The 2026 Photo Contest closes April 10, 2026. You may read the rules here.
2025 Photo Contest Winners
Group A – Close Up and Personal (macro/zoomed)
1st: Christa L – Thunder Egg Geode in the Shape of a Howling Wolf
2nd: Maria A – Ammonite Zoom In
Group B – Rocks as Art
1st: Charlie M – Playing with Light and Shadows – Opalite Kitty Sees it Shadow
2nd Laverne N – Lizard Carved in Mookaite (Kennedy Range National Park, Australia)
Group C – In the Wild
1st: Bev H – Stalactites (Harrison’s Cove, Barbados)
2nd: Tessa A – Moss Rocks Waterfall
Group D – Fun with Geology
1st (tie): Morgan E – A Distorted Face in the Stone with an All-watching Eye
1st (tie): Maria A – Rocks Melt Your Heart
2nd: Charlie M – It’s a Bird…It’s a Plane – Light Altered Through a Crystal Wand
2024 Photo Contest Winners
Group A – Macro
1st: Ingrid E- Silicon Carbide
2nd: Ingrid E- Take a Closer Look
Group B – Rocks as Art
1st: Ingrid E- Mushrooms
2nd: Adam L- Picasso Holds the Diamond
Group C – Specimens
1st: Ingrid E- Bismuth
2nd: David F- Quartz Geode bathed in Colour
Group D – Outdoor Rocks
1st: Norma Jean – Gabriola Island BC
2nd: Ingrid E- Lazy River, Hawaii
2023 Photo Contest Winners
Group A – Macro
1st tie: Christa L – Magnesium
1st tie: Dave F – Labradorite Iridescence in Sunlight
2nd: Ingrid E -Salt
Group B – Rocks as Art
1st: Norma Jean L – Moss Agate Earring and Pendant Set
2nd: Glenn W – Picture Jasper
Group C – Specimens
1st: Christa L – Wonderstone
2nd: Dave F – Insect World Inside Amber
Group D – Outdoor Rocks
1st: Norma Jean L – BC Falls
2nd: Christa L – Artist Point at the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone, WY
2022 Photo Contest Winners
Group A – Macro
Macro 1st – Lavern N- Cavansite with Calcite
Macro 2nd – Ingrid E- Velvet malachite
Group B – Art
Art 1st – Ingrid E – Ming tree on rose quartz
Art 2nd – William M – McBride’s Mountain
Group C – Specimens
Specimens 1st – Ingrid E. Bizmuth displayed on quartz cluster
Specimens 2nd – Christa L. Amethyst Crystals
Group D – Outdoor Rocks and Formations
Outdoor 1st – Nathan B. Untitled
Outdoor 2nd – Ingrid E. Moraine Lake
2019 Photo Contest Winners
Macro, Close ups:
2019 Close Ups – Kelly B
Close Ups: Holger H
Finished Stones and Jewelry:
Finished Stones and Jewelry – Suzanne H
Finished Stones and Jewelry – Glenn W
Rough Rocks and Minerals:
Rough Rocks and Minerals – Cindy F
Rough Rocks and Minerals – Cindy F
Outdoor Rocks and Formations:
Outdoor Rocks and Formations – Norma Jean L
Outdoor Rocks and Formations – Holger H
2016 Photo Contest Winners
Macro, Close ups:
Ingrid E
Shelley G
Finished Stones and Jewelry:
Lavern N
Kelly B
Rough Stones and Minerals:
Luigi O
Lavern N
Outdoor Rocks and Formations:
Ehren R
Lavern N
Show Theme: Crystals:
Shelley G
Tina D
