WRRC 2025 Photo Contest

The WRRC Annual Photo Contest is back! This is your chance to capture A World of Water, which is the 2025 contest theme. Use your creativity and technical ability to express the many ways water transforms our world and how humanity transforms water. From ANY LOCATION, we invite you to capture how water connects to people, nature, the built environment, and agriculture. It's completely up to you. Just make sure your photos relate to water and that you indicate where each image was taken. We can't wait to see your amazing images! Check out last year's winners.

Categories

  • People & Pets
  • Wildlife
  • Nature & Landscapes
  • The Built Environment

SUBMIT YOUR PHOTO(S)!

Recognition

Winners will be announced in February (Date TBD) and winning photographs will be featured on the WRRC website. Photo Contest images will be used in WRRC publications and other outreach materials. 

Submission

  • Submission Deadline: Dec. 19, 2025
  • Submission Limitations: Each entrant may submit up to three photos.
  • Complete Submission Rules & Guidelines Here

Who can enter?

  • The photo contest is open to anyone high school aged or older on or before Friday, Dec. 19, 2025 (the contest submission deadline).
  • For high school students under 18, permission from a parent or guardian is required to submit any photos.

Employees of the Water Resources Research Center and their immediate family members are not eligible to enter.

Submission Format

  • 300 dpi resolution
  • RGB color, Black & White, grayscale
  • jpg or tiff
  • Max file size not to exceed 20MB
  • Label each photo as follows: Last name-first name-image number-short title-year picture taken-location (example: "Smith-John-01-Down-the-drain-2025-Tucson.jpg”)

SUBMIT YOUR PHOTO(S)!

For more information, see Rules & Guidelines

All submissions must be received on or before Dec. 19, 2025.

Questions?

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