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Tulip Festival

About the Tulip Festival Photo Contest

2019 Tulip Festival Photography Contest Winner by Lakeesha Morrison of Royal Oak

White Chapel's annual tulip display features over 50,000 tulips, including new and unique blooms rarely found anywhere else in the world.
These rare bulbs have been imported directly from Holland in the Netherlands and include such stunning varieties as:

  • Russian Princess - A Darwin hybrid, pure white with brilliant red edges
  • Banja Luka - a Darwin Hybrid with huge perfect shaped blooms that float atop tall, sturdy stems.
  • American Dream - another Darwin Hybrid with deep maroon petals edged with cream.
  • La Courtine - a prized Scheeper's hybrid with a delicate, oval shape
  • Kansas Proud - a velvety and luxurious reddish-purple tulip with a blushed white base.

Click here to visit our Tulip Contest gallery

White Chapel Tulip Festival Prize Structure

First Prize: A $300 gift card

Second Prize: A $200 gift card

Third Prize: A $100 gift card

Selfie Award: A $200 app gift card (such as Apple Store or Google Play gift card)!

Our 2024 Tulip Festival Photo Contest Winners

The Metropolitan Detroit community has been participating in White Chapel's Tulip Festival Photo Contest since 2011. Amateur and professional photographers have entered hundreds of beautiful images, many including people, families and even pets. Hundreds of thousands have viewed the image galleries.

 First Place: Ranj Beebani

First Place:
Alanna St Laurent
Ferndale, Michigan


Pink Tulips Apple Blossom Trees

Excellent composition and perfect control of depth-of-field, plus the "pop" of more intense tulip colors, makes this our 1st place winner!

Second Place: Courtney Welch

Second Place:
Michael Bodner
Troy, Michigan


Storm Clouds Brewing

With clouds gathering in the distance, this composition uses the arches near the entrance to White Chapel as a sentinel of strength as if guarding the delicate little tulips below. Delightful.

Third Place: Sharon Micu

Third Place:
Daniel Hosie
Troy, Michigan


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A classic image of white tulips rounds out this year's photo winners. The blooms are all so fresh and ever reaching upward, they reminded us of demanding baby birds waiting for Mom to come feed them. This image shows excellent use of depth of focus and perfect exposure.

Selfie Award: Michael Bodner

Selfie Award:
Laavanya Prakash
Troy, Michigan


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How can anyone resist this set of smiles? We love how the photographer used the forced perspective to control our attention. From the parents in the foreground, to the kids ending the row of red tulips with the little girl wearing a top of the same color. Brilliant.