ODNR Division of Wildlife - Ohio Wildlife Legacy Stamp - Photo Contest

Annual Ohio Wildlife Legacy Stamp
Photo Contest

View last year's Annual Photo Contest Results!

The winning photograph will appear on the 2013 Ohio Wildlife Legacy Stamp to be issued March 1, 2013.  
 
The subject of the 2014 Photo Contest is any species of native Ohio turtle!

Contest Details

  • Open to *Ohio residents, ages 18 years and older.
  • First place winner will receive $500.
  • Photographers 17 and younger may enter photos for Web and magazine recognition.
  • Photos must be submitted by mail or hand-delivered during business hours to ODNR Division of Wildlife, 2045 Morse Road, Building G, Columbus, Ohio 43229-6693.
  • Photo submissions will be accepted by mail Aug. 5-16, 2013.
  • Each photo must be accompanied by two completed entry forms and $12 submission fee. Youth entries (age 17 and younger) are exempt from the submission fee.

Photographers are reminded to be respectful of wildlife and its habitat and not to infringe on the rights of any other photographer or person.

*Employees of the ODNR and their immediate family members are not eligible to participate.

How to Enter

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Complete two entry forms that include your name, address, telephone number, email address and photo information, and submit with your photo entry in accordance with the instructions below.

  • All photos must be color prints. Entries can be 8x10 or 8x12 in size, and must be securely mounted on 11x14 white foam core that is no more than ¼-inch thick.
  • Entries can be presented in either horizontal or vertical format.
  • Mail photos to: Tim Daniel, ODNR Division of Wildlife, 2045 Morse Road, G-1, Columbus, OH 43229.
  • Each entry must include two completed entry forms. The first form should be securely attached to the back of the foam core mounting. The second form should be included with a non-refundable submission processing fee of $12 made payable to the Wildlife Diversity Fund. Only personal check or money order can be accepted – NO CASH please! Cash entries are subject to disqualification.
  • There is no limit to the number of submissions a contestant can make; however, each submission must be made using separate entry forms and include a separate submission fee. 

Download Entry Form

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