Gundula Behbahani captured the striking saffron and blue-gray sky over Lake Minnetonka during a spontaneous moment on her way home from work when...
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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,...
Berry Nice Winter
A resident finds beauty in the depths of winter. “I woke up to the most magnificent frost on a frigid January morning,” says Berit Francis of a...
Snow Cone
If you can’t beat it, dive into it. Sarah Happe found a willing subject in the depth of winter. “She was diving into the snow, smelling little...
Lens on Lake Minnetonka 2024 Winners
Explore the winning photos from our Lens on Lake Minnetonka photo contest. This summer, we asked local residents to scroll down their digital files...
Ephemeral Fall
Happenstance creates a winning image. Many of the best photos from our annual photo contest come by way of spontaneity. “I happened upon the image...
Reader’s Choice Voting for Lens on Lake Minnetonka 2024
In July and August, we invited you to submit your photos of the Lake Minnetonka area. From action shots on the lake to scenic spots on land, you...
Two Boats
“I appreciate the contrast between the calm water’s surface and the blend of blues and oranges in this photograph,” Melonie Hedlund says. The...
