After a hot summer, everyone is looking forward to cool fall temperatures and colorful leaves in the Northeast Georgia mountains.
If you have a photograph that represents this beautiful time of year, it could be featured on the cover of The Mountain Traveler’s fall 2026 edition.
The Mountain Traveler is a full-color regional visitor and travel guide for Northeast Georgia.
Local photographers are invited to submit their photographic representations of fall in the region. Suggested subjects could include points of interest, natural features, scenic views or people enjoying the surroundings.
The magazine publishes the week of Sept. 21 and will be distributed at visitor centers, chambers of commerce and retail outlets throughout the region during spring and summer.
The winner of the cover contest will receive $100.
Criteria for entering:
• Photograph must be taken in Dawson, Habersham, Lumpkin, Rabun, Stephens, Towns, Union or White counties.
• Photographer may submit up to five images.
• Photographs should be vertical.
• Photographs should be high-quality, high-resolution image files. Photos must not be downsized, and should be no smaller than 1.5MB. Photos should be clear and in focus.
• Photographs should have room at the top of the image for the magazine logo.
• Photography must not include a commercial entity.
• Submission of a photo gives Community Newspapers Inc. the right to publish the photo in The Mountain Traveler magazine.
• Each entry should include the photographer’s name and county of residence, where and when the photo was taken, and the names of any people in the photo, if possible.
The deadline for submission is 5 p.m., Friday, Sept. 4.
For more information or to submit qualifying images, email Kimberly Brown at specialpublications@cninewspapers.com.