2025 Friends of Blackwater NWR Photo Contest

Entrant Categories:

Youth- 13-17
Adult- 18 and older

Photo Categories:

Wildlife (mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, etc.)
Flora and Macro (plants, fungi, spiders, insects, etc.)
Landscapes and waterscapes
Nughtscape

Image Capture Location:

Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge

Cambridge, MD

Image Capture time frame:

Jan 1, 2024-Mar 31, 2025

Photo Submission Dates:

Feb 1, 2025-Mar 31, 2025

Awards per Category:

1st, 2nd, & 3rd Place

Honorable Mentions

Jurors:

Steve Funderbuck

Jeffrey Snyder

Wayne Zussman

Terms & Conditions

Photo Contest

The Friends of Blackwater Photo Contest is open to all photographers who are at least 13 years of age, except Blackwater NWR (BNWR) staff and board members of FOB, and their immediate families. Entrants 13 to 17 years of age as of March 31, 2025 must only enter the youth category. Participants 18 years or older as of March 31, 2025 must register as an adult entrant and are prohibited from entering the youth category. FOB reserves the right to verify, in its sole judgment, entrants eligibility. Participants agree to abide by the Rules and Regulations set forth in the 2025 Friends of Blackwater NWR Photo Contest call for entry. Submitted photos must be original, taken during the allotted timeframe between January 1, 2024 and March 31, 2025 within the areas specified under Photo Eligibility, and in compliance with BNWR rules and regulations. The photographer grants unlimited use of the photos by FOB and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service as described under Photographer's Rights. Credit will be given to the photographer.

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