WSSBC Photographer of the Year

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• Entrants are encouraged to focus on wild sheep, conservation, mountain landscapes and hunting photos.  We are not prescribing details of what we will or will not accept, however the categories listed will increase the submitters chance of success.

• Winner recognition and award (trophy/plaque) given at our event (Annual Convention or Banquet)

• Winner receives a WSSBC Sitka or Stone Glacier jacket

• Winning photo will be the calendar cover for the following year

• Judging conducted by Wild Sheep Ambassadors & Wildlife Photographers Darryn Epp, Jeff Jackson Danny Coyne and Director Peter Gutsche

• WSSBC has the right to use all submitted content on our social media platforms, eblasts and magazine. Photo credit will be given

• Must be a WSSBC member at time of entry

• Maximum of two photographs entered per member

• Photos submitted to exec@wildsheepsociety.com

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WSSBC Film of the Year

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• Winner recognition and award (trophy/plaque) given at our 2024 Salute to Conservation

• Winner WSSBC Sitka or Stone Glacier jacket

• Winning film may be premiered at our Salute to Conservation

• Judging conducted by professional Producer Jesse Bone and professional Director Tash Baycroft of Filter Studios

• WSSBC has the right to use submitted content on our social media platforms, eblasts and magazine. Author credit will be given

• Must be a WSSBC member at time of entry

• Maximum of two film submissions entered per member

• Stories submitted to exec@wildsheepsociety.com

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WSSBC Writer of the Year

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• Winner recognition and award (trophy/plaque) given at the banquet

• Winner WSSBC Sitka or Stone Glacier jacket

• Winner may be invited to share their story on Talk is Sheep podcast

• Judging conducted by the communications committee

• WSSBC has the right to use submitted content on our social media platforms, eblasts and magazine. Author credit will be given

• Must be a WSSBC member at time of entry

• Maximum of two articles entered per member

• Entry must be in a completed document (.pdf, .doc or equivalent).  Links to websites or online articles will not be accepted.

• Stories submitted to exec@wildsheepsociety.com

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WSSBC Young Photographer of the Year Contest

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• Winner recognition and award (trophy/plaque) given at our event (Annual Convention or Banquet)

• Winner WSSBC Sitka or Stone Glacier jacket

• Winning photo will be in the calendar for the following year

• Judging conducted by Wild Sheep Ambassadors & Wildlife Photographers Darryn Epp, Jeff Jackson and Director Peter Gutsche

• WSSBC has the right to use all submitted content on our social media platforms, eblasts and magazine. Photo credit will be given

• Must be 16 years of age or younger at the time of entry

• Must be a WSSBC member at time of entry

• Maximum of two photographs entered per member

• Photos submitted to exec@wildsheepsociety.com

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Entry Requirements

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• WSSBC has the right to use submitted content on any of our social media platforms, eblasts and magazine. Photo credit will be given

• Judges may not submit an entry in the category they are judging

• Must be a WSSBC member at time of entry and at the time of awarding

• Entrant must not be a professional.  By definition, professional means that the entrants primary income must not come from photography/writing/videography.  This does not preclude amateurs that derive some income from those acts, it just can not be as a professional.

• Entries are to be submitted to exec@wildsheepsociety.com

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2025 Entry Submission Deadline: December 10th, 2024