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2024 Winter Photo Challenge

Congratulations to the winners of our 2024 12 Nights of Solstice winter photo challenge! Last year's theme was Life From the Frozen Earth. For 12 nights starting on the winter solstice Dec. 21, we shared 12 inspirational photos submitted by YOU on SERC's social media: 10 chosen by our judges and two People's Choice winners. The winning images included animals foraging to survive, ethereal shapes made of ice and snow, and starkly beautiful wilderness scenes.

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See all the 2024 winners:

  • A coyote with light brown, dark brown and white fur stands on a snowy slope, staring directly at the camera.

    Coyote in Yellowstone, by Tammy P. Tideswell (People's Choice Winner)

  • A polar bear stands on a rocky hill, with a polar bear cub standing in the same pose beneath its belly.

    Polar bear mother and cub in Norway, by Tom Minogue (People's Choice winner)

  • A bright red cardinal stands on the snow, with a few light yellow seeds in its beak.

    Cardinal in the snow by Chris Crowe (2024 winner)

  • A tall maple tree with bright red leaves towers above a snowy shoreline. In the background, a snow-dusted dock juts into a river

    Red maple tree after a snowstorm in Annapolis, by Christine Kamenoff

  • Closeup of pine cones covered in silver ice, branching out like the rays of a star

    "Evergreen Ever Iced," by Robert Killian

  • On a frozen lake, two distant white birds have left a winding trail where the ice is clearer.

    Path over a frozen lake made by two gulls, by David Kravitz 

  • Black and white photo of a copse of trees buried in deep snow, creating ghostly shapes beneath the clouds

    The ghost trees of Yellowstone, by Tammy P. Tideswell

  • A white squirrel with red eyes races across a snowy landscape.

    Albino norther gray squirrel, by Barbara J. Saffir

  • A vibrant bluebird flies in front of a tree, its wings pointing downwards to show off the individual feathers.

    Eastern bluebird in flight, by Michael Mininsohn

  • A small cabin in the snow sits on the edge of a forest, dwarfed by the giant gray mountain behind it.

    A cabin beneath a mountain in Banff, Canada, by Nitya Desai

  • A bird with gray feathers swoops down over a leafless bush, attempting to grab one of the small, blue-colored berries.

    Robin foraging for berries, by Bill Reichhardt

  • Thin brown twigs dip into a frozen creek, creating a series of swirling, cone-like shapes in the ice.

    "Ice Twigs" by Ann Birnie