Northwoods Wildlife Center

2013 Photo Contest and Gala

Saturday, February 23rd, 6:00-8:00pm

at the Campanile Center for the Arts

Campanile Center for the Arts  is located on 141 Milwaukee Street in·Minocqua, WI

Photo Contest Guidelines:

Entry fee is $10 per photo entry.

Entry must be in a white, cream, or beige 11" x 14" mat with 7.5" x 9.5" inner dimension (fitting an 8x10 photo).  We will not accept framed pieces, photos without mats, or photos of smaller or larger size.  Uniform entries are the only way to ensure fair, unbiased judging. Mats have been difficult to find, so if you need one, send an email to  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

There can be no identification on the front of your photo, NWC keeps Voting/judging as unbiased as possible.

This is an amateur photo contest.  You must not make more than 25% of your annual income through photography in order to enter this contest.

Photos must be postmarked by February 10th, 2013 to be eligible for contest.  Entries will be accepted between October 1st, 2012-February 10th, 2013.

The Northwoods Wildlife Center reserves the right to re-categorize or deny any photo entries.

The top 3 winners in each category will be notified by being mailed a certificate.  Anyone can be sent the winner's list if a SASE is included with photo entry.

Winning photos will be displayed at the Center through March 2013.

PHOTOS WILL NOT BE RETURNED,the Northwoods Wildlife Center will not be held responsible for the condition of your photo after the Photo Gala event, and will not ship your photo back to you.  Do not send your only copy. Each entry must have the following information attached to the back of the photo:

• Entrant's name, address, phone number, and email address
• The category entrant sees the photo best fitting into
• Title for the photo entry

2013 Photo Categories:

North American Wildlife ($100 first prize)

Nature ($50 first prize)

Pets ($50 first prize)

Youth ($50 first prize)

*The winners of the 2013 Photo Contest will not be able to win in the category which they won in a previous year.

Please mail entries to:

Or drop off entries at the Northwoods Wildlife Center. We cannot accept electronic entries at this time.

Please email any questions you may have on the contest to  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it