Submissions will be accepted beginning March 3, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time and ending March 28, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time
| Read the complete official rules | Submit your photos |
From the Bay's critters and habitats to the watermen and farmers working its resources, we want to see what you love about the Chesapeake region. (Check our interactive watershed map). Show us what it is about our local waterways, wildlife, and people that inspire you or makes you proud to call the Chesapeake Bay region home—from the Bay's headwaters in New York to its mouth in Virginia, from the Shenandoah Mountains of West Virginia to the eastern shores of Maryland and Virginia. Images of people, wildlife, recreation, and farms within the watershed will all be considered.
Please read the complete official rules before submitting your entries.
Official judging will be conducted by a panel of CBF employees who will judge entries on subject matter, composition, focus, lighting, uniqueness, and impact. The public will also be able to vote online for their favorite photo in the Viewers' Choice Gallery running April 7-25.
The awards are:
- First Prize: $500
- Second Prize: $250
- Third Prize: $150
- Viewers' Choice: $100
In addition, the first-prize photograph will appear in CBF's 2026 calendar. And that's not all: All winners will also receive a one-year membership to CBF and will have their photos featured on CBF's website, in CBF's e-newsletter, and in CBF's Save the Bay magazine.
Submissions will be accepted online between March 3, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. ET and March 28, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. ET. All winners will be notified of the outcome, and their images will be posted on the CBF website, by at least May 30, 2025.
Important Documents:
- Official Rules and Guidelines
- Adult Photo Release (required for any photograph featuring identifiable people)
- Minor Photo Release (required for any photograph featuring identifiable people under the age of 18)
