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.
Mining Days
Mining played a big role in the Big Bend area, especially with the mining of cinnabar, the raw ore from which mercury is extracted. This large pulley wheel is a reminder of those days long ago.
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Mining Days
Mining played a big role in the Big Bend area, especially with the mining of cinnabar, the raw ore from which mercury is extracted. This large pulley wheel is a reminder of those days long ago.
River Trip
There is nothing like a trip down the Rio Grande through Santa Elena Canyon in the Big Bend National Park. The size of the canyon walls closes around you and you feel really small in the magical place.
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River Trip
There is nothing like a trip down the Rio Grande through Santa Elena Canyon in the Big Bend National Park. The size of the canyon walls closes around you and you feel really small in the magical place.
Terlingua Creek
Terlingua Creek looking toward the Chisos Mountains.
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Terlingua Creek
Terlingua Creek looking toward the Chisos Mountains.
Windmill and Chisos
Image of a windmill with misty mountains in the background.
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Windmill and Chisos
Image of a windmill with misty mountains in the background.
It's the Little Things
Big Bend is so vast that sometimes when you are taking in the big picture, you forget to look down.
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It's the Little Things
Big Bend is so vast that sometimes when you are taking in the big picture, you forget to look down.
Hen Egg
Hen egg at sunset. Light illustrates the variety of colors and textures so typical of Big Bend.
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Hen Egg
Hen egg at sunset. Light illustrates the variety of colors and textures so typical of Big Bend.
Balanced Rock Vista
View from balanced rock, Grapevine Trail. Great variety of rock formations and a vista into Mexico.
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Balanced Rock Vista
View from balanced rock, Grapevine Trail. Great variety of rock formations and a vista into Mexico.
Santa Elena Canyon
Santa Elena canyon looking upstream from the entrance. We were canoeing upstream on the Rio Grande.
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Santa Elena Canyon
Santa Elena canyon looking upstream from the entrance. We were canoeing upstream on the Rio Grande.
Santa Elena Solitude
I find myself going to Big Bend to escape the masses, and hence go at times when there is no one in the park to enjoy a private sunrise by myself.This predawn photo depicts the first glow, and a rising moon as well as the final twinkles of night time.
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Santa Elena Solitude
I find myself going to Big Bend to escape the masses, and hence go at times when there is no one in the park to enjoy a private sunrise by myself.This predawn photo depicts the first glow, and a rising moon as well as the final twinkles of night time.