Town of Clifton Park • 2026 Photo Contest
Capture Winter at Vischer Ferry
The Town of Clifton Park is inviting photographers to turn their cameras toward the Vischer Ferry Nature & Historic Preserve for the 2026 photo contest.
That leaves plenty of time to catch changing leaves, the first frost, snow-covered trails, the abominable snowman, or whatever winter decides to give Clifton Park this year.
Enter the contest
Take the Shot. Send the Shot.
Your photograph should be taken of or within the Vischer Ferry Nature & Historic Preserve and fit this year’s winter theme.
Look for landscapes, wildlife, historic details, weather, ice, snow and those little scenes everyone else walks past.
The contest includes Junior, Amateur and Professional photographer divisions.
Three divisions
There Is a Place for Every Photographer
A division for younger photographers developing their eye.
For the photographers who simply love getting the shot.
A separate division for experienced working photographers.
After submissions close
Then Clifton Park Gets to Vote
Photos move online for the community to see and vote on.
Finalists advance to an in-person round during Clifton Park Winterfest.
Cotton Candy Skies Over Whipple Bridge
Last year’s winner
Janice Pritchett took first place in the 2025 contest, I mean.. just look at this shot!
Photography by Janice Pritchett →
2025 results
Last Year’s Top Six
The subject
600+ Acres. A Lot of Possibilities.
Vischer Ferry Nature & Historic Preserve combines wetlands, wildlife, wooded trails, old Erie Canal features and pieces of Clifton Park history along the Mohawk River.
In winter, the same landscape can look completely different from one morning to the next. That makes the preserve a pretty good place to send photographers hunting for one frame worth remembering.
Find your frame
Vischer Ferry Nature & Historic Preserve
Explore the trails, towpath, bridges and surrounding preserve for your winter entry.
Open in Google MapsOur Favorite Winter-y Song
Neither here nor there..
.. but we do love the song Winter by Tori Amos. We aren’t really fans of her latest stuff but Boys for Pele and Little Earthquakes.. ugh.
