Photo contest open for Lake Living magazine

Winter on a Northeast Georgia lake is a special time, with clear skies, crisp air and sparkling water.

Lake Living magazine is looking for photos that celebrate this time of year, with the selected photo featured on the cover of the magazine’s winter 2026 edition.

Lake Living is a full-color regional guide to Northeast Georgia’s lakes, and local photographers are invited to submit their photographic representations of these lakes.

Photos may include people enjoying one of the lakes, points of interest, natural features or scenic views.

The magazine publishes the week of Nov. 16 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.

-Image should be of winter scenery.

-Photographer can submit up to five images.

-Photographer should submit a vertical image.

-Photographer should send high-quality, high-resolution image files. Photos should be no smaller than 1.5MB and close to resolution of 300 DPI. 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. Thursday, Nov. 5.

For more information or to submit photos, contact Kimberly Brown via email at specialpublications@cninewspapers.com.

Please include photographer’s email address and phone number, and where and when the photo was taken in your email.