Idaho Forest Products Commission

Arbor Day Student Photo Contest

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2025 Arbor Day Photo Contest

To celebrate Arbor Day, the Idaho Forest Products Commission sponsors a Photo Contest each year. The competition is open to all Idaho youth in 5th-12th grades. For the 2024 contest, young photographers addressed the theme, Seasons of Change: The Dynamics of Idaho’s Forests. In addition to their photo, contestants provided a statement sharing their vision of the photo’s portrayal of the theme.

Deadline: April 7th, 2025

Contestant:

8389

Grade:

8

Photo caption:

The beauty in the simple

Photographer's Statement:

I took this photo when I was at girls camp and we went on a sunrise hike. As me and my friends were sitting there, watching the sun hit the mountains, I realized how beautiful something as simple as the mountains just outside of our town can be. I also realized that you don’t always have to search for the best photo, or set up everything just right. Sometimes just being in the moment and simply being alive is all that you need to truly experience something great.