2023 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

Image Capture Location:

Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge

Cambridge, MD

Image Capture time frame:

Jan 1, 2022-Dec 1, 2023

Photo Submission Dates:

Oct 1, 2023-Dec 1, 2023

Awards per Category:

1st, 2nd, & 3rd Place

Honorable Mentions

Jurors:

Ellie Ludvigsen

Lisa Mayo

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 October 1, 2023 must only enter the youth category. Participants 18 years or older as of October 1, 2023 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 2023 Friends of Blackwater NWR Photo Contest call for entry. Submitted photos must be original, taken during the allotted timeframe between January 1, 2022 and December 1, 2023 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.

This call has agreed to ArtCall.org Terms & Conditions