Photo Contest Winners, New Round Open
January 29, 2010 | Tags: Denali, Northern Lights, Photos
We had a lot of really great photos submitted in the final few months of 2009. According Inside Alaska visitors and Fairbanks Convention and Visitors Bureau staff, the three photos below were the best.
Congratulations to Yvonne Bennett – First Place, Charlaine Williams – Second Place and W.O. Vinson – Third Place! Your prize packages have been boxed up and will be on the way soon.
Those who would like to enter our Fairbanks, Denali, Interior and Arctic Alaska Photo Contest for January through March 2010 can do so now by first reading our guidelines, then entering up-to-five images. Let us know if you would like any more information. We always appreciate your participation.
Photo Contest Entries: Video Remix
January 8, 2010 | Tags: Ice Art, Moose, Northern Lights, Video, Winter
In an effort to inspire you to cast your Photo Contest vote, we have assembled a video (with the help of Animoto) to showcase the entries.
Be sure to vote in the current contest. Your input determines the winners!
Vote Now: Final 2009 Fairbanks Photo Contest
January 7, 2010 | Tags: Dog Mushing, Ice Art, Moose, Northern Lights, Photos
Just when we started lamenting our lack of Photo Contest entries in October we began to see a major influx of terrific shots. Surf through this gallery of potential winners – then select your three favorites and cast your vote using the form just below the images. Your votes will determine the winners!

What are your three favorites?
- Cleary Summit Aurora (40%, 17 Votes)
- Autumn in Denali (33%, 14 Votes)
- Fall in Fairbanks Path (29%, 12 Votes)
- Open North American (26%, 11 Votes)
- Steese Highway Fireweed (21%, 9 Votes)
- Fairbanks Dog Pull (14%, 6 Votes)
- Clear View of Denali (12%, 5 Votes)
- Sky with Pink Highlights (10%, 4 Votes)
- Fall Moose Duel (10%, 4 Votes)
- Fairbanks Sunset (7%, 3 Votes)
- Bald Eagle (7%, 3 Votes)
- September Colors (7%, 3 Votes)
- Approaching the Mountain (7%, 3 Votes)
- Sunset on Birch Lake (7%, 3 Votes)
- Multi-Block Sculptures (7%, 3 Votes)
- Moon Over Fairbanks (7%, 3 Votes)
- Frozen Berries (7%, 3 Votes)
- Creamers Sand Hill Crane (5%, 2 Votes)
- Sledding the River (2%, 1 Votes)
- Blown Fireweed (2%, 1 Votes)
- Moose in Yard (2%, 1 Votes)
- Foot Bridge Downtown (2%, 1 Votes)
- Fall Landscape with Pond (2%, 1 Votes)
- Young Bull Moose (0%, 0 Votes)
- Interior Valley Overlook (0%, 0 Votes)
- Ferns at Creamers (-166%, 0 Votes)
Total Voters: 42
Congratulations Winners!
May 12, 2009 | Tags: Northern Lights, Photos, Railroad
A few Fairbanks-themed prizes will be headed for the three winners of our Photo Contest for this round. We offer our congratulations to Raymie Rushing, John Dykes and Terry Julien for first, second and third place respectively.
If you have photos from your Fairbanks or Interior Alaska vacation that you’d like to share with us, the contest is still open and we’d be happy to have you participate.
Photo Contest Tie-Breaker
May 7, 2009 | Tags: Northern Lights, Photos, Winter
If you look over the results of our most recent Photo Contest you’ll notice we have a tie for third place. Take another look at the photos below and let’s see if we can’t break the tie and have three clear winners!
Which of these photos do you like best?
- Entry 19 - Aurora Ring at Birch Lake (78%, 46 Votes)
- Entry 7 - Sparkling Sunlight Near Chena Hot Springs (22%, 13 Votes)
Total Voters: 59
I will plan on leaving the tie-breaker open through the weekend and declaring our top three on Monday, May 11. Thank you very much for your participation.
Photo Contest Video Remix
April 13, 2009 | Tags: Caribou, Moose, Musk Ox, Northern Lights, Video
Have you voted in the latest round of our Fairbanks and Interior Alaska Photo Contest? Images featured in the video below are up for vote. You can also submit up to five entries of your own and be considered in the next round of voting.
Inspired? Make your three favorite selections or enter now!
Vote for the March 2009 Photo Contestants
April 10, 2009 | Tags: Caribou, Moose, Musk Ox, Northern Lights, Photos, Railroad
The first quarter of 2009 Fairbanks and Interior Alaska Photo Contest entries are in, and it’s time for another vote. It took us a while to gather enough competition this time around, but now that we have, the contest looks to be rather stiff. Browse the photos and select three favorites below. Winners will be announced shortly.
