Southwest Metro Photo Contest

Waiting for Spring placed first in the Activities and Events category for our annual photo contest. Read more about Southwest Metro Photo Contest: Waiting for Spring

‘Taking a good picture is like a puzzle.’ Read more about Local High School Student Also a Budding Photographer—See His Work Here

Meet the winners of the 2019 Southwest Metro Photo Contest! Read more about 2019 Southwest Metro Photo Contest Winners

Chanhassen’s Thomas Cook captured a dockside view of fall’s color story with Lake Ann Dock, which placed first in the City Landscapes category for our annual photo contest. Read more about Local Photographer 'Looks for the Small Things in Nature'

Voting is now closed. Stay tuned for the winners! Read more about Southwest Metro 2019 Photo Contest

The Cummins-Phipps-Grill house set the stage for this Kelley Regan photograph, which placed third in our annual photo contest’s City Landmarks division. Read more about Local Photographer Captures 'the Perfect June Day' at Historic Cummins-Phipps-Grill Home

Thomas Cook’s Chanhassen Prairie Plant placed third in the Nature & Wildlife category for the 2018 Southwest Metro Photo Contest. Read more about This Restored Prairie is One of Chanhassen's Best Photo Spots

April showers bring … opossums. Read more about An Opossum in an April Snowstorm

Thor Hansen of Eden Prairie took the photo at the Chaska Curling Center. Read more about Curler's Photograph Captures Competition in Action

It's that time of year again: The Southwest Metro photo contest has returned for its 6th year of beautiful photos of our community. This photo contest, presented by Southwest Metro Magazine, showcases the best photographers in our community—not to mention the subjects that give them inspiration.

We're looking for photos that show off the core values of Southwest Metro in five categories: Read more about Southwest Metro Photo Contest 2017