Information for Photographers:
Pre-Registration Required
Contest Feb 21-May 31, 2025
Videos: Below is a 1 minute video providing overview of contest and a 5 minute video presenting comments from past participants.
Wildlife In Focus Lone Star Partners Photo Contest Photographers
Where a Landowners is paired with a Photographer as a Team
Registration is $500
As a photographer, we help you find a landowner and you and the landowner talk to make final decision to be a team.
As the photographer part of the team you win 50% of all prize money from your team photos that win awards and also will be provide free access to the landowner property for the 100 days of the contest. Some landowners have lodging options and even photo blinds.
Wildlife in Focus 2025 Photo
and Video Contests Overview –
Registration is Open
Both landowners and photographers should register as soon as possible so that WIF can help put you in contact with a registered photographer or landowner as desired. There is no need to wait until you know who your partner is. It is your choice of who you partner with so you can register now even if you have a partner in mind that has not yet registered. If for some reason a compatible landowner is not found, you may can obtain a refund, but we have never had to provide a refund.
What is different about the Wildlife in Focus photo contests?
Our primary event is the Team Photo Contest – pairing a photographer with a private landowner. For 2025 we have added a video contest/ Entry is included with photo contest registration. (However a person may enter only the video contest if desired with a separate registration for $100. See Video Contest Page.
The Team photo contest is unlike any other photo contests in that all photos are taken on participating private lands during the 100 day window of the contest. This provides a unique opportunity for private landowners and photographers to get to know each other and work together as a team in this contest. It is also why advance registration is needed.
As a consideration, any other extended photo trip you may take would cost more than this registration. Hotel, or camping fees alone, with no chance of wining money, working with a landowner and helping present a a vision of wildlife conservation on private lands.
The landowner agrees to provide access to your photographer team mate during the 100 day contest period. Please contact us with any specific questions.
We encourage all to participate, support conservation, and getting out to experience and explore wildlife, to share your experience with others and to create new relationships and friendships with others that enjoy wildlife.
Summary – Click Here for PDF of Rules
Contest dates are Feb 21-May 31, 2025 (100 days of opportunity to take photos and video)
- 1) Team: A team is a Landowner with a Photographer (or partnership of 2 photographers working together)
- 2) Video Contest (Entry included with registration into photo contest) However a Video only entry option is available to people who only want to do video, See Video Contest page.
Prize Purse:
- $40,000 Total Prize Purse
- $37,600 for Team Photo Contest and $2,400 for the video contest.
Contest Dates
- February 21, 2025, 12:01am to May 31, 2025, 11:59pm
- Photos must be taken on designated land during this period
- RAW format with minimum 12MP camera
Submission Rules for Team (Photographer with Landowner) Photo Contest
- Up to 100 image portfolio submitted
- Up to 3 images per category, with 50 categories available
Images must be withheld from public display until after Awards Event
