Photo of the Month: Help us choose the best viewer photo of July 2025

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AUSTIN (KXAN) — Here at KXAN, we get hundreds of photos sent to us each month by viewers and readers just like you. We want to showcase some of the best photos we receive, so we narrowed them down to our 10 favorites for the month.

Help us choose the best viewer photo of July 2025! Look through the 10 photos below, then vote for your favorite. The winning photo will move on to represent July in our best photo of the year poll.

If you’d like to submit a photo for August, upload it here. All submissions must be taken in Central Texas in August 2025 to be eligible.

Here are the options for July, in no particular order:

Family Outing

Leander, July 2. Courtesy Bernard Terway.

A black-bellied whistling duck sits next to a pond with her ducklings in Leander, Texas, on July 2, 2025. (Courtesy Bernard Terway)
A black-bellied whistling duck sits next to a pond with her ducklings in Leander, Texas, on July 2, 2025. (Courtesy Bernard Terway)

Mirror Image

Dripping Springs, July 17. Courtesy Robert Stephenson.

Sunset seen through a car mirror in Dripping Springs, Texas, on July 17, 2025. (Courtesy Robert Stephenson)
Sunset seen through a car mirror in Dripping Springs, Texas, on July 17, 2025. (Courtesy Robert Stephenson)

Hope After Pain

Bertram, July 6. Courtesy Sam Keilberg.

A rainbow over a flooded Cow Creek in Bertram, Texas, on July 6, 2025. (Courtesy Sam Keilberg)
A rainbow over a flooded Cow Creek in Bertram, Texas, on July 6, 2025. (Courtesy Sam Keilberg)

Flyby

Georgetown, July 23. Courtesy Dave DeVore.

A great blue heron flies over Lake Georgetown, Texas, on July 23, 2025. (Courtesy Dave DeVore)
A great blue heron flies over Lake Georgetown, Texas, on July 23, 2025. (Courtesy Dave DeVore)

Tranquility

Buchanan Dam, July 9.

Sunset over Buchanan Dam, Texas, on July 9, 2025. (KXAN Viewer Photo)
Sunset over Buchanan Dam, Texas, on July 9, 2025. (KXAN Viewer Photo)

Burnt Orange Sunrise

Mason, July 21. Courtesy Raichel.

A longhorn stands in a field at sunrise in Mason, Texas, on July 21, 2025. (Courtesy Raichel)
A longhorn stands in a field at sunrise in Mason, Texas, on July 21, 2025. (Courtesy Raichel)

Where’s My Umbrella?

Pflugerville, July 5. Courtesy Rob Casillas.

A hawk sits in the pouring rain in Pflugerville, Texas, on July 5, 2025. (Courtesy Rob Casillas)
A hawk sits in the pouring rain in Pflugerville, Texas, on July 5, 2025. (Courtesy Rob Casillas)

Power of Water

Georgetown, July 5. Courtesy Augie Alderete.

A flooded San Gabriel River in Georgetown, Texas, on July 5, 2025. (Courtesy Augie Alderete)
A flooded San Gabriel River in Georgetown, Texas, on July 5, 2025. (Courtesy Augie Alderete)

Drip Drop

Dripping Springs, July 6. Courtesy Jason Davis.

Closeup of a water droplet on a leaf in Dripping Springs, Texas, on July 6, 2025. (Courtesy Jason Davis)
Closeup of a water droplet on a leaf in Dripping Springs, Texas, on July 6, 2025. (Courtesy Jason Davis)

Flutters & Flowers

Pflugerville, July 11. Courtesy Sam Campbell.

A butterfly flies by flowers in Pflugerville, Texas, on July 11, 2025. (Courtesy Sam Campbell)
A butterfly flies by flowers in Pflugerville, Texas, on July 11, 2025. (Courtesy Sam Campbell)

Vote now!

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Here’s a look at our previous photo of the month and year winners:

  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • 2024 photo of the year
  • 2023 photo of the year

Voting in this poll closes at noon on Aug. 8, 2025. Check back for the results!

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