Winners by category

2025 Grand Prize

By Marie Feehan: Oak Bluffs
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2025 Kids & Pets

1st Place - By John Collins - Sandwich Boardwalk, Sandwich

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2nd Place - By David Long - Falmouth

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3rd Place - By Anne Marie Harrington - East Chop, Oak Bluffs

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Honorable Mention - By Peter Blatz - Cape Cod Baseball League Game, Brewster

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2025 Recognizable Places

1st Place - By Ajit Moghe - Marconi Beach, South Wellfleet

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2nd Place - By David Long - Nobska Beach, Falmouth

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3rd Place - By Emily Drazen - Woods Hole

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Honorable Mention - By Michael Mondville - Railroad Bridge, Bourne

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2025 Seascapes

1st Place - By Tom Riley - Monomoy, Chatham

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2nd Place - By Greg Galanis - Hyannis Port

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3rd Place - By Alexandra Snow - Millway Beach, Barnstable

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Honorable Mention - By Patricia Durr Turo - Woods Hole

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2025 Cape Characters

1st Place - By Bodhi Foley - Orleans

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2nd Place - By Peter Blatz- Nauset Outer Beach, Orleans

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3rd Place - By Doris Rafaeli - Provincetown

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Honorable Mention - By Lesley Ferreira - Main Street, Chatham

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2025 Photographers' Choice

1st Place - By Chatham Campbell - Brewster

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2nd Place - By Gabriel Beaton - Race Point Light Fuel House, Provincetown

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3rd Place - By John Collins - Marconi Beach, South Wellfleet

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Honorable Mention - By Ajit Moghe - Hyannis Port Yacht Club

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Readers' Choice Photo

By John Collins: Provincetown
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Congrats to our 4th Annual Readers' Choice Photo award-winner! Check back next to year to cast your votes.

Annual Photo Contest

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Rules & Regulations

Categories

Enter in one or more of these categories:

    • Cape Characters
    • Kids + Pets
    • Seascapes
    • Recognizable Places
    • Photographers' Choice

Format

Digital Submission. Please send largest size possible. When sending from a phone please choose “Largest Size” or “Actual Size” when sending. Preferred size is at least 300 dpi. Use the digital submission form below.

Timeline

Now accepting entries for the 2026 Annual Photo Contest. All entries must be received by February 28th, 2026 at 11:45 PM.

Winners will be announced in the June 2026 issue of Cape Cod LIFE and on capecodlife.com.

Prizes

The Grand Prize winner will be featured on the cover of the June 2026 issue of Cape Cod LIFE, and will win a $300 gift certificate to Cape Cod Photo, Art & Framing. In each of the five categories, four prizes will be awarded:

  • 1st Place - $100 gift certificate 
  • 2nd Place - $75 gift certificate
  • 3rd Place - $50 gift certificate
  • Honorable Mention - $25 gift certificate 

Plus our Readers' Choice Photo Award winner will receive a free one-year subscription to Cape Cod LIFE and will be featured on capecodlife.com.

Digital Entry Form

  • Please enter your name as you would like to be credited.
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  • Upon submission of this form, Cape Cod Life Publications retains publication rights for all submitted photographs. Some photographs may be used in issues other than the "Best of Cape Cod & the Islands®" June issue, on Cape Cod LIFE's website or social media and/or in other Cape Cod Life publications or products. Cape Cod Life Publications employees and their immediate families are not eligible to enter. Cape Cod Life will give appropriate photo credit to the best of our ability. When you submit this form, you agree to be added to Cape Cod Life's email newsletter list.
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