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
Carolyn Moutinho
The Underworld
Michelle Van Stam
The Underworld
Jim Burks
The Underworld
Nika Stone
Architecture
Halle Renn
Architecture
Roxann Hanson
Architecture
Michael Kavanaugh
In the Trees
Alex Johnson Jimenez
In the Trees
Samantha Holcombe
In the Trees
Jahaira Esquivel
In the Trees
Petula Foley
In the Trees
Amy Irish
Life at Hamanasi
Teagan Alberts
Life at Hamanasi
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.
Tony Promiscuo
Life at Hamanasi
Paige Leban
In the Trees
Chelsea Leachman
Architecture
Alex Johnson Jimenez
In the Trees
Robert Lax
Architecture
Lauren Hasan
Life at Hamanasi
Amanda Mutuwa
Architecture
Alexis Ruffner
Architecture
Phil Summerfield
The Underworld
Kevin Browning
Life at Hamanasi
Jim Burks
The Underworld
Cuneyt Erbatur
Life at Hamanasi
Cuneyt Erbatur
Architecture
Carolyn Moutinho
The Underworld
Joe Sanchez
Architecture
Chelsea Leachman
Architecture
Michael Kavanaugh
In the Trees
Brooke DeStazio
Life at Hamanasi
Amanda Mutuwa
The Underworld
Samantha Klopp
Architecture
Catherine Farmer
In the Trees
Matthew Pennington
In the Trees
Matthew Pennington
Life at Hamanasi
Moutinho-Carolyn
The Underworld
Michael Kavanaugh
In the Trees
Jennifer Werner
The Underworld
Paige Leban
In the Trees
Cristina Marshall
In the Trees
Michael Kavanaugh
In the Trees
Samantha Klopp
Life at Hamanasi
Donna Merriam
Architecture
Lavetra Morgan
Architecture
David Moskowitz
In the Trees
Lavetra Morgan
Architecture
Michelle Van Stam
The Underworld
Keshri Mahadeo
Life at Hamanasi
Phil Summerfield
The Underworld
Marina Shevtsova
In the Trees
Loreny Altamirano
In the Trees
Shannon Allerston
Life at Hamanasi
Tami Vinson
Life at Hamanasi
Chelsea Leachman
The Underworld
Petula Foley
In the Trees
Michael Kavanaugh
In the Trees
Richard Ladd
In the Trees
Jim Burks
The Underworld
Paige Leban
In the Trees
Alex Johnson Jimenez
Architecture
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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