Calendar Photo Contest Form

Guidelines

Open to all - amateur or professional!
The photograph should depict the subject matter/location as it appeared. Please keep photo editing to a minimum. Do not add AI-generated content. Photographs shot with HDR & long exposures are OK. Please submit the original photo. No screen shots. No watermarks or stamps.
The photograph should depict the subject matter/location as it appeared. Please keep photo editing to a minimum. Do not add AI-generated content. Photographs shot with HDR and long exposure are OK. Please submit the original
Photos should be conservation minded and include at least one of the following:
- Wildlife
- Scenery
- Recreational Activities of the TRWA or people enjoying the watershed
- Agriculture
- Seasonal Features
- History and Archaeology

Photographs (maximum 5 per photographer) must be submitted in electronic .jpg file format. No film will be accepted.

Send "actual size" images from your phone (Files reduced by social media apps like Facebook, Instagram or SnapChat are too small and will not be accepted.).

If you have photo editing software, please follow these specifications:

Image size no smaller than 10 x 8 @ 220 ppi or 2200 x 1760 pixels.
Image resolution of 220dpi or greater. 10 x 8 @ 300dpi is preferable.
File size must be at least 1MB, but please no larger 16 MB.
Photos must have a width to height ratio (width divided by height) between 1.33 & 1.66.
LANDSCAPE (horizontal) orientation only. NO WATERMARKS. Please DO NOT SUBMIT VERTICAL IMAGES. We cannot use them on the calendar so they are not eligible for the contest.

Deadline for image submission is September 2, 2025.

Towns that are completely within the watershed or almost entirely within the watershed: Abington, Berkley, Bridgewater, East Bridgewater, Easton, Halifax, Mansfield, Middleborough, Lakeville, Norton, Taunton, Raynham, West Bridgewater, Whitman

Towns that still have a significant portion of their land area within the Taunton River Watershed, but you should check the map below before submitting: Avon, Dighton, Fall River, Foxborough, Freetown, Hanson, Holbrook, Plympton, Sharon, Somerset, Stoughton

Towns with very small portions. Check the map if you are photographing here: Attleboro, Carver, Kingston, Pembroke, Plainville, Swansea, Wrentham

Towns that are listed as being in the watershed, but with very very small areas that drain to the Taunton River. The likelihood you are photographing within the watershed is minimal. Check the map below before submitting: Plymouth, Rochester, New Bedford, Rehoboth

If you still have any questions about whether or not your location is in the Watershed, please drop us a line at TRWACalendarContest@gmail.com or refer to this map.

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Image 1

Image 1(Required)

Accepted file types: jpg, jpeg, Max. file size: 25 MB.

Image 1 Title(Required)

Image 1 Location(Required)

Must be in the Taunton River watershed. Landscape (horizontal) format only!

Add a second Image

Yes

Image 2

Image 2(Required)

Accepted file types: jpg, jpeg, Max. file size: 25 MB.

Image 2 Title(Required)

Image 2 Location(Required)

Must be in the Taunton River watershed. Landscape (horizontal) format only!

Add a third Image

Yes

Image 3

Image 3(Required)

Accepted file types: jpg, jpeg, Max. file size: 25 MB.

Image 3 Title(Required)

Image 3 Location(Required)

Must be in the Taunton River watershed. Landscape (horizontal) format only!

Add a fourth Image

Yes

Image 4

Image 4(Required)

Accepted file types: jpg, jpeg, Max. file size: 25 MB.

Image 4 Title(Required)

Image 4 Location(Required)

Must be in the Taunton River watershed. Landscape (horizontal) format only!

Add a fifth Image

Yes

Image 5

Image 5(Required)

Accepted file types: jpg, jpeg, Max. file size: 25 MB.

Image 5 Title(Required)

Image 5 Location(Required)

Must be in the Taunton River watershed. Landscape (horizontal) format only!

Release and License Agreement

Submitting photographers, as a condition of accepting a prize (use of your photograph on one or more of the calendar pages) agree to grant the Taunton River Watershed Alliance, Inc. an irrevocable, unrestricted, royalty-free worldwide license to reproduce and display the image (or images), credited with your first and last name, in print, on the web and via social media for the sole purpose of promoting this calendar project and future Taunton River Watershed Alliance Calendar Photo contests. All rights remain with the photographer.

I certify that any recognizable people in the image(s) have given their consent to have the images that show them included in the calendar.

I certify that I own all the visual rights to the image being submitted and that I have not added AI-generated elements.

I hereby submit the photographic images listed above for consideration in the Taunton River Watershed Alliance’s 2026 Calendar Contest. I certify that I have read and agree to the rules of the contest and understand and agree with the license agreement.

If any of your photographs are selected for the calendar you may be required to sign a paper release.

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