Past winners have included photos that explore what it means to live, work and play in New Hampshire: community events, such as parades, fairs, festivals and local sporting events; local landmarks; areas of scenic beauty; seasonal pastimes, such as fishing, ice fishing, sailing, hiking, skiing and boating; and interesting artwork.
Judging is blind so none of the judges are allowed to know who the entrants are – or anything about them – during the review process, and artists can submit as many as 10 photos for the calendar contest and 10 photos for our website contest.
Timeline
- The contest launches each spring. Watch our social media, read your eNewsletter from us, and check your local newspapers and our website for announcements of this year’s specific dates.
- The contest runs 4-6 weeks each year. Please be sure to note the due date in the official rules each year as it changes slightly.
- Contest entrants are notified about 6 weeks after the contest ends each year.
- Calendars arrive in offices in the fall and are available in tent versions for your desk top or traditional wall calendars. They are available in limited quantities so be sure to check our social media pages, read your eNewsletter from us, and check your local newspapers and our website for announcements.
- In general, our holiday cards often feature the December photo from that year’s calendar.
Rules
While the rules change a bit each year, it may be helpful to you to review last year’s rules as you take photos this year. You can find them at https://www.themerrimack.com/photo-contest/
Winning Photos
Below are the photos from our 2023 calendar
Cold Cardinal
by Edie Currier
Winter Day in Concord
by Bill Graham
Baltimore Oriole
by Edie Currier
Downtown Peterborough Lilacs
by Dan Millbauer
NH Veterans Cemetery
by Sue Bean
Summer Story
by Liesl Clark
Capital Sunset
by Aaron Monier
Dunbarton Daffodils
by Edie Currier
Highland Cow in the Autumn
by Laurie LaPorte
Bike on Porch
by Barb Lemieux
Patrioctic Barn
by Erin Rojek
Phenix Hall
by Bill Graham
