NJ MONTHLY'S COVER SEARCH 2026
Unique Photo and NJ Monthly Magazine team up for the 2026 Cover Search Contest. Get your original photo of NJ published on the cover of New Jersey Monthly Magazine! + win special prizes.
Capture NJ & Win
All photographers both amateur and professional are encouraged to submit their best photo representing their photographic skill and unique, compelling, unusual and/or beautiful images of life in New Jersey.
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Entry Categories & Prizes
New Jersey Monthly and Unique Photo will award valuable prizes to 39 Cover Search honorees.
Best of all, New Jersey Monthly will use the grand prize-winning photo as the cover image on the December 2026 issue of the magazine.
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Contest Prizes
GRAND PRIZE - COVER WINNER
Original Photo Published on Cover +
Sony A7V and FE 50mm F/1.4 GM lens
RUNNER UP
Canon R6 mark III + RF 24-105mm F/4 lens
JERSEY CHOICE
Fujifilm X-T50 + XC 15-45mm lens
STUDENT
Nikon Z50 II + Z 16-50mm lens
Awards of Excellence (10)
• $500 Unique Photo Gift Card
• Featured in Magazine Issue
Honorable Mentions (25)
• $25 Unique Photo Gift Card
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For over 70 years, Unique Photo has established itself as one of the largest privately owned photographic supply distributors in the world. Based in Fairfield, NJ, Unique ships orders worldwide with an unyielding devotion to customer satisfation.
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Providing photography education for beginners to pros, we offer a full curriculum from basic to advanced camera classes,
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Understanding Your Camera
This 3 part class series aims to get you completely comfortable with operating your DSLR camera. Learn basic camera functions, exposure & metering, and finally composition & developing your visual eye.
Peru Photo Expedition
Embark on an extraordinary photographic odyssey through Peru's Sacred Valley and the iconic Machu Picchu with Open Sky's Patrick Campbell and Unique Photo's Michael Downey!
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If you dread the classroom setting and prefer a more personal approach to learning photography, our instructors will gladly work with you around your schedule and offer direct, private lessons built just for you!
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