Share your photos of dahlia blooms, gardens, people and events. The deadline to enter the ADS Photo Contest and the online People’s Choice Contest is December 15, 2024. You can submit your photos to adsphotocontest@dahlia.org .
Last Year’s Grand Prize Winner – Bloomquist Blush by Christopher Tomaso
2024 ADS Photo Contest Categories
Grand Prize winner earns $50. First place-$20 Second place $10 Third place $5
Three photos per class – 30 photo limit
Class 1 – Undisseminated Dahlias/Seedlings
Class 2 – Dahlia Portrait—Portrait of a single cultivar
Class 3 – Dahlia Blooms- More than one bloom or multiple cultivars
Class 4 – Dahlia Gardens
Class 5 – Dahlia Shows and Personalities
Class 6 – Dahlia Arrangements- Cut flowers welcome.
Class 7- Dahlias and Kids
Class 8 – Dahlias and Critters- Insects, pets
Class 9 – Macro View- Up close photo
Class 10 – Digital Darkroom- Have fun and experiment.
People’s Choice- Artist’s choice, no set categories. One photo. You decide the winner!
Last year’s People’s Choice Winner – Alice in Dahlia Land by Amy Forbes
Send your photos unlabeled. Please submit photos for each class as a separate email. For example, Class 1 photos in one email. Class 2 photos in another email. The maximum number of photos per class is 3. People’s Choice is one photo. Also send a 2024 Photo Contest Entry Form.
Online voting for People’s Choice begins January 15th, 2025.
Winners for both the ADS Photo Contest and People’s Choice will be announced February 14th, 2025 on this website.
Dahlias are art!