Photography Contest: Show Off Your Skills!

Are you a photographer? Do you love taking photos of nature and wildlife? Visit the John Bunker Sands Wetland Center (JBSWC) from March 3 - August 31 with your camera and enter your best shots to our photography contest!

Please read our full rules and guidelines before visiting JBSWC and submitting your photo.

Categories:

Flora
Fauna
Birds
Landscape
Youth (photographers under 18)
- Photos may align with any of the above categories.
- Must provide written permission from parent/guardian to enter contest and must be accompanied by parent/guardian while taking photos.

All entries will be considered for the Grand Prize.

Entry Process:

Participants must take and submit their photo(s) between March 3 - August 31, 2026.
After paying the submission fee, participants will be sent a link to a Google form to upload a photo and provide requested information.
- Participants may enter an unlimited number of photos, but must pay a submission fee and complete a Google form for each photo entered.
Submissions will not be accepted after 11:45pm on August 31, 2026.
Winners and runners-up will be notified in September 2026.

Prizes:

Grand Prize Winner
- Photo professionally printed and displayed at JBSWC
- Two tickets to Wings Over the Wetland (November 7, 2026)
- Two tickets to JBSWC guided bird tour (date of your choosing)
- One-year Family Minnow membership
- Inclusion of photo in printed calendar, to be sold in JBSWC nature shop
  - Winner will also receive a calendar
- Photo posted on JBSWC social media with acknowledgement
Grand Prize Runner-Up and Category Winners
- Two tickets to JBSWC guided bird tour (date of your choosing)
- One-year Family Minnow membership
- Inclusion of photo in printed calendar, to be sold in JBSWC nature shop
  - Winners will also receive a calendar
- Photo posted on JBSWC social media with acknowledgement
Category Runners-Up
- Inclusion of photo in printed calendar, to be sold in JBSWC nature shop
  - Runners-up will also receive a calendar
- Photo posted on JBSWC social media with acknowledgement

Prizes are not transferrable and may not be redeemed for monetary value.

For questions, please contact Susey Woodruff at swoodruff@wetlandcenter.com.

JBSWC Photography Contest

Calling all photographers! Enter your photos of the wetland through Aug. 31 for a chance to win!