05/15/2026
The summer photography contest is open! We're looking for patriotic photos to consider for the Summer Edition of Lake Living Magazine. See the notice below:
The United States is celebrating its 250th anniversary, and patriotic events and decorations will abound this summer at Northeast Georgia’s beautiful lakes.
Lake Living magazine is looking for patriotic photos that celebrate the nation’s anniversary at the lake. One selected photo will be featured on the cover of the magazine’s summer 2026 edition.
Lake Living is a full-color regional guide to Northeast Georgia’s lakes. Local photographers are asked to submit their photographic representations of these lakes.
The magazine publishes the week of June 22 and will be distributed at visitor centers, chambers of commerce and retail outlets throughout the region during summer.
The winner of the cover contest will receive $100.
Criteria for entering:
• Photograph must be taken at a lake in Elbert, Franklin, Habersham, Hall, Hart, Lumpkin, Rabun, Stephens, Towns, Union or White counties.
• Photographer can submit up to five images.
• Photographer should submit a vertical image.
• Image should be of summer scenery with a patriotic theme.
• Photographer should send high-quality, high-resolution image files. Photos must not be downsized, and should be no smaller than 1.5MB. Photos should be clear and in focus.
• Photos should have room at the top for the magazine logo.
• Photography must not include a commercial entity.
• Submission of a photo gives Community Newspapers Inc. the right to publish the photo in Lake Living magazine.
• Each entry should include the photographer's name, where and when the photo was taken, and the names of any people in the photo, if possible.
The deadline for submission is 5 p.m. Monday, June 8.
Email entries to Kimberly Brown, [email protected]. Please include photographer’s contact information and where and when the photo was taken in your email.
