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By wonderfulwv 05/28/202505/29/2025 Photo Gallery

Wonderful West Virginia’s Seventh Annual Photography Issue Submission Form

Calling all shutterbugs!We need your photos of native West Virginia wildlife. WONDERFUL WEST VIRGINIA’s seventh annual photography issue, coming in September, will feature a special reader submission gallery. If your work is selected, you’ll receive a complimentary copy of the magazine and a free year’s subscription. Deadline for submissions is

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By wonderfulwv 06/07/202406/25/2024 Photo Gallery

Wonderful West Virginia’s Sixth Annual Photography Issue Submission Form

Calling all shutterbugs! We need your photos of native West Virginia wildlife. WONDERFUL WEST VIRGINIA’s sixth annual photography issue, coming in September, will feature a special reader submission gallery. If your work is selected, you’ll receive a complimentary copy of the magazine and a free year’s subscription. Deadline for submissions

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By wonderfulwv 06/13/202306/07/2024 Photo Gallery/Wildlife

Wonderful West Virginia’s Fifth Annual Photography Issue Submission Form

Calling all shutterbugs! We need your photos of native West Virginia wildlife for our fifth annual photography issue, coming in September.

By wonderfulwv 06/08/202206/09/2022 Photo Gallery/Wildlife

Wonderful West Virginia’s Fourth Annual Photography Issue Submission Form

Calling all shutterbugs! We need your photos of native West Virginia wildlife.

By wonderfulwv 06/15/202106/15/2021 Photo Gallery/Wildlife

Wonderful West Virginia’s Third Annual Photography Issue Submission Form

Calling all shutterbugs! We need your photos of native West Virginia wildlife.

By wonderfulwv 02/24/2021 Instagram/Outdoors/Photo Gallery/Preservation/Wildlife/WVDNR

Flying High Again

After decades of decline, bald eagles are back.

By wonderfulwv 02/23/2021 Adventure/Photo Gallery/Preservation/State Forests/State Parks

Buying Up the Promised Land

Legal genius and land speculator John Marshall took a keen interest in the Canaan Valley.

By wonderfulwv 10/16/2020 October 2016/Photo Gallery

October 2016 Photo Gallery

By wonderfulwv 09/22/2020 Instagram/Outdoors/Photo Gallery/September 2018/Wildlife

September 2018 Photo Gallery

Arachnophobes beware: photographers Tessa Nickels and Van Slider train their lenses on Mountain State spiders.

By wonderfulwv 09/18/2020 Adventure/Instagram/Outdoors/Photo Gallery/State Forests/State Parks

October 2019 Photo Gallery

“Of all the paths you take in life, make sure a few of them are dirt.” John Muir

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Sunset over the mighty Ohio River 🌅🌊 📸 Leigh Rote Sunset over the mighty Ohio River 🌅🌊

📸 Leigh Roten
📍 Point Pleasant, WV
Time is running out to enter Wonderful West Virgin Time is running out to enter Wonderful West Virginia’s Wildlife Photography Issue contest! 📸

If you’ve captured an unforgettable wildlife moment in West Virginia, now’s the time to submit it for a chance to be featured in print.

🦌 Native wildlife only
📸 High-resolution JPG submissions
🚫 No trail camera images
📅 Deadline: June 21, 2026

Submit now through the link in our bio before entries close!
Fresh off a rainstorm 🌧️🌿 “Mtn Laurel” in Kanawha Fresh off a rainstorm 🌧️🌿

“Mtn Laurel” in Kanawha State Forest
📸 K Gilbert

Have a favorite wildflower photo from around West Virginia? We’d love to see it—submit your photos for a chance to be featured! Click the link in our bio!
Sometimes the best moments happen when you stop an Sometimes the best moments happen when you stop and look around 🦅

While out on a hike, Jacob Smith took a quick break when he noticed something move nearby. He grabbed his camera from his bag and captured this beautiful eagle in Logan, West Virginia.

📸 Jacob Smith
“Pink Sky” 💗🌅 📸 Adriana Allen 📍 Union, WV Have a “Pink Sky” 💗🌅

📸 Adriana Allen
📍 Union, WV

Have a favorite West Virginia photo? Submit it by clicking the link in our bio!
We’re looking for wildlife photography submissions We’re looking for wildlife photography submissions for Wonderful West Virginia’s annual Wildlife Photography Issue—and your photo could be featured in print!!

📅 Submission deadline: June 21
📸 One photo per person
🦊 Native WV wildlife only

Submit your best shot through the link in our bio!
Early bird gets the breakfast 🐦🌤️ “An Eastern Blu Early bird gets the breakfast 🐦🌤️

“An Eastern Bluebird looking for an early meal.”
📸 Eli Caldwell
📍 Spencer, WV

Have a favorite wildlife photo from around West Virginia? Submit your shots for a chance to be featured-- click the link in our bio!
🥾 Happy National Trails Day! 🌿 West Virginia is h 🥾 Happy National Trails Day! 🌿

West Virginia is home to thousands of miles of trails, but everyone has that one favorite.
Tell us: What's your favorite trail in West Virginia? ⬇️

📸 "Strength of Few" by Cheyenne Wolfe
📍 Dolly Sods Wilderness, WV
Late Mr. Tommy Adkins standing beside his 30-year- Late Mr. Tommy Adkins standing beside his 30-year-old rhododendron in Spring of 2025 in Wyoming County, WV 🌸

📸 Do you have rhododendron photos from around Almost Heaven? We’d love to see them! 

Submit your favorite blooms for a chance to be featured-- click the link in our bio!
“Perfect Beauty hiding by the trail” 🌿✨ 📸 Arina B “Perfect Beauty hiding by the trail” 🌿✨

📸 Arina Beauchamp
📍 Gateway Trail near Cranberry River, Nicholas County, WV

Spotted something beautiful on your West Virginia adventures? Send us your favorite nature photos for a chance to be featured!
This is your sign to finally submit that wildlife This is your sign to finally submit that wildlife photo sitting in your camera roll. 📷

Selected photographers will be featured in the magazine and receive:
✨ A complimentary issue
✨ A free one-year subscription

📅 Deadline: June 21, 2026

Click the link in bio to enter.
Dinner on the go 🦉🦞 “A Barred Owl takes flight wi Dinner on the go 🦉🦞

“A Barred Owl takes flight with its freshly caught crayfish.”
📸 Jane Gamble
📍 Charles Town, WV
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