Northern Flicker, photographed by Tom Munson

Spokane Audubon’s 2026 Calendar Photograph Contest

Are you a birder who is also a photographer? Or maybe you’re more of a photographer than a birder. We need YOU to submit up to four of your best photos to be featured in our 2026 calendar.

Photographers may submit entries starting Tuesday, April 15th. The deadline is Thursday, May 15th; no entries will be accepted after that date.

All photographs must be submitted by a Spokane Audubon Society member in good standing (i.e., a current member).
A maximum of four photographs can be submitted per person.
Photographs must be submitted electronically via email to calendarspokaneaudubon@gmail.com.
Each photograph must be submitted in jpeg format, be in landscape orientation with dimensions of 9.25” wide x 6.75” high (aspect ratio of 37:27), have a resolution of at least 300 pixels per inch (at least 2775 x 2025 pixels), and be no larger than 10MB in size.
Submitted photographs shall not have the © symbol with the photographer’s name or other inserted script.
For images selected for the calendar, the photographer maintains copyright and agrees to provide perpetual use of the photograph(s) to Spokane Audubon Society for the calendar and other promotional and educational purposes.
All photos must be of wild birds and must be taken in Eastern Washington (east of the Cascades) or Northern Idaho (north of the WA-OR border). Please include the species name(s) and location where each photograph was taken.

Selection will be made by a panel of three to five impartial judges, at least one of whom is a Spokane Audubon Society board member or committee chair. At least some panel members will have moderately advanced bird identification skills and experience with bird photography.
Photographers who submit entries will not be judges.
The bird in a natural setting must be the focus of the photograph. Preference is given to interesting behaviors, unusual or hard-to-see species, and eye-catching compositions. Habitat and artificial features should not overpower nor draw attention away from the bird(s).
Judging criteria are photo composition, technical excellence, artistic merit, and overall impact. Normal processing is allowed but over-processed or altered photos will be rejected.
Submissions must comply with the specified size requirements; the judges have the right to reject photographs that do not meet these requirements.
Following selection, all entrants will be notified of the decisions.

Each photograph will be published with the common name of the bird species and © symbol with the name of the photographer.

Photographers whose images are selected for the calendar may need to provide a TIFF version of the photograph for printing purposes.