Welcome all photographers, regardless of skill level or experience!

To celebrate the beauty and history of our beautiful historic lighthouses, the Presque Isle Township Museum Society is hosting their annual photo contest. Submit your best photos and help celebrate the beauty and history of these special places.

Photos will be accepted: May 22, 2026 @ 12:01 am – September 7, 2026 @ 11:59pm

People’s Choice Award Online Voting on Facebook: September 13 -17

Winners will be announced starting September 20.

Submit photos to photocontest@presqueislelighthouses.org

Contest Rules

• Each photo submitted MUST include the following information:

  • • photographer's name;

    • title of the photo; and

    • year the photo was taken.

• Minimum of 1200 pixels wide (but the bigger, the better!).

• Maximum of three (3) photos of each lighthouse.

• All submitted photographs shall accurately reflect the subject matter and the scene as it appeared. Photos that have been substantially altered will not be accepted, including the combination of two or more photos (composite photos); the addition, duplication, deletion, or moving of objects in the photos; or the use of artistic digital filters and effects. Examples of artistic filters and effects are watercolor, neon glow, posterizing, stained glass, and others which do not show the scene as it occurred when the photo was taken.

• We will assume that, in submitting a photo, you are the photographer and own the right to publish it (including permission/model release for anyone identifiably pictured).

• By submitting a photo, you are giving us permission to use the photo for non-commercial purposes, such as on our website, on social media, and in other Presque Isle Township Museum Society not-for-profit publications. We will provide credit to photographers whenever we use any of the photos.

• Respect privacy and private residences when photographing.

• Photos that are submitted without identifying information (photographer, title/subject, date) will not be considered.

• Members of the PITMS Board of Directors and their families are excluded from participating.

Awards

People’s Choice Award

Old PI Lighthouse

New PI Lighthouse

Juror’s Awards

New Lighthouse

1st, 2nd, and 3rd place

Old Lighthouse

1st, 2nd, and 3rd place

1st place juried winners in the Old and New Lighthouse Divisions will receive a print of their winning photo. Depending on the ratio of the image file, the print will be a maximum of 12" X 18". The prints are graciously being donated by B. B. Wolf - Fine Art Photography (Bev Wolf). 

Winning photos for Juried 1st, 2nd and 3rd places and People’s Choice award in each category will be featured on the PITMS website and social media.

Past winning photos may be viewed HERE.