Photo Contest Winners

Congratulations to these past winners!

Each year The American Iris Society announces the winners of each annual photo contest. Winning photos in six categories are published in the Winter issue of IRISES: The Bulletin of The American Iris Society.

2026 Winners

Have been selected and will be announced in the the Winter 2027 issue of IRISES!

2025 Winners

Congratulations to the 2025 winners. The first place winning photos are displayed in the banner on this page for the following categories:

  • Category 1. Irises in a landscape or garden
  • Category 2. Irises in the wild
  • Category 3. A person or people at iris events or tours
  • Category 4. Close up of an iris or irises
  • Category 5. Iris photos – MACROS
  • Category 6. Photos of pets, wildlife or garden art with irises

Previous Photo Contest Winners

Congratulatons to these past winners. To see all the winning images from previous contests please see the Winter issue of IRISES available to members in the digital archive. A list of winning images is provided below: