2022 Photo Contest Winners: Pets, Wildlife, or Garden Art with Irises

 Every year the American Iris Society (AIS) sponsors a photo contest to celebrate irises, their use in garden and natural settings, and the people who grow and hybridize them. 

We are pleased to announce the following winners of the 2022 AIS photo contest:

Pets, Wildlife or Garden Art with Irises

First Place – “Light Beam”

photo by Margaret E. Edgington, Fritch, Texas

Second Place – “Ants on Spuria, ‘Rodeo Blue’”

photo by Anna Cadd, Healdsburg, California

Honorable Mention – “New Perspective”

photo by Margaret E. Edgington, Fritch, Texas

First Place Youth – “ Art in the Iris Garden”

photo by Wyatt Willis, Dyersburg, Tennessee

During this contest, photographers submitted entries in the categories listed below, which vary from year to year. Next, a panel of three to five judges reviewed submissions and voted for adult and youth winners for each category. Additional information about the annual photo contest can be found on the AIS website.

Visit other World of Irises blog posts to see 2022 award-winning photos in each category:

1. Irises in a landscape or garden
2. Irises in a field
3. A person or people at iris events or tours with irises
4. Close-up of an iris or irises
5. Iris photos – macro
6. Photos of pets, wildlife, or garden art with the irises (link available after 11/23)

2022 Photo Contest Winners: Macro Iris Photos

Every year the American Iris Society (AIS) sponsors a photo contest to celebrate irises, their use in garden and natural settings, and the people who grow and hybridize them. 

We are pleased to announce the following winners of the 2022 AIS photo contest:

 Iris Photos - MACRO

First Place – “’Yummy Accent’s’ Beefriend”

photo by Michelle Shriber, Ogden, UT

Second Place – “Red Iris”

photo by Oscar E. Gutierrez, Fredericksburg, VA

Honorable Mention – “Sorbonne”

photo by Greg Glotzbach, Yorkville, IL

Honorable Mention – “Gift 30 Years Ago”

photo by Greg Glotzbach, Yorkville, IL

First Place Youth – ““Howla Pena” 

photo by Wyatt Willis, Dyersburg, TN

During this contest, photographers submitted entries in categories listed below, which vary from year to year. Next, a panel of three to five judges reviewed submissions and voted for adult and youth winners for each category. Additional information about the annual photo contest can be found on the AIS website.

Visit other World of Irises blog posts to see 2022 award-winning photos in each category:

1. Irises in a landscape or garden
2. Irises in a field
3. A person or people at iris events or tours with irises
4. Close-up of an iris or irises
5. Iris photos – macro
6. Photos of pets, wildlife, or garden art with the irises (link available after 11/23)

2022 Photo Contest Winners: Close Up of an Iris or Irises

Every year the American Iris Society (AIS) sponsors a photo contest to celebrate irises, their use in garden and natural settings, and the people who grow and hybridize them. 

We are pleased to announce the following winners of the 2022 AIS photo contest:

Close-Up of an Iris or Irises

First Place – “Sherified”

photo by Erin L. Chien, Creve Coeur, Missouri

Second Place – “Walking Iris”

photo by Kathy Oldham, San Ramon, California

Honorable Mention – “Twin White & Light Purple”

photo by Randy Melton, Fredericksburg, Virginia

Honorable Mention – “Edith Wolford”

photo by Patricia A. Land, Bear, Delaware 

Honorable Mention – “Titan’s Glory”

photo by Patricia A. Land, Bear, Delaware

First Place Youth – “Hidden Innocence”

photo by Lynsie J. Nebeker, Twin Falls, Idaho

Second Place Youth – “Elizabethan Age”

photo by Lynsie J. Nebeker, Twin Falls, Idaho

During this contest, photographers submitted entries in categories listed below, which vary from year to year. Next, a panel of three to five judges reviewed submissions and voted for adult and youth winners for each category. Additional information about the annual photo contest can be found on the AIS website.

