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A long exposure captures the stillness of a summer sunset on Lake Minnetonka. Read more about 'Ultra-long Exposure' Photo Makes Lake Minnetonka Look 'Mystical'

This month, we asked photographer Nancy Cohodes to tell us about “Land Canoeing,” which received third place in our Activities & Events category. Read more about Local Photographer Captures Summer on Gray's Bay

A local couple puts a unique spin on their save-the-date photo. Read more about Here Comes the Bride—On Water Skis

We asked photographer Nancy Cohodes to tell us about “Close Up,” which received first place in our Wildlife & Nature category. Read more about You Can Practically Smell the Flower in This Close Up Photo

Each month, we feature one of the winning photos from our 2018 Lens on Lake Minnetonka photo contest. Read more about Lens on Lake Minnetonka: Snowy Cardinal Endures Minnesota Winter

This photo took first place in the Pets category of our annual contest. Read more about This Photo Shows the Special Bond Between a Girl and Her Horse

It's that time of year again: The Lens on Lake Minnetonka photo contest has returned for its 7th year of beautiful photos of our community. This photo contest, presented by Lake Minnetonka Magazine, showcases the best photographers in our community—not to mention the subjects that give them inspiration.

We're looking for photos that show off the core values of Lake Minnetonka in five categories: Read more about Lens on Lake Minnetonka Photo Contest 2017

Lake Minnetonka Magazine reader Bob Israel received an honorable mention in the Wildlife & Nature category of our 2016 Lens on Lake Minnetonka photo contest for his photo Winter’s Waning, which features a sunset over Lake Minnetonka. Israel captured the photo last March. Read more about Lens on Lake Minnetonka 2016 Winner Bob Israel

Remember this lake dock from our June issue’s Last Glance page? Minnetonka photographer Tracie Bea Daum is at it again, and her fishing family is reeling ’em in.

Daum took this photo, Fish On, in the Carson Bay area of Lake Minnetonka on a warm summer night last July, with her Canon 6D. It received an honorable mention in the People & Families category of our 2015 Lens on Lake Minnetonka photo contest. Read more about Minnetonka Resident Tracie Bea Daum Receives an Honorable Mention for Her Photo, Fish On

Taking a photo that re-creates the beauty of a fireworks show is difficult.

Minnetrista photographer John Haug says the more you practice and experiment, the better. Haug took his award-winning photo, “Sound and Light Show,” last year at Surfside Park during the Spirit of the Lakes Festival in Mound. He used his Canon 7d camera. The snapshot took first place in the Activities & Events category of our 2015 Lens on Lake Minnetonka photo contest.

“I find it kind of fun to just try to get the action and the fireworks,” he says. “Anyway, it turned out quite well.” Read more about Lens on Lake Minnetonka: Whizz Bang