2026 Winners of the GDTA Photo Contest

A field full of tufty flowers

While it’s bittersweet to say goodbye to another year of hiking on the Great Divide Trail, at least we get to enjoy the wonderful photos you’ve all submitted to the annual GDTA Photo Contest! This year saw 192 photos submitted from 47 individuals. The incredible quality and diversity of the photos made it really hard for our selection committee to narrow down! Thank you to everyone that submitted photos – all of your entries help the GDTA promote the trail.

Please join us in congratulating this year’s winners!

1st Place – Angie Nelson

2nd Place – Jim Johnson

people building a section of trail in the mountains
Trail Building on the GDT-Jim Johnson

3rd Place – Evan Leonard

Honourable Mentions

People

Animals

Trail Work

someone chainsawing a fallen tree
Chainsaw Maniac – Keiko Climaco

Scenery

NEW: Homepage Banner

New for this year, we’ve also selected one of the submissions to feature as the main banner on the frontpage of the GDTA Website. Congratulations to longtime GDTA supporter (and former president) Brad Vaillancourt. Your submission: “Northern terminus sunset” will feature prominently on the homepage until next year!

Looking for more? Check out the 2025 Winners; or the 2024 Winners!