Photographers have submitted their best conservation-minded photos from Virginia for a chance to be featured as the cover photo for the Our 2023 Common Agenda Briefing Book. Now it’s your turn: cast your vote for your favorite photos below!

Prizes

Photo entries will be judged based on creativity, quality, originality, and overall impact. We are especially considering photos with a human component!

The Grand Prize winner will receive $150 and have their photo featured as the full cover of the the Our 2023 Common Agenda Briefing Book. We will also present three $75  awards for the best photo representing one of our conservation themes:

• Public Transportation, Walking, & Biking: show us how Virginians are getting around the community
• Civic Engagement: civic engagement can include attending town halls, voting, testifying, volunteering, or educating on environmental practices
• Healthy, Equitable Communities: what does a sustainable community look like to you? Whether it’s urban forests, access to green spaces, stormwater management, or agricultural best management practices, show us your best shots of the built environment

The public will vote on the top submitted photos through an anonymous poll in July. Winners will be announced in late July. 

See Past Photo Contest Submissions

Rules & Terms

You retain your rights to your photograph; however, by entering the contest, you grant the Virginia Conservation Network (and those authorized by the Virginia Conservation Network) a royalty-free, world-wide, perpetual, non-exclusive license to publicly display, distribute, reproduce, and create derivative works of the entries, in whole or in part, in any media now existing or later developed, for any purpose, including, but not limited to, advertising and promotion of the organization and its website, exhibition, and commercial products, including but not limited to Virginia Conservation Network publications. Any photograph reproduced will include a photographer credit as feasible. Virginia Conservation Network will not be required to pay any additional consideration or seek any additional approval in connection with such uses. 

All entrants hold the Virginia Conservation Network and their respective regents, directors, officers, employees, emeriti, fellows, interns, research associates, and volunteers (the “Indemnified Parties”) harmless from and against all claims of any nature arising in connection with entrant’s participation in the contest and acceptance or use of a prize. The Indemnified Parties are not liable for any costs, damages, injuries, or other claims incurred as a result of entrants’ participation in the contest or winner’s acceptance and usage of a prize. The Indemnified Parties are not responsible for incomplete or misdirected entries, technical or network malfunctions or failures, or causes beyond their control. Entrants are solely responsible for their entries. Entrants may not submit materials that introduce any software viruses, worms or other programs designed to damage software, hardware or telecommunications equipment or are off-topic, partisan-political, contain advertising, nudity, personal attacks or expletives, or is otherwise abusive, threatening, unlawful, harassing, discriminatory, libelous, obscene, false, sexually explicit, or that infringes on the rights of any third party.

The contest is void where prohibited or restricted by law. The Virginia Conservation Network reserves the right to cancel the contest or modify these rules at its discretion. In the event of a dispute regarding the winners, the Virginia Conservation Network reserves the right to award or not award the prizes in its sole discretion. The Virginia Conservation Network reserves the right to disqualify any entrant whose entry or conduct appears in any way to: inhibit the enjoyment of others; tamper with the competition; violate these rules or other applicable law or regulation; infringe on the rights of third parties; or act in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner. Decisions of the Virginia Conservation Network are final and binding.