wildlife, portrait and street photography from our nine-county region by September 30!

2021 Photo Contest
we need your help to select the winners! Voting is easy — first, check out all the photos in the slideshow! Then, use the form to select your favorite finalist from each of our categories: Beautiful Landscapes, Native Plants and Wildlife, People and Places, and the Youth Category (ages 17 and under).

2020 Photo Contest Winners & Finalists
The winners have been announced for the Piedmont Environmental Council’s 11th Annual Photo Contest.
PEC’s Annual Photo Contest Kicks Off!
The Piedmont Environmental Council’s 2020 Photo Contest begins today! As a young photographer myself, I’ve been looking forward to hosting this annual showcase.

2019 Photo Contest Winners & Finalists
We asked you to pick your favorite photos in four different categories: Beautiful Landscapes and Streetscapes, Native Plants and Wildlife, Outreach and Communications and the Youth Category. Congrats to Piedmont locals Cass Girvin, Susan Tucker and Ezra Staengl for their respective category wins!

2018 Photo Contest Winners & Finalists
We asked you to pick your favorite photos in four different categories: Beautiful Landscapes and Streetscapes, Native Plants and Wildlife, Outreach and Communications and the Youth Category. Congrats to Piedmont locals Susan Tucker, Dave McCrabb, Phyllis Dawson and Conor Farrell for their respective category wins!
2016 Photo Contest Winners & Finalists
We asked you to pick your favorite photos in four different categories: Local Farms and Food, Native Plants and Wildlife, Beautiful Landscapes and the Youth Category. Congrats to Joyce Harman, Susan Tucker, Jack Hardie and Becca Pizmoht for their respective category wins!
2015 Photo Contest Winners & Finalists
We asked you to pick your favorite photos in four different categories: Local Farms and Food, Native Plants and Wildlife, Beautiful Landscapes and the Youth Category. Congrats to Bridget Bryant, Denise Machado, Wellington Selden and Jack Hardie for their respective category wins!