Photographs
• must be submitted by midnight October 1, 2025.
• must be taken in the Albany Pine Bush Preserve.

• may be taken in any year.
• must not have been in a previous year’s Pine Bush Perspective’s show.
• must not have watermarks or any identifying marks on the photographs. This is to ensure the anonymity of the judging process.
• must be less than 20 mb.
• must be more than 300 dpi.
• must be in a .jpg file format.
• may have standard editing including cropping, spot removal, straightening, sharpening, brightness and contrast adjustments. The resulting image should represent the subject as it appeared in nature when the photo was taken.

Photographers
• may submit up to 2 photographs annually for the jury’s consideration.
• must be the original photographer
• may be any age or skill level.
• must have parental permission, if under 18. An adult will be required to sign the Photographer’s license at the end of the submission process.
• must consider the health and wellbeing of wildlife being photographed. Give animals plenty of space and view them in a responsible manner. For more information about the ethics of wildlife photography visit www.nanpa.org.
• must provide titles, locations and short descriptions for each photograph submitted.

• must sign the license at the end of this form.

• must provide written permission from all recognizable humans depicted in the photographs. The General Photo Release is provided below and at the following link.
• may be members of the public, Albany Pine Bush Preserve Commission (APBPC) staff or volunteers. Current members of the Pine Bush Perspectives Committee may not submit photos. APBPC staff members may not receive an award.