For several years, our publication has held a competition focused on photos taken in what we broadly call “Amish Country.” Both visitors and locals have sent us many great pictures.
Our contest started back in the days before cellphones and digital. Originally, we received actual photographs in the mail. How things have changed! Now it is quite easy for anyone to take a photo on the spur of the moment when they see something interesting.
Still, not everyone has an “eye” for a good picture – composition, color, subject matter, contrast, etc. Now, I look daily at my inbox to see what pictures may have come in as entries in our Annual Photo Contest. Each time I click open a photo, I am a bit excited, because I never know what I may see. Sometimes I actually gasp with delight or give a soft-spoken “Wow” under my breath. This year was no exception. We are pleased to present our winners from 2025…
Winners:
Grand Prize Winner – Sherry Carnegie
“Cows In Farm Pasture” – “This caption of the cows was taken in Earl Township, Lancaster County, PA”.
Second Place Winner – Zelda Rowley
“Summer Flowers For Sale” – “Amish roadside stand on Whitmer Road in East Lampeter Township, Lancaster County, PA”.
Third Place Winner – Wayne Guzzi
“Winter Playtime” – “This photo was taken somewhere in Lancaster County Pennsylvania. It was very interesting to watch the fun they were having.
Honorable Mention:
Wayne Guzzi
“A Gathering of Faith” – Picture was taken somewhere north of New Holland
Calling All Photographers!
2026 Amish Country News Photo Contest
Amish Country…one of the most photographed areas in the world. Got great photos? Send them to us and see YOUR photo in the pages of Amish Country News. Winners will receive free tour and attraction tickets. Other prizes to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd runners-up. All are judged on quality, color, subject matter, and resolution and should depict scenes, aspects, events, or activities typical to Lancaster, PA, or the PA Dutch Country region.
Email your high-resolution (Minimum size 8×10 at 300 DPI) photos in JPG format to clinton@amishexperience.com Put 2026 Photo Contest in the subject line. File names should contain your name. Include your name, address, and phone number with brief details on the location, date, and subject matter. We accept photos via email and request no more than five photos by the same person be submitted. HIGH-RESOLUTION PICS ONLY!!! Low-resolution pixelated images WILL NOT be accepted.
Please note that photos become the property of Amish Country News / Amish Experience and may be used in upcoming issues, publications, and promotions.