2025 Winter
Photo Contest

Entries Are Now Closed

Thanks To all our entrants!

Hamanasi’s WINTER 2025 photo contest is now closed.  Our judges have sorted through more than 1,000 photos from over 130 participants, making this our biggest contest to date.  Below you can browse the amazing photos chosen as finalists and honorable mentions.  We greatly appreciate every person who takes the time to share photos of their experiences exploring Belize and at Hamanasi.   

Stay tuned – category winners and the Grand Prize winner of the stay at Hamanasi will be announced at the end of May!

Category Finalists

All Finalists
The Underworld
Architecture
In the Trees
Life at Hamanasi
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Carolyn Moutinho

The Underworld
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Michelle Van Stam

The Underworld
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Jim Burks

The Underworld
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Nika Stone

Architecture
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Halle Renn

Architecture
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Roxann Hanson

Architecture
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Michael Kavanaugh

In the Trees
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Alex Johnson Jimenez

In the Trees
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Samantha Holcombe

In the Trees
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Jahaira Esquivel

In the Trees
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Petula Foley

In the Trees
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Amy Irish

Life at Hamanasi
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Teagan Alberts

Life at Hamanasi
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Alex Johnson Jimenez

Life at Hamanasi

Honorable Mentions

So many entries captured the beauty of the Belize Barrier Reef system.  We decided to showcase a few honorable mentions.

All Honorable Mentions
The Underworld
Architecture
In the Trees
Life at Hamanasi
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Tony Promiscuo

Life at Hamanasi
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Paige Leban

In the Trees
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Chelsea Leachman

Architecture
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Alex Johnson Jimenez

In the Trees
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Robert Lax

Architecture
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Lauren Hasan

Life at Hamanasi
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Amanda Mutuwa

Architecture
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Alexis Ruffner

Architecture
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Phil Summerfield

The Underworld
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Kevin Browning

Life at Hamanasi
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Jim Burks

The Underworld
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Cuneyt Erbatur

Life at Hamanasi
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Cuneyt Erbatur

Architecture
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Carolyn Moutinho

The Underworld
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Joe Sanchez

Architecture
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Chelsea Leachman

Architecture
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Michael Kavanaugh

In the Trees
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Brooke DeStazio

Life at Hamanasi
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Amanda Mutuwa

The Underworld
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Samantha Klopp

Architecture
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Catherine Farmer

In the Trees
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Matthew Pennington

In the Trees
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Matthew Pennington

Life at Hamanasi
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Moutinho-Carolyn

The Underworld
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Michael Kavanaugh

In the Trees
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Jennifer Werner

The Underworld
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Paige Leban

In the Trees
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Cristina Marshall

In the Trees
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Michael Kavanaugh

In the Trees
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Samantha Klopp

Life at Hamanasi
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Donna Merriam

Architecture
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Lavetra Morgan

Architecture
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David Moskowitz

In the Trees
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Lavetra Morgan

Architecture
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Michelle Van Stam

The Underworld
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Keshri Mahadeo

Life at Hamanasi
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Phil Summerfield

The Underworld
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Marina Shevtsova

In the Trees
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Loreny Altamirano

In the Trees
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Shannon Allerston

Life at Hamanasi
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Tami Vinson

Life at Hamanasi
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Chelsea Leachman

The Underworld
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Petula Foley

In the Trees
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Michael Kavanaugh

In the Trees
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Richard Ladd

In the Trees
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Jim Burks

The Underworld
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Paige Leban

In the Trees
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Alex Johnson Jimenez

Architecture
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Michael Kavanaugh

In the Trees

Categories

The Underworld

Anything related to a cave or cave system in Belize.

Architecture

Anything architectural one might see in Belize, from a village home to a Maya pyramid, or architectural shots taken at Hamanasi.

In the Trees

An insect, bird, flower, leaf, animal, person or something else – as long as it is in a tree.

Life at Hamanasi

Your favorite shot of yourself on vacation, or perhaps it was our employees, food, pool, room, or something else that inspired your lens.

Prizes

The Grand Prize winner will receive a 3-night stay at Hamanasi for up to two people in a run of house room, including breakfast and one scheduled rainforest adventure (Mayflower Jungle & Waterfall Hike, Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary & Jaguar Preserve, Cave & Jungle Adventure, Tropical Birding, Red Bank Birding (seasonal), Jungle River Canoeing, Magical Maya History Tour or Jaguar Preserve Night Hike). Each category winner will receive a Hamanasi gift pack.  The winning photos will be printed and displayed in a gallery at Hamanasi. 

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Our next photo contest is our 2025 Oceans Month Photo Contest.  Submissions will be accepted June 1 – July 31, 2025.  All photos must be taken within Belize.  Categories include: 

  • Spectacular seascape — a broad composition coral reef, sunrise over the water, island with sea, etc.  May include a diver or snorkeler.
  • Compact Encounters — those up close, detailed shots capturing a fish portrait, a nudibranch, a seahorse, turtle’s shell, etc.  
  • Blackwater — underwater images taken at night, may include a diver or snorkeler.
  • Marine life behavior — showing the species doing something other than just swimming, e.g., eating, spawning, mating, etc.  May include a diver or snorkeler.

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