Mississippi Wildlife Federation Photography Contest

Youth ages 10-16 and adults are invited to submit photographs for entry no later than June 1. Participants must submit entries electronically. Overall winners will be announced August 6 during the 30th Annual Mississippi Wildlife Extravaganza at the Trade Mart in Jackson.

Divisions

• Youth Amateur Division: Open to amateur photographers 16 years of age and younger.

• Adult Amateur Division:  Open to amateur photographers over 16 years of age.

• Advanced/Professional Division: Open to advanced/professional photographers of any age group.

Definitions

Amateur photographers are those photographers with no formal training or experience as photographers. Amateur photographs are images taken with the most basic equipment, with minimal post-capture processing.

Advanced/Professional photographers are those photographers who have formal photography training, photography experience or who use advanced or complex camera and lens systems to capture images not generally available to or used by amateur photographers. Advanced/professional images are images captured with advanced or complex camera and lens systems that show an obvious and significant quality difference from images that are captured with the most basic photography equipment by photographers with limited training and experience.

Categories

• Mississippi’s Natural Landscapes.

• Wildlife Birds (Wildlife must be native to Mississippi).

• Wildlife Other (Wildlife must be native to Mississippi).

• People (People must be engaged in some type of outdoor activity – hunting, fishing, canoeing, hiking, etc.).

• Floral Macro.

• Macro (Wildlife / Nature).

• Mississippi Landmarks (For ideas visit our Share the Best feature on the website).

• Fine Art Black and White (Photos entered into this category must be nature-based).

• Creative Filter Smartphone Photography (Youth Only).

Visit the Mississippi Wildlife Federation website for complete rules and entry information.