AUTUMN ANEW 2025
PHOTO CONTEST WINNERS
SHOWCASING MICHIGAN'S MOST SCENIC, VARIED, AND ENJOYABLE URBAN WATERWAYS DESTINATION.
Our inaugural Autumn Anew 2025 Photo Contest was created to celebrate the wonderful work of thousands of volunteers who have helped beautify our Capital City Region's waterways, riverside parks, and adjoining stretches of the Lansing River Trail. Through their collective efforts, their achievements have been remarkable and, in some areas, transformative. Their work has certainly been unprecedented.
Our inaugural Autumn Anew Photo Contest was a huge success. We received 192 submissions capturing the beauty of our Red Cedar River from Williamston to the confluence of the Grand River, and our Grand River from Dimondale to Grand Ledge. So many entries made judging each of our four categories and selecting overall winners a most difficult task.
We are proud to announce Autumn Anew 2025 Photo Contest overall winners, outstanding entries by category, and our contest's top photographer. Take a moment to view these photos, which capture what is now Michigan’s most scenic, varied, and enjoyable urban waterways destination. Please share with others so they, too, can enjoy.
REIMAGINE • REDISCOVER • RECONNECT
Our inaugural Autumn Anew Photo Contest was a huge success. We received 192 submissions capturing the beauty of our Red Cedar River from Williamston to the confluence of the Grand River, and our Grand River from Dimondale to Grand Ledge. So many entries made judging each of our four categories and selecting overall winners a most difficult task.
We are proud to announce Autumn Anew 2025 Photo Contest overall winners, outstanding entries by category, and our contest's top photographer. Take a moment to view these photos, which capture what is now Michigan’s most scenic, varied, and enjoyable urban waterways destination. Please share with others so they, too, can enjoy.
REIMAGINE • REDISCOVER • RECONNECT
TOP PHOTOGRAPHS OVERALL - MASTERPIECE IN FOCUS
Grand Prize Winner - Della Pfeil
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Runner Up - Vincent Brady
Third Place - Vincent Brady
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Honorable Mention- Vincent Brady
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Honorable Mention - Mike Stout
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To view all 192 contest submissions, click here.
OUTSTANDING ENTRIES BY CATEGORY
1st, 2nd, 3rd Place Winners and Honorable Mentions by Category.
Scroll over each image to view the photographer's name.
LANDSCAPE
ARCHITECTURE
WILDLIFE
RECREATION
To view all 192 contest submissions, click here.
AUTUMN ANEW 2025 TOP PHOTOGRAPHER
VINCENT BRADY
Vincent earned honors in each category and nearly all categories, having won multiple awards.
To view all 192 contest submissions, click here.
