Photo Contest

Please remember that water must be visible in all photos.

Kansas Lives on Water: We depend and live on water every moment, especially during extreme events. Submit a photo showcasing how Kansas lives on water through events such as drought, wildfires, firefighting, etc.

Kansas Grows on Water: Submit a photo featuring an item the grows on water. This can include livestock, pets, wildlife, fish, aquatic plants, irrigation/farming, communities, etc.

Kansas Counts on Water: We rely on water every day, sunrise to sunset. Submit a sunrise or sunset photo featuring the water that Kansas counts on.

Kansas Thrives on Water: Submit a photo showcasing the flora and fauna that thrives on Kansas’s water resources.

Kansas Plays on Water: Kansas waters are some of the best in the nation. Submit a recreational photo that showcases how Kansas plays on water. It could include kayaking/boating/paddle boarding, fishing/hunting, swimming - you name it!

Only pictures taken in Kansas are eligible to enter the contest. You do not need to be registered or attend the conference to enter the photo contest - anyone is eligible.

You many enter as many photos as you would like.

We ask that all photo submissions not be digitally manipulated or enhanced. Photos that have been altered will be disqualified. Normal cropping, color correction, etc. are acceptable. Please remove watermarks/trademarks before entering.

Judged on creativity and photo composition, winning photos will be used on the agency's website, social media, publications, brochures, and may be displayed around the KWO building. Prior photo submissions to the KWO contest are not eligible for reentry, but photos taken before 2025 are acceptable.

The contest is open to Kansas residents only.

Entries must include:

• A title and brief description of each photo
• When and where the photo was taken
• Photographer's full name
• Email address and current address
• Category being entered

The KWO staff will vote on the submitted entries to select a winner from each category. These will then be displayed during this year's Governor's Water Conference.

The top winning photo from each category will win a $50 cash prize and be featured at the 2025 Governor's Conference on the Future of Water in Kansas. The winners will also be featured in several of the Kansas Water Office publications.

This year's Photo Contest is sponsored by City of Manhattan.

By submitting photos, the photographer gives the Kansas Water Office permission to use the photos in any publications, social media, websites, displays and other places without payment or other consideration. Additionally, by submitting a photo that includes human subjects, the photographer is indicating that they have obtained full permission from those subjects for the photograph to be used in agency medium as well.