We are pleased to announce the winners of the 2024 Public Lands & Waters Photo Contest! Your breathtaking photography from across North America truly captured the essence of our public lands, waters, and wildlife, reigniting our fire for conservation and reminding us why we do what we do.
The Prizes
We would like to extend a huge thank you to our sponsors Seek Outside, Stone Glacier, Sage Fly Fishing, Sitka, Weston, Benchmade Knives, and Dometic for this year’s incredible photo contest prizes!
Prize Packages for 2024:
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Hunting on Public Lands 1st Prize: $500 Stone Glacier Credit, $250 Sitka Credit, $500 Weston Credit
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Fishing on Public Waters 1st Prize: $1,000 Sage Fly Fishing Credit
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Backcountry Wildlife: 6 Man Tipi Full Hot Tent Bundle from Seek Outside ($1,622 value)
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Members Only: 20 Years of BHA Community: 6 Man Tipi Full Hot Tent Bundle from Seek Outside ($1,622 value)
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Second Place Winners (all categories): Dometic Patrol Cooler ($280 value)
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Third Place Winners (all categories): $200 Benchmade Knives Credit
Additionally, the grand prize winner will be featured on the cover of the 2025 summer edition of Backcountry Journal!
Thank you to everyone who participated and shared your talent with us. Your work highlights the beauty and importance of conserving our wild public lands, waters, and wildlife for future generations.
The Winners
Hunting on Public Lands
First Place (and Grand Prize) - Colin Arisman, "First Snow"
Second Place - Colin Arisman, "Coming to The Call"
Third Place - Kelly Hoffman Reynolds, "Threes Company"
Fishing on Public Waters
First Place - Alec Boyd-Devine, "Teaching Women about Conservation"
Second Place - Willian Woodruff, "Trout School"
Third Place - Alec Boyd-Devine, "Crabbin' the Refuge"
Backcountry Wildlife
First Place - Ike Linde, "An Evening Shower"
Second Place - John Fallon, "Underwater Dinosaur"
Third Place - Jordan Lefler, "Black Timber Rattler"
Members Only: 20 Years of BHA Community
First Place - Andrew Pelletier, "The Harvest"
Second Place - Andrew Pelletier, "Creating Stability"
Third Place - Alec Boyd-Devine, "Game of Horse"
BHA would like to congratulate the winners, thank everyone for their participation in this year's photo contest, and for sharing your stories from our wild public lands and waters!
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