The contest is an opportunity to share your talent and your transportation-related snapshots. We want to see how you capture transportation and travel in our region! Winning photos will be featured in our upcoming 2050 Metro Vision Regional Transportation Plan and featured on our social media sites, along with photographer promotion!

• The photo contest will run from March 1 through April 4.
• Photos must have been taken within the past four years.
• Photos should be of public property, in public spaces. Examples include streets, parks, skylines, and landmarks.
• By posting a photo, you certify you are the sole owner of original work.
• By posting a photo, you agree that submissions may be used by DRCOG in future print and digital publications and communications, with proper credit to the photographer.
• Photos must be taken within the 10-county DRCOG region (Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Denver, Douglas, Gilpin, Jefferson, and SW Weld Counties).

Fill out this form: Photo contest form.

We are looking for:

• Creative, engaging, and exciting photos that showcase the many ways to travel in our region.
• High-resolution images (most smartphones can capture an acceptable resolution, so long as you don’t zoom in!).
• Photos captured by a human (no AI generated images).

Subjects might include:

• Walking or biking.
• Roads.
• Bridges.
• Trains or busses.
• Railroads.
• Aviation.
• Delivery trucks or train cargo.
• Local landmarks.
• Feel free to look through the current regional transportation plan to see what kinds of images did well before!

Ten winners will be chosen by DRCOG staff. These winners will be featured in the 2050 Metro Vision Regional Transportation Plan to be released in 2026. We will contact you via email if your photo has been chosen, and the winners will also be announced on our social media accounts.

Winners will receive:

• Photographer promotion on DRCOG’s social media accounts.
• Their photo showcased in the Regional Transportation Plan