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Share Your Work. Win with DAUER.

Show off your best work and win big.

Dauer’s 2026 Photo Contest is now open — and we want to see the lighting projects that truly shine.

We’re celebrating the craftsmanship, creativity, and expertise of our contractor partners. If you’ve completed a landscape lighting project using Dauer fixtures or accessories, this is your moment to put your work in the spotlight.

Submit your beautiful, high-quality images showcasing Dauer products for a chance to win one of three cash prizes and be featured across Dauer’s marketing platforms.

The top three vote-getters will win gift card prizes and Contractor Rewards points toward our 2027 Dauer Destinations trip for two!

$1,000
Gift Card 

and 15,000 points

$1,500
Gift Card

and 25,000 points

$500
Gift Card

and 7,500 points

HOW THE CONTEST WORKS

Submit your photo(s) featuring Dauer products to our marketing department by March 31, 2026. You may email them to: Gina@DauerManufacturing.com

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Don’t forget to include the following in your email –

  • Provide your contact information in the email, including your first and last name, company name, phone number and email address.
  • List all Dauer products used in the project.
  • You may provide an unlimited amount of photo submissions.
  • Only high-resolution, professional-quality images accepted.
  • After the March 31st entry deadline, the website page will be posted for public voting over a two-week period.
  • All voting will end April 15th, 2026.

CONTEST TIMELINE

  • Contest Launch: January 2026
  • Submission Deadline: March 31, 2026
  • Voting Window: Two weeks following submission deadline (April 1-April 15, 2026)
  • Winners Announced: May 1, 2026, just in time the landscape lighting season to be in full swing!

MOST OF ALL… HAVE FUN!

Show off your best work and celebrate the lighting outcomes that define Dauer quality.

USAGE RIGHTS & PERMISSIONS

By submitting your photos:

  • You confirm full ownership and rights to the image as your original work.
  • You grant Dauer unrestricted permission for marketing use across:
  • website, social media, brochures, trade shows, e-blasts, and other marketing materials.
  • You allow Dauer permission to store, publish, modify and repurpose the images as they see fit.
  • Cash prizes may be taxable; Dauer will issue 1099-MISC forms where required by the end of the calendar year.

Submit your photos to:

Gina@DauerManufacturing.com