Helen Canning and her grandson, Bergen, 4, frequently walk around Mound’s Langdon Lake along the Dakota Rail Regional Trail. “The path around...
Lens on Lake Minnetonka
Loon Baby on Parent’s Back
A lake in Carver Park offered this familial scene, captured by Camille Nelson, who was captivated by the parent-child moment. Her winning photograph...
After the Rain
“After the Rain is a great example of macro photography, which I love,” says Mary McGovern, noting that water is a major element in the photograph’s...
Reflection
“I pass that spot so often, and one day, I saw the reflection and saw a perfect photo,” Mary McGovern says. “I love the historic trolley boat,...
Winter Wonderland
Nature’s winter handiwork can artistically move us through the season and unlock creative minds. Local resident Gundula Behbahani spent several...
Spring Double Rainbow
In the depth of winter, it’s often lovely to receive a reminder of what awaits after the thaw and springtime emerges. And in this time of gift...
Afterglow
Gundula Behbahani captured the striking saffron and blue-gray sky over Lake Minnetonka during a spontaneous moment on her way home from work when...
Lens on Lake Minnetonka 2025 Winners
Photographers bring the Lake Minnetonka area into focus. Over the past year, residents have been cataloging local life around Lake Minnetonka. This...
Ominous Autumn
Another title for Naomi Hamer’s photo, Ominous Autumn, could be Happenstance. The Orono resident was headed out to walk the quarter mile to her...
Readers’ Choice Voting for Lens on Lake Minnetonka 2025
From July1–August 31, we invited you to submit your photos of the Lake Minnetonka area. Now, it’s time to vote for the Readers’ Choice! Scroll...
Be Gone, Boat!
As we learn more about the entries into our annual photo contest, it is particularly interesting to discover that, while many images are captured...
Lens on Lake Minnetonka 2025 Is Now Open for Submissions
Our annual photo contest is a few clicks away. Dorothea Lange, an American documentary photographer and photojournalist, once said, “Photography...
Minnetonka Yacht Club in the Clouds
The Minnetonka Yacht Club is a frequent subject for Christine Neff Kojetin’s drone photography “as it creates a great foreground visual point of...
Excelsior Fireworks
Christine Neff Kojetin was searching for a space to get a perfect photograph of Excelsior’s Fourth of July fireworks celebration. She clearly found...
Life Lessons
“My dad [Gary Marquardt], was teaching my son Frank [now 15] how to drive an inboard boat, and it was a gorgeous night, so my mom and I decided to...
Loons Swimming
One of the special things about living in the Land of 10,000 Lakes is that one can easily find open water for recreational exploits of all sorts....
Deephaven Docks
Symmetry equates to beauty in winning image. Christine Neff Kojetin’s photograph Deephaven Docks was taken on an uncharacteristically warm December...
First Sign of Spring
Dog walking can net perfect picture-taking adventures. We welcome back one of our youngest photo contest contestants, Lucas McGary, 13, whose First...
Entry Showcases Beauty in the Abstract
What is now a hobby, Ann Beadle-Reinitz would like to make into a career—photography. “I like taking photos in any areas around my house,” the Mound...
Lake Minnetonka Ice
Abstract photo provides clear look into winter on the lake. Lucas McGary, 12, starts off the year with his second-place photo, Lake Minnetonka Ice,...
