Summary
New eligibility requirements and deadlines for Colorado Outdoors magazine’s annual photography issue.
Since 2007, we at Colorado Outdoors magazine have dedicated our November/December issue to photography. It has been a way to showcase the beautiful, dramatic and inspiring images that come our way, from both professional photographers and hobbyists, that we would not normally have a place to include in our pages. For all these years, the submission process had been extremely casual. But with the growing interest in wildlife photography, and the accompanying concerns of ethical photographic practices, we have firmed up our submission guidelines. Unlike some other magazines, this is not a contest. A panel is not involved to judge and award first place and prizes, etc.; our magazine staff selects all the images. Since this is not a contest, Colorado Parks and Wildlife employees are allowed to submit and share images that readers might not otherwise get a chance to see.
ELIGIBILITY: At Colorado Outdoors, we encourage everyone to practice ethical photography. This means keeping your distance, respecting animals and the law (no trespassing and no stopping in areas where it is unsafe or illegal to do so). Learn and follow the laws and regulations of local, state and national parks. Do not submit photographs of captive animals (zoos, game farms, rescues, etc.). Do not destroy habitat to get a better photographic angle. Do not use drones for wildlife images. Animals need to be Colorado natives in Colorado locations, with a few exceptions. Landscape photographs can be taken anywhere it is legal to do so, but preference will be given to images taken in state parks, state trust lands and state wildlife areas managed by Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW). Photographs of people participating in activities overseen by CPW will also be considered. Photos may not have been previously submitted to (or taken on assignment for) Colorado Outdoors. Photos must have been taken by the person submitting the entries and may not infringe on the copyright of others.
From this point forward, if it is discovered entrants have not followed the above rules in the images they submit, they will be disqualified.
SUBMITTING PHOTOS: Extended!! Submissions will be accepted Sept. 15, 2023 through Nov. 6, 2023. You may submit up to 50 photos.
Contributors can send their files via digital transfer to this email colooutdoors.submission@state.co.us. They can also be sent via Dropbox or by online large-file-transfer services like WeTransfer, Hightail or FileSender. Make sure file folder sharing is available through November. Images can also be sent via mail on CD/DVD or flashdrives (they will not be returned).
Colorado Outdoors Photography Issue Submissions, 6060 Broadway Denver, CO 80216, c/o Wayne D. Lewis
Label each file with how you want your credit to read and the species. For example, a mule deer photo by John J. Smith would be labeled John-J-Smith-mule-deer.TIFF. Digital images should be submitted as uncompressed 8-bit TIFF files or high-resolution JPEGs with a minimum resolution of 2400 x 3600 pixels. Please do not upsize. We prefer digital files that have only little or no color correction or sharpening. We may ask to see the RAW file before publishing. Some of this work must be performed on our end, in order to optimize photos correctly for process-color magazine printing.
24 Responses
What is the limit of images that can be entered into the Colorado Outdoors Photo Contest shown above
Thanks for pointing out that omission. You may submit up to 50 photos.
Is there a seperate contest for the cover images or will that come from the total entries?
The cover comes from all the submissions.
The cover will be selected from all entries.
When we are preparing our photos for submission, are we allowed to do any cropping to remove distracting items and putting the focus on the subject? If so what are the size restrictions for the crop?
You can crop the image. No size restrictions.
I can’t get that website to come on my computer for submissions.
colooutdoors.submission@state.co.us
I get an OOPs page. Is that the right website? Kay
That is an email address, not a website. Hope that helps.
Being new to dropbox, once files are uploaded and share is enabled to your email address, is that all that needs to be done?
Thanks for being helpful with your responding back so quickly, this is my first time submitting anything to Colorado Outdoors magazine and may bug you too much. If I run to close to the deadline date, can I also drop the flash drive off at the Broadway address and to your attn? If one of my photos is selected, will we be notified before the issue comes out?
You can drop off a flash drive if necessary. You won’t be notified until the issue has been printed.
Hi,
Is this just Wildlife Photography or Landscapes as well?
It is also for landscapes, preferably in our state parks.
Is a Google Photo Link and acceptable way to send/share photos?
Do you have a minimum DPI requirement as well as resolution?
300 dpi is something to shoot for.
I have question about pictures taken in Kansas of wild horses on a US Government leased and protected land, which is near the old site of the Fort Wallace, at Wallace, KS. The Fort Wallace Historical Association has a meusium loacted there. It was a railroad and stagecoach stop, and the old railroad section forman’s home residence from 1940 -1964, it is constructed from 2′ thick walls of Limestone “Post Stone”. It has been designated/registered as a National Historical Site. Where I was headed with is – the pictures are of wild horse, which we have here in Colorado, and were taken from off the land and of the horses in blowing dust and backlit by sunset light.Would these qualify to be entered in this contest?
Photographs must be taken in Colorado. Although it sounds like a great photo. Maybe you can submit it in Kansas.
Thanks, I was not sure if it would fit, I didn’t think so, but it was worth asking. I am not sure if Kansas does anything like we do here in Colorado. Maybe I can put something together to have at their museum??? I will continue getting my photos together for our contest.
Hi Wayne, would you know were I can submit a photo for consideration for the cover of Big Game Hunting Brochure or similar?
You can send it to the same email as the call for entries. Just mention in the subject line that this is for other magazine issues and not the photo issue.
Do you know when the magazine is set for publication??