{"id":23662,"date":"2023-05-05T15:46:29","date_gmt":"2023-05-05T22:46:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/darksky.org\/?page_id=23662"},"modified":"2025-08-25T09:25:34","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T16:25:34","slug":"photo-contest","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/darksky.org\/what-we-do\/events\/photo-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"Capture the Dark Photo Contest"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Our annual photo contest celebrates the power of the night sky with astrophotography and related photos. The contest is free to enter and open to all ages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2026 contest<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Stay tuned for exciting updates on next year\u2019s contest later this year. In the meantime, explore the 2025 Capture the Dark winners below.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2025 contest<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you to all this year&#8217;s spectacular entrants and our dedicated judges!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/darksky.org\/what-we-do\/events\/photo-contest\/2025-winners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">View the 2025 Capture the Dark winners!<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>A special thank you to Capture the Dark&#8217;s sponsors: <br>Visit Utah, Visit Tucson, Discover Flagstaff, Peak Design, Sky View Tents, PhotoPills, Lensbaby, LRTimelapse, and Move Shoot Move.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2024 contest: cancelled<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>DarkSky International did not hold the Capture the Dark photo contest in 2024 due to organizational changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"2022\" class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2023 contest<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/darksky.org\/news\/2023-capture-the-dark-winners-2\/\">Winners<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/darksky.org\/news\/capture-the-dark-2023-meet-the-judges\/\">Judges<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2022 contest<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/darksky.org\/news\/the-2022-capture-the-dark-winners-and-honorable-mentions\/\">Winners<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/darksky.org\/news\/capture-the-dark-2022-meet-the-judges\/\">Judges<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"2021\" class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2021 contest<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/darksky.org\/news\/2021-capture-the-dark-winners\/\">Winners<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/darksky.org\/news\/capture-the-dark-2021-meet-the-judges\/\">Judges<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"2020\" class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2020 contest<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/darksky.org\/news\/winning-submissions-for-capture-the-dark-photography-contest\/\">Winners<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/darksky.org\/news\/meet-the-judges-ida-capture-the-dark-photo-contest\/\">Judges<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our annual photo contest celebrates the power of the night sky with astrophotography and related photos. 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