Life Is Better Outdoors — Sunflower Photo Contest
Here at Sunflower, we like to say life is better outdoors — and we really mean it. Outdoor recreation can look many different ways, and we invite you to share with us what that means to you by capturing your favorite outdoor moments for Sunflower’s 2023 photo contest. The theme this year, Life Is Better Outdoors, inspires us to showcase the best of what nature has to offer, both the vibes and for self-propelled adventures. We decided on three categories for the contest: Midwest Scenic, Self-Propelled Adventure, and Overall.
Thank you to our incredible photo contest committee of judges: Andy White, Ann Dean, Liam Inbody, and Dan Hughes. This committee selected a list of 10 finalists in each category from the more than 140 entries to this year’s contest.
The finalists will now be put to a community vote, and the winners will have their photographs printed by Sunflower and displayed in the shop for September’s Final Fridays event and through the month of October.
Vote For Your Favorites
Explore the final 10 images from each category below. The voting period closes on Saturday, September 9. Please submit one ballot per person.
We can't wait to see which photos the community picks to hang on our walls!
The Voting Period Is Closed.
Photo Contest Rules
The Life Is Better Outdoors Photo Contest was open for entries until Friday, August 18. Folks submitted their photos in three categories. Read more about those categories below. Our contest committee selected finalists in each category to put to a community vote.
You are invited to rally your friends, family, and fans to vote in the contest for your photo(s) and we will do our own promotion, sharing the top finalists with our newsletter and social media community. Winners will be tallied and announced on Friday, September 15. The top photos with the most votes in each category will be printed and hung in Sunflower’s shop for September’s Final Friday (the last Friday in September — Friday, September 29). Invite all your dedicated fans to see your work hung in the shop, earning bragging rights for the next year.
Categories
Three categories for triple the fun. Anyone can submit one photo in each category for up to three submissions per photographer.
1. Midwest Scenic
Maybe we don’t have 14ers or raging waterfalls, but for the perceptive eye, the sea of prairie and endless blue skies are just as magnificent. Show off the best that Kansas and the Midwest have to offer for nature lovers in the Midwest Scenic category.
2. Self-Propelled Adventure
From hiking and climbing to paddleboarding and cycling, show us your photograph that celebrates your favorite way to enjoy life outdoors. This photograph must include your preferred way to be in motion outside — show us the action in the frame.
3. Overall
Your best photo of your overall experience of living life better outdoors, anywhere in the world. Wow us. Surprise us. Maybe even scare us. We’ll let you decide!
All images by Dan Hughes