{"id":18759,"date":"2025-07-18T11:06:05","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T11:06:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/18759\/"},"modified":"2025-07-18T11:06:05","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T11:06:05","slug":"show-off-your-california-national-park-photography-in-new-photo-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/18759\/","title":{"rendered":"Show Off Your California National Park Photography In New Photo Contest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Fresno-cheapest-city-Yosemite-1024x684.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"Sunset in Yosemite Valley.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tYosemite National Park. Photo by Bailey Zindel via Unsplash<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s no secret that California <a href=\"https:\/\/secretlosangeles.com\/california-best-state-park-for-camping\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_self\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/secretlosangeles.com\/california-best-state-park-for-camping\/\" data-action=\"text_cta_0\" data-category=\"click_internal\">loves its national parks<\/a>. With <a href=\"https:\/\/secretlosangeles.com\/california-state-parks-week\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_self\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/secretlosangeles.com\/california-state-parks-week\/\" data-action=\"text_cta_1\" data-category=\"click_internal\">over 280 state parks<\/a>, 340 miles of coastline, and 5,200 miles of trails, there\u2019s plenty to explore across the entire state.<\/p>\n<p>Well, nature lovers, rejoice! You can now submit your photography from parks around the state in a new competition from the California State Park Foundation \u2013 and you just might win an annual entry pass!<\/p>\n<p>A new contest is now open to photographers through September 30. Free and open to all experience levels, entrants can submit their favorite photos in hopes of being featured in the California State Park Foundation\u2019s 2026 calendar.<\/p>\n<p>The winning photographers will receive a copy of the calendar as well as a California Explorer Vehicle Day Use Annual Pass, which provides access to 134 state parks and is valued at $195.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a fun opportunity for Californians to highlight and raise awareness for the parks they love,\u201d Rachel Norton, executive director of California State Parks Foundation, told <a href=\"https:\/\/ktla.com\/news\/california\/california-state-parks-photo-contest\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/ktla.com\/news\/california\/california-state-parks-photo-contest\/\" data-action=\"text_cta_2\" data-category=\"click_non_sales\">KTLA<\/a>. \u201cWith hundreds of state parks around the state, we expect to see a diversity of photos that include beaches, mountains, urban parks, rivers, people enjoying nature, and more.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to the website, three photo submissions are allowed per category:<\/p>\n<p>  Scenic Landscapes \u2014 Natural beauty across all seasons Wildlife &amp; Nature \u2014 Flora, fauna, and ecosystems Recreation &amp; Activities \u2014 Hiking, surfing, camping, and more People in Parks \u2014 Enjoying parks responsibly and sustainably California History \u2014 Cultural and historic sites in parks  <\/p>\n<p>Photos must be taken by the person submitting them in a California state park. Watermarked, low-resolution, or ineligible photos will be disqualified. Photographers under 18 must have permission to submit from a parent or guardian. All winners receive a free calendar. The foundation will also give out honorable mentions and will showcase their photos in an online gallery and across social media.<\/p>\n<p>Winners will be notified in December 2025.<\/p>\n<p>View rules and submit to the contest over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.calparks.org\/photocontest\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/www.calparks.org\/photocontest\" data-action=\"text_cta_3\" data-category=\"click_non_sales\">on their website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Yosemite National Park. Photo by Bailey Zindel via Unsplash It\u2019s no secret that California loves its national parks.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":18760,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[228,226,227,229,88],"class_list":["post-18759","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arts-and-design","tag-arts","tag-arts-and-design","tag-artsanddesign","tag-design","tag-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18759","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18759"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18759\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18760"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18759"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18759"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18759"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}