Big Bend Photography Competition
Explore the beauty and majesty of Big Bend National Park
What photograph have you taken that captures the timeless beauty of Big Bend National Park? Which photograph shares something about what the park means to you? Submitted photographs tell a story about your connection to Big Bend National Park. Selected photographs were included in the Bullock Museum’s exhibition, Journey Into Big Bend.
View project and entry details.
This contest ran from February 22, 2016 to July 18, 2016.
Spring Time in Big Bend
Welcoming site entering Big Bend National Park after the spring rains of 2013
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Spring Time in Big Bend
Welcoming site entering Big Bend National Park after the spring rains of 2013
Dagger Flats in Snow
December 2015, the park was blanketed in snow. I have been here twice in the snow and this was the most magical day I can remember.
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Dagger Flats in Snow
December 2015, the park was blanketed in snow. I have been here twice in the snow and this was the most magical day I can remember.
- Winning Entry, Round 2
Lower Cattail Canyon Chute
This is one of several pour-off waterfalls that drop through the lower portion of Cattail Canyon, less than a mile above Cattail Falls in Big Bend National Park. Water has churned through the rock in the canyon for thousands of years.
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Lower Cattail Canyon Chute
This is one of several pour-off waterfalls that drop through the lower portion of Cattail Canyon, less than a mile above Cattail Falls in Big Bend National Park. Water has churned through the rock in the canyon for thousands of years.
Friendly Flora
Prickly pear cactus silhouetted against a canyon wall on the North Fork of the Marufo Vega trail.
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Friendly Flora
Prickly pear cactus silhouetted against a canyon wall on the North Fork of the Marufo Vega trail.
Caballos de Mesa
Mother and foal on the Mesa de Anguila. Photo captured mid-morning looking south, into Mexico.
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Caballos de Mesa
Mother and foal on the Mesa de Anguila. Photo captured mid-morning looking south, into Mexico.
Perseids Over The Chisos
This is a compilation of meteors shot the night of the Perseids. There is no better place to stargaze, or photograph the stars than Big Bend, the darkest spot in the country.
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Perseids Over The Chisos
This is a compilation of meteors shot the night of the Perseids. There is no better place to stargaze, or photograph the stars than Big Bend, the darkest spot in the country.
Cattail Falls Cross
Old cross photographed in 1984 on the trail to Cattail Falls.
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Cattail Falls Cross
Old cross photographed in 1984 on the trail to Cattail Falls.
Couple in The Window
The iconic location, "The Window," in the heart of Big Bend National Park above the pour-off from Chisos Basin. I thefound this couple entranced with view, just as I was at 10 years of age, a half century before them.
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Couple in The Window
The iconic location, "The Window," in the heart of Big Bend National Park above the pour-off from Chisos Basin. I thefound this couple entranced with view, just as I was at 10 years of age, a half century before them.
Sunrise over Terlingua
We were in the hills above Terlingua waiting for the sun to rise.
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Sunrise over Terlingua
We were in the hills above Terlingua waiting for the sun to rise.