Be sure to select your three favorite photos. Only one vote per computer is allowed. Winners will be announced here. Subscribe to Inside Alaska by e-mail if you would like to be automatically informed.
Pick your three favorite photos.
- Entry 15 - Morning Coal Train (55%, 22 Votes)
- Entry 11 - Arctic Fox Almost Disappearing (48%, 19 Votes)
- Entry 7 - Sparkling Sunlight Near Chena Hot Springs (20%, 8 Votes)
- Entry 19 - Aurora Ring at Birch Lake (20%, 8 Votes)
- Entry 13 - Musk Ox in Snow (18%, 7 Votes)
- Entry 12 - Arctic Fox Taking in the Sun (15%, 6 Votes)
- Entry 17 - Angel Wings Aurora at Birch Lake (15%, 6 Votes)
- Entry 14 - Caribou in Snow (13%, 5 Votes)
- Entry 9 - Iced Alder Cones (13%, 5 Votes)
- Entry 3 - Mountains Near Cantwell (13%, 5 Votes)
- Entry 5 - Fairbanks Common Redpole (13%, 5 Votes)
- Entry 18 - Moose Munching on Birch (10%, 4 Votes)
- Entry 16 - Bald Eagle Closeup (5%, 2 Votes)
- Entry 1 - Mountains and Snow Machine Trails (5%, 2 Votes)
- Entry 10 - Driving Into Fairbanks at Sunset (5%, 2 Votes)
- Entry 6 - Brush with Hoarfrost (5%, 2 Votes)
- Entry 4 - Late October Sunlight Near Delta (5%, 2 Votes)
- Entry 20 - Family Aurora at Harding Lake (5%, 2 Votes)
- Entry 2 - Making Snow Angels (3%, 1 Votes)
- Entry 8 - Sentinel Snow Shadows (-186%, 0 Votes)
Total Voters: 40
The Winning Entries!
October 16, 2008 | Tags: Photos
Inside Alaska readers and FCVB staff members have selected their three favorite entries in our photo contest for this quarter. Congratulations to Terri Hughes; First Place – Lady of the Lake, Raymie Rushing; Second Place- Delta Moose and Cassandra Cerny; Third Place – Wedgewood Wildlife Sanctuary!
Our Fairbanks and Interior Alaska Photo Contest continues year-round, so be sure to get your five favorite entries in now. The theme for the contest this time around: light, energy and warmth. Send photos that best display the light, energy and warmth of Fairbanks and you could be the winner of our final round for 2008!
Photo Contest: Your Vote Counts!
September 5, 2008 | Tags: Photos
For the first time ever, we are offering Inside Alaska visitors the opportunity to vote in our Fairbanks and Interior Alaska Photo Contest! Browse the photos by clicking on a thumbnail and navigating backward and forward via the arrows. You may vote for your three favorites directly below the images. Top three selections win!
Poll only allows visitors to vote once. Please select three favorites.
Which three photos do you like best?
- Entry 6 - Lady of the Lake (21%, 15 Votes)
- Entry 12 - Moose 2 (19%, 13 Votes)
- Entry 4 - Fairbanks Sunset (19%, 13 Votes)
- Entry 5 - Winter Scene (17%, 12 Votes)
- Entry 9 - Flower 1 (9%, 6 Votes)
- Entry 15 - Boat in Tanana (4%, 3 Votes)
- Entry 10 - Bird (3%, 2 Votes)
- Entry 7 - Denali Highway View 1 (3%, 2 Votes)
- Entry 13 - Flower 2 (3%, 2 Votes)
- Entry 1 - Sand Hill Cranes (1%, 1 Votes)
- Entry 11 - Moose 1 (1%, 1 Votes)
- Entry 16 - Athabascan Jacket (0%, 0 Votes)
- Entry 17 - Sled Dogs (0%, 0 Votes)
- Entry 14 - Reindeer (0%, 0 Votes)
- Entry 3 - Denali (0%, 0 Votes)
- Entry 8 - Denali Highway View 2 (0%, 0 Votes)
- Entry 2 - Tanana Valley (0%, 0 Votes)
- Entry 18 - Furs (0%, 0 Votes)
Total Voters: 70
The Latest Entries
June 26, 2008 | Tags: Denali, Photos
After some extra encouragement, several people have decided join the latest round of our Fairbanks and Interior Alaska Photo Contest. Here are a few few of the latest shots. Judging will take place at the end of August; submit today!
Quick Poll: Which of the three above do you like best?
- Bull moose in lake. (52%, 12 Votes)
- On the road to Denali. (26%, 6 Votes)
- Dogs at Open North American. (22%, 5 Votes)
Total Voters: 23





