To Enter

  • Entries will be accepted starting Monday, March 31st, 2025.
  • You may submit a maximum of 8 photographs.
  • Entries must be submitted online at our submission page.
  • The entry deadline is 12 midnight, Monday, June 23rd, 2025.
  • One completed entry form and online payment of the appropriate entry fee must accompany each photographer’s submittal.
  • Digital images must be submitted online for judging.
  • Digital images must be high quality jpeg with a maximum of 2000 pixels on the longest dimension. Files should be named with
    last name, underscore, first name, underscore, entry number
    (e.g., jones_john_1.jpeg).
  • Make sure that the entry numbers correspond with the entry numbers on the entry form. Entries that are not properly numbered or labeled will not be judged.
  • To be considered for the San Marcos Natural Area award, the entry location must clearly identify one of the six natural areas:
    Purgatory Creek Natural Area, Spring Lake Natural Area, Ringtail Ridge Natural Area, Schulle Canyon Natural Area, Blanco Shoals Natural Area, and Sessom Creek Park.
  • If your work is chosen for exhibition, you will be notified the week of July 21st, 2025.
  • We strongly encourage participants to offer their prints for sale; additional prints are easy to obtain from your original negative, slide or digital file.