Contest Overview and Rules (Click to Expand)
The Photo and Art Contest will occur in a hybrid format for the 2024 conference.
The Photo, Art and Video Committee is responsible for arranging the contest and for soliciting qualified entries for the annual meeting of the Texas Chapter.
Digital copies (JPEGs, etc.) must be submitted using the form below by noon on Tuesday February 20, 2024.
You must bring your art submissions and the physical prints of your photo submissions to the Photo & Art table between noon to 5 p.m. on Wednesday the 21st.
All contestants must be members of the Texas Chapter of The Wildlife Society. (If you have registered for the TCTWS Annual Meeting you are a member.) Contestants will be limited to 1 entry per photo category. Photography categories will be:
- Texas Wildlife (not including captive animals)
- Texas Plants (includes plant-like organisms such as fungi)
- Texas Scenery
- Non-Texas Wildlife, Plants or Scenery
- Humor
- Work related
- Wildlife conservation (may include captive animal or species of conservation concern)
- Remote camera (not including captive animals)
Art may include original drawings, paintings, carvings, sculpture, poetry, etc. All entries compete in one category. Art submissions are limited to 5 entries per person.
Contestants are required to submit a digital copy of photographs and/or art via the TCTWS website using the form below to be used at the Awards Banquet. Email photo.art@tctws.org with questions on submitting. If you do not provide digital copies of your submissions by noon Tuesday the 20th, your work will not be displayed at the Awards Banquet.
To help defray the cost of awards, there will be an entry fee of $1.00 per item, which can be paid online using the form below.
Photographs should be a standard size (3″ x 5″ up to 11″ x 14″), unmatted, and unframed; however, cardboard backing is permitted.
An electronic voting platform will be available within the TCTWS 2024 Annual Meeting App from noon on Wednesday the 21st to 3 p.m. Thursday the 22nd.
Instructions for accessing the electronic ballot for the Photo Contest
- Open “TCTWS 2024 Annual Meeting” application
- Click “Menu” button in bottom left corner
- Click Rubiks Cube icon labelled “Photo Contest Voting”.
- Select the category of interest.
- To vote on an image, simply click the image and tap the “Vote For This Photo” button.
- For Best of Show voting, take note of the category & photo id to cast your ballot.
You may pick up your entries between 7 a.m. and 10 a.m. on Friday the 23rd. The committee is not responsible for photos & art left after the close of the conference.
Winners will be announced during the Thursday evening Awards Banquet. Provided there are at least 5 entries in a category, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places will be awarded in each category. If there are < 5 entries in a category, only 1st place will be awarded. There will also be “Best of Show” award for the most popular entry.
Photo and Art Contest Submission Form
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