Cal-IPC’s Annual Photo Contest

Two smiling people, one in while baseball cap, carry large bundles of cut Arundo as they walk a dirt trail through low hills Text overlay 2025 Cal-IPC Photo Contest

Take pictures for the 2025 Photo Contest

Your images help us tell the story of weed work in California – the sweat, the dirt, the joy of vanquishing a weedy foe. Photos may be used in future Cal-IPC outreach materials such as our website, brochures, or reports (with photographer credit, of course).

Join us for another round!

Pictures we use most:

  • Weed workers in action
  • Before & After restoration photos
  • Invaded landscapes
  • Species close-ups

Rules and Guidelines:

  • Maximum number of entries: 8 per individual.
  • Photographs must be in digital format: JPEG or TIFF
  • Digital files must be high resolution, 300 dpi, file size 3 MB or larger (at close to actual size). Larger file size means prettier pictures!
  • Only online entries will be eligible. No print or film submissions will be accepted, but we do accept scans of printed photos, transparencies, or photographic prints.
  • Do not include watermarks (to avoid voter bias).
  • The photos don’t have to be taken this year. Feel free to share from your archives.
  • All entries must be received by 11:59 pm on Sep 15, 2025.
  • Humorous captions encouraged.
  • You do not need to attend the Symposium to enter or to win – anyone can enter!

 

July 15 – Sept. 15: Submit photos online. A form will be added to this page.

Sept. 16 – Nov. 13: Vote! Return to this page to vote for your favorites.

Nov. 14: Winners announced at the 2025 Cal-IPC Symposium.

 

By submitting your photos to the contest, you grant permission for Cal-IPC to use your images and all persons pictured for future marketing and outreach materials, including our website, brochures, social media, newsletter, manuals, or reports. Photos may be used for the purposes of education, outreach, marketing, fundraising, or advocacy. We will make every effort to credit the photographer and include image information, as space allows.

 

Online voting will begin once submissions close. Photo entries will also be displayed at the 2025 Cal-IPC Symposium in Ventura and symposium attendees will be encouraged to vote for their favorite photo. Winners will be announced at the Symposium, but you do not need to attend to win! The top three winners get Cal-IPC gear mailed to them.

 

Questions? Contact us at symposium@cal-ipc.org.

Return to the Symposium Landing Page