Urban Forest Photo Contest

Photo: Courtesy of City of Fairfax Government

Welcome to Fairfax City’s 2025 Urban Forest Photo Contest!

For Details and Submission information click here.

The Urban Forest Photo Contest is an opportunity to showcase the diversity of our urban forest through the perspective of community members.

Whether captured on a digital camera or your phone, we hope you’ll help us celebrate the powerful role trees play in making our City of Fairfax community more beautiful, healthy, and vibrant. Photographers of all skills and ages are encouraged to participate!

All photos submitted to the contest will have a chance to be featured in the future Urban Forest Master Plan. One winner from each of the four categories will receive a $50 Fairfax City Flex Card to spend at city businesses. Photos must be taken in the City of Fairfax, VA.

Categories

Each entrant can submit up to three photos per category. Each photo may only be submitted to only one category. You do not need to submit a photo to all of the categories to participate. Each individual file size must be less than 30 MB. Please do not watermark photos; credit will always be provided to the photographer. By submitting one or more photographs, you are agreeing to the terms and conditions of the contest.

Life in the Urban Forest

The urban forest includes all the trees in the city, from those in parks, yards, and other greenspaces to trees along our streets and sidewalks. Photos in this category should capture the ways people interact with and benefit from trees as we go about our daily lives. How do we live, work, and play in the urban forest? Pets welcome!

Beautiful Trees

Few things enhance a landscape like a magnificent tree. Photos in this category should celebrate the trees that you find beautiful.

Trees & Wildlife

Many wildlife species depend on trees for food, water, cover, or places to raise their young. Photos in this category should depict wildlife in forest habitats. Remember, backyard habitats and street trees are also part of the urban forest!

Treescapes

Fairfax City has been recognized as a Tree City USA since 1986. Photos in this category should highlight the tree-filled landscapes that help define our community’s unique character.

Photo Contest Terms and Conditions

All images must be taken within the City of Fairfax, VA. Images must be obtained legally. The photographer is responsible for obtaining the permission of any individuals depicted in images who are the subject of the photo and/or identifiable (or permission from their parent/guardian if they are under 18). Images must be the original art of the entrant, and the original artwork may be displayed in public and entered into the photo contest. Images do not have to be taken between April 1 and May 31, 2025, to be entered into the contest.

Please reach out to Sophia Chapin, Urban Forestry Stewardship Coordinator, at [email protected] with any questions. Thanks for participating!