Visit other World of Irises blog posts to see 2022 award-winning photos in each category:

1. 1. Irises in a landscape or garden
   2. Irises in a field
   3. A person or people at iris events or tours with irises
   4. Close-up of an iris or irises
   5. Iris photos – macro
   6. Photos of pets, wildlife, or garden art with the irises (link available after 11/23)

2022 Photo Contest Winners: Scene at any Iris Event

Every year the American Iris Society (AIS) sponsors a photo contest to celebrate irises, their use in garden and natural settings, and the people who grow and hybridize them. 

We are pleased to announce the following winners of the 2022 AIS photo contest:

 Scene at Any Iris Event

First Place – “Hungarian Artist at Dry Creek Garden, Union City, California” 

photo by Mikey Lango, Santa Clara, California

Second Place – “Sunny Day” 

Mason Train, Colton, California

Honorable Mention – “Best of Show, ‘Pink Swan’”

photo by Kim Ung, Arlington, Virginia 

Honorable Mention – “Ann Plein Air Artist, Dry Creek Regional Park Iris Garden” 

photo by Sara Trayser, Fremont, California

First Place Youth – “Region 18 Spring Garden Tour”

photo by Wyatt Willis, Dyersburg, Tennesee

During this contest, photographers submitted entries in categories listed below, which vary from year to year. Next, a panel of three to five judges reviewed submissions and voted for adult and youth winners for each category. Additional information about the annual photo contest can be found on the AIS website.

Visit other World of Irises blog posts to see 2022 award-winning photos in each category:

1. Irises in a landscape or garden
2. Irises in a field
3. A person or people at iris events or tours with irises
4. Close-up of an iris or irises
5. Iris photos – macro
6. Photos of pets, wildlife, or garden art with the irises (link available after 11/23)

2022 Photo Contest Winners: Irises in the Wild

 Every year the American Iris Society (AIS) sponsors a photo contest to celebrate irises, their use in garden and natural settings, and the people who grow and hybridize them. 

We are pleased to announce the following winners of the 2022 AIS photo contest:

 Irises in the Wild

First Place – "'It’s A Bigun'"

photo by Anna Cadd, Healdsburg, California

Second Place – “Wet ‘n Wild in Roseburg”

photo by Mason Train, Colton, CA

Honorable Mention –  “Black Widow Iris”

photo byWilly Hublau, Wellen, Belgium

During this contest, photographers submitted entries in categories listed below, which vary from year to year. Next, a panel of three to five judges reviewed submissions and voted for adult and youth winners for each category. Additional information about the annual photo contest can be found on the AIS website.

Visit other World of Irises blog posts to see 2022 award-winning photos in each category:

1. Irises in a landscape or garden
2. Irises in a field
3. Scene at any iris event
4. Close-up of an iris or irises
5. Iris photos – macro (link available after 11/16)
6. Photos of pets, wildlife, or garden art with the irises (link available after 11/23)

2022 Photo Contest Winners: Irises in a Landscape or Garden

Every year the American Iris Society (AIS) sponsors a photo contest to celebrate irises, their use in garden and natural settings, and the people who grow and hybridize them. 

We are pleased to announce the following winners of the 2022 AIS photo contest:

 Irises in a Landscape or Garden 

First Place – “Path Through the Irises” 

photo by Beth Belaney-Train, Colton, California

Second Place – “Iris and Koi Pond”

photo by Oscar E. Gutierrez, Fredericksburg, Virginia 

Honorable Mention – “’Gilt Edged Bond’ in the Garden”

photo by Jeanne Roberts, Temecula, California

Honorable Mention – “Iris Field and Old Barn” 

photo by Beth Belaney-Train, Colton, California

First Place Youth – “Jim and Jean Morris Garden”

photo by Wyatt Willis, Dyersburg, Tennessee

During this contest, photographers submitted entries in categories listed below, which vary from year to year. Next, a panel of three to five judges reviewed submissions and voted for adult and youth winners for each category. Additional information about the annual photo contest can be found on the AIS website.

