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Alaska Photo Contest

Alaska Tour & Travel is celebrating Alaska's 50th Anniversary of Statehood by awarding one lucky photographer the limited edition Sydney Laurence print "Legacy of Alaska" depicting Alaska's Mt. McKinley. This special print was signed on May 10th, 2008 by all of the living governors of Alaska including Mike Stepovich, Walter Hickel, Keith Miller, Bill Sheffield, Steve Cowper, Tony Knowles, Frank Murkowski, and Sarah Palin. The print is marked with an embossed seal noting the 50th Anniversary of Alaska Statehood and has current retail value of $1500. The Sydney Laurence print can be viewed all summer at the Artique Gallery in Anchorage at 314 G Street.

The Grand Prize print will be awarded to the photographer whose photo best depicts Alaska's spectacular wildlife, scenery, people or adventure. The contest is open to visitors and residents alike. To enter, just email us your photo to photos@alaskatravel.com no later than October 31, 2009. Please include a brief description of the photo along with your name and hometown. We will post select entries here on our Photo Contest Gallery. Be sure to read all of the contest rules before you enter.

Update: Our 2009 photo contest is officially closed, and you can see our grand prize winner and many of the finalists here. Thanks to all who entered, and stayed tuned for details on next year's contest!

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Grand Prize

Grand Prize print "Legacy of Alaska" by Sydney Laurence.

The Fisherman

The Alaska 50th Anniversary Photo Winner by Jim Allen from Dover, Florida.

Resurrection Bay

Photo by Brent R. from Westminster, CA taken in Seward, AK.

Breach

Photo by Pat R. from Bellingham, WA. A young humpback whale breaching in Kenai Fjords National Park.

Sawyer Glacier Icebergs

Photo by Matthew B. from Painted Post, NY took this photo in Tracy Arm.

Mt. McKinley from the Park Road

Edward S. from Cocoa, Florida took this photo with a telephoto lense at mile 40 of the Denali Park Road.

The View from Stony Hill

This phto of both nroth and south peaks of Mt. McKinley was taken by Brent R. from Westminster, CA.

The Hangout

Photo by Edward S from Cocoa, Florida while on board a day cruise to the Kenai Fjords.

Faceted Gems of Tracy Arm

Photo by Bob Smith from Bowling Green, Ohio while sailing Tracy Arm near Juneau. Breathtaking gems of glacier ice.

Summit Lake Mirror

Photo by Jim B. from Elmendorf AFB. This photo was taken at Summit Lake on the Seward Highway. There are a few lakes in Alaska named Summit Lake.

A Totem Pole

Photo taken by Tom G. from Anaheim Hills, CA. The totem pole was photographed in Juneau.

Feathered Travelers

Photo taken by David B. from Burt, IA near Tok.

Chugach National Forest

Brent R from Westminster, CA took this photo of a stream running off of Byron Glacier.

Missed Opportunity

Jim B. from Elmendorf AFB, Alaska took this photo in Homer. Jim says the upper eagle dropped the fish when the others approached, and the righ ealge caught it before it hit the ground.

Mt. McKinley

Photo by Donna W. from Cleves, Ohio. on a Denali Park Tour.

Ketchikan

Photo by Renee D. from Washington, PA.

Just Hanging Out

Photo by Terry G. from Bethel. Terry took this photo in Homer, AK.

The World Is My Oyster

Anne-Marie C. from Anchorage, Alaska took this photo of a boy on the beach in Katchemak Bay. The sun rising, enjoying a wolrd of possibilities for the future and the beauty of Alaska.

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