Lightning is a powerful subject, as these photographers showed in their winning entries from past Lake Superior Photo Contests. When those summer thunderstorms brew, the open expanses and photogenic shorelines combine for hair-raising images.
+ How to photograph lightning (safely).
+ Enter the annual Lake Superior Photo Contest.
![Second Place, 11th Annual Photo Contest Second Place, 11th Annual Photo Contest](https://www.lakesuperior.com/downloads/6202/download/DavidKohne-Lightning-1240.jpg?cb=50051a55bd8cce43f51812fca291c418&w={width}&h={height})
David L. Kohne
Second Place, 11th Annual Photo Contest
11th annual Photo Contest Second Place: David L. Kohne of Cloquet, Minnesota • “When Lightning Strikes,” Duluth
![Second Place, Artsy/Altered Second Place, Artsy/Altered](https://www.lakesuperior.com/downloads/2660/download/D.2nd.PC13.Maier.588.10.jpg?cb=d47eb2001e20efb56947a1bbc8a9b4c3&w={width}&h={height})
Alex Maier
Second Place, Artsy/Altered
19th annual Photo Contest Second Place, Artsy/Altered: Alex Maier of Marquette, Michigan • “Framed Lightning,” Old Ore Dock, Lower Harbor, Marquette • Judges: "The right settings for the right moment at the right place. Right on!"
![331congp 331congp](https://www.lakesuperior.com/downloads/691/download/239.%20rob_wiener_8-620.jpg?cb=60ab8bf5aedca5f7e350a2def06f11fb&w={width}&h={height})
Grand Prize, 19th Annual Photo Contest
16th annual Photo Contest Grand Prize • Rob Wiener of Eagle River, Wisconsin • “Lucky Strike,” taken near Ironwood, Michigan