Visit other World of Irises blog posts to see 2022 award-winning photos in each category:

1. Irises in a landscape or garden
2. Irises in a field
3. A person or people at iris events or tours with irises
4. Close-up of an iris or irises
5. Iris photos – macro
6. Photos of pets, wildlife, or garden art with the irises (link available after 11/23)

American Iris Society Photo Contest

The American Iris Society invites you to participate in their Annual Photo Contest. This contest is free and open to everyone, with the exception of contest Judges and the contest coordinator, who are not eligible to enter.

Image by Bryce Williamson

The winning photo of each category will be published in the AIS Winter magazine and placed on the AIS web site.  

The 2019 winner of each category will receive a 2019 introduction (within USA only). The winners will also receive a single e-membership or annual membership extension to AIS. (Winners who are AIS life members will receive an e-membership or annual membership in an AIS Section of their choice.) Runners-up of each category will receive a 2017 or 2018 introduction (within the USA only).

The contest runs May 1st to August 1st. All entries must be received by MIDNIGHT- California Time--on August 1.

Please visit the AIS website (http://www.irises.org/Photo_and_Galleries/Enter_Photo_Contest.html) for further instructions and to download the contest entry form.

The American Iris Society Announces the 2014 Photo Contest

By Andi Rivarola

The 2014 Photo Contest Has Now Commenced

The AIS invites you to participate in our annual Photo Contest. Submissions for the 2014 AIS Photo Contest will be received from April 1, 2014 until midnight June 30, 2014. This contest is free and open to everyone, with the exception of contest judges and the contest chairperson who are not eligible to enter or win. The full entry information + entry form for the 2014 AIS Photo Contest is available now on the AIS website. For further information on this item please go to: Enter Photo Contest

Every year The American Iris Society sponsors a photo contest. Concentrating generally on irises, the people who grow and hybridize them, and their use in garden or natural settings, the contest is open to anyone who submits a picture. The specific categories vary from year to year, and are open to adults and youth alike with separate awards for youth submissions.

To see previous photo contest winners  from years past please go to: 

Photo Contest Winners

Please note: "Digital photo submissions to the Photo Contest must be high resolution (300 dpi or higher) and at least 4 X 6 inches in size. (Saved as a "maximum quality" jpeg, that would be a file size of approximately 1.4 MB)

There must be irises in the photos. Entries will be selected and judged in six (6) categories:

1. Irises in a landscaped garden
2. Irises in a field or home garden
3. Events, tours, a person or people (at iris location)
4. Close up of an iris or irises
5. Iris photos- art effects, macro of bloom segments
6. Photos of pets, wildlife or garden art with the irises

Again, for all the information you need to enter this year's photo contest, please go to:

Enter Photo Contest

And, to provide you with some inspiration here are a few of the winners from last year's contest:

Runner Up, Close Up: Spuria iris 'Sparkling Cider' at Northern Ogden, UT
by Susanne Holland Spicker

Runner Up, Landscape: iris Pseudacorus at Denver Botanical Garden
by Lowell Baumunk

2013 Runner Up, Youth, Field: TB iris "Seems Like Orange Sherbet,' Milltown, WI
by Piper Nelson

We hope many of you will participate!

Photo Contest Deadline Today!

Today, June 30, is the deadline to send in your beautiful photos of irises to the American Iris Society's Photo Contest.  

2013 Winner:  "Oldie But Goodie" Delane Langton

Irises in photos should be of the genus Iris. Entries will be selected and judged in six (6) categories:

1. Irises in a landscaped garden.
2. Irises in a field or home garden.
3. Events, tours, a person or people (at iris location).
4. Close up of an iris or irises.
5. Iris photos- art effects, macro of bloom segments.
6. Photos of pets, wildlife or garden art with the irises.

It is easy and takes very little time to enter.

• Just fill out this Entry Form.
• Email the form and a maximum of five photos (at least 1600x1000  high resolution jpeg) with the category indicated to AISPhotoContest@irises.org.

Share your love of irises with others- enter now!