White Tank Mountains Conservancy Beat the Heat Summer Photo Contest
July 1 – August 31
Open to Amateur Photographers.
Categories
- Wildlife
- Landscapes & Sunsets
- Plants & Flowers
- Recreation & Adventure
- Volunteers & Stewards in Action
- Education & Youth to Mountains
- Youth (under 18 years old)
Prizes & Dates
- First Place: $200 & calendar
- Second Place: $100 & calendar
- Third Place: $50 & calendar
- People’s Choice: calendar
- Winners displayed at the Diamond in the Desert fundraiser on October 28.
- Winners announced September 9.
- Calendar available in November.
Eligibility and Submission Rules
- Open to amateur photographers; exclude photographers who sell images for a profit.
- Photos must be taken in the White Tank Mountains.
- Each person may submit two photographs.
- Submitted photographs may be used by WTMC for marketing and promotion with photographer credit when possible.
- No drone photographs within Regional Parks.
- Photos must follow Leave No Trace principles.
- No harassment or disturbance of wildlife or vegetation.
- Wildlife must not be baited.
- No entering closed areas.
- Submit high-resolution TIFF or JPEG files by email with photographer name, location/park/trail, and image name when applicable.
- Images containing people must identify the individuals and include the linked photo release.
- Minor color/exposure corrections and cropping are allowed; adding or deleting major elements is disqualifying.
- AI images will not be considered.
- Submission deadline: August 31 at 11:59 p.m.
- Submission email: submit@wtmconservancy.org.
