View the Spectacular Nature Images Chosen as Winners of 2026 DNREC Photo Contest

Images showcasing a close-up of a colorful hummingbird, a woman painting in a sunlit garden, two white egrets standing in a river, an old lighthouse flanked by a purple-blue sky and a dog swimming through the water as the sun rises were selected as the winners of the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control’s 2026 Photo Contest. Check out the winning photos and read about the motivation behind them here.

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Showcasing Delaware’s Beauty: Meet the Five Winners of DNREC’s 2025 Photo Contest

The sun rising over dozens of horseshoe crabs congregating on the beach, dolphins breaching the water with a lighthouse in the background and an idyllic scene of Assawoman Bay at twilight are among the five winning images out of nearly 500 entries submitted to the 2025 Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Photo Contest. See the winning photographs and learn about the artists who took them in this piece from Outdoor Delaware.

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Fawn-tastic! Playing Peek-A-Boo in the Brandywine Creek Watershed

An intimate moment with a white-tailed deer is captured by Delaware photographer Kimberly Barksdale.

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Lewes Woman’s Crabtivating Photo Wins DNREC’s Ocean Photo Contest

Angela Flynn, winner of our Ocean Photo Contest, shares with Outdoor Delaware about her beach adventures and love of photography.

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Nature’s Beauty – the Tony Florio Woodland Beach Wildlife Area

Photo Contest Winners! See nature’s beauty at DNREC’s Aquatic Resources Education Center near Smyrna.

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