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The Amateur Sunset Photo Contest : $500 Cash Prize Each Month Natchez ... Sunset Capital of the South!

Natchez Sunset Photo Gallery

MAY 2024  |  JUNE 2024  |  JULY 2024  |  AUG 2024  | SEPT 2024  |  OCT 2024

NOV 2024  |  DEC 2024  |  JAN 2025  |  FEB 2025  |  MARCH 2024  |  APRIL 2025

May Winner

First Place:
“February”
by Mary Seni of Natchez, MS

Second Place:
“Riverboat Sunset” by Jay Geter of Madison, MS

Third Place:
“My Heart Will Go On” by Lynne Edwards of Natchez, MS

L to R: Mayor Dan Gibson, Mary Seni.<br />
They are holding a giant check to show Seni's $500 First Prize.

May 2024

June Winner

First Place:
“Cotton Candy River”
by Jessica Odam of Vidalia, LA

Second Place:
“Father’s Day Rainbow” by Kevin Meirs of Natchez, MS

Third Place:
“Sunset Through the Arches” by Amy Bouton of Mandeville, MS

Mayor Gibson holds a big check for a presentation of the June 2024 First Place Winner on July 29th, 2024. Jessica Odom is shown with her family and Valencia Hall, Alderwoman Ward 5 of Natchez. They are standing on the steps in front of City Hall.

June 2024

July Winner

First Place:
“Oak Shinning On Broadway”
by Helen Smith of Natchez, MS

Ms. Smith has graciously donated her award to the Historic Natchez Foundation. HNF Executive Director Carter Burns accepted the prize on behalf of the organization.

Second Place:
“Natchez Sunset June 2024, number 2” by Brad Rivet of Marietta, GA

Third Place:
“Oh Say Can You See” by Brittany Nicole Aube of Poplarville, MS

Mayor Gibson holds a big check for a presentation of the June 2024 First Place Winner on July 29th, 2024. Jessica Odom is shown with her family and Valencia Hall, Alderwoman Ward 5 of Natchez. They are standing on the steps in front of City Hall.

July 2024

August 2024

September 2024

October 2024

November 2024

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December 2024

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January 2025

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February 2025

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March 2025

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April 2025

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Questions? Contact The Mayor’s Office | (601) 445-7555 / mayor@natchez.ms.us

Contest Rules: All photographs submitted are only released to be used for Natchez promotional and publicity purposes. Commercial and sales reproduction rights remain the property of the photographer. Professional photographers are not eligible for prizes but are welcome to submit images for the online gallery. AI generated images are not eligible and are subject to disqualification. All photographs entered must have been taken on either the entrant’s mobile device or digital camera, and cannot be saved from other locations online. Screen captures / screenshots of photographs are not eligible. All photographs entered must have been taken by and must be owned by the entrant. Per the theme of this contest, all entries but be of a local Natchez, MS location and photographs of sunsets from other cities, states, or countries are not eligible. ArtsNatchez reserves the right to not display a photo for resolution quality or content reasons. One winner per month wins a single $500 cash prize. Winners will be listed through newsletters, emails, on the contest website, and on social media for The City of Natchez. Contest ends on April 30, 2025.