Submit your entries for the
UPA 2023 Wildlife & Energy Photo Contest!
Entries must be received by: February 1, 2024
1st Place – $1000
2nd Place – $500
3rd Place – $250
The premise that man and nature cannot co-exist, that where man encroaches, wildlife scatters and dies out, is simply untrue. When the Alaskan pipeline was being built, environmentalists bemoaned the fate of the caribou saying the animals would suffer immensely. The exact opposite happened. In Prudhoe Bay, about 50 miles west of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, the number of caribou has quintupled since production began in early 1978. The caribou often use the oil field equipment and the adjoining Alaskan pipeline for a windbreak and warmth. Much of the year the temperature in this region is a frigid 40 degrees below zero.
In New Mexico, many species of wildlife use equipment in a productive manner. Birds will use elevated surfaces as foundations for nests. Deer, like caribou, use the equipment for a windbreak and warmth.
UPA wanted to highlight the great wildlife diversity that exists around energy structures and equipment and through this contest, workers and others could win cash prizes for the best photo or video demonstrating wildlife adapting to manmade changes in their environment.
Contest Tips ——-
- Zoom out and include enough of the energy equipment so it is identifiable.
- Balance the photo content between the wildlife and the equipment—both are important.
- Use the highest quality settings available on your camera. The higher the resolution, the better.
Official Entry Form
Please submit your photos using the form below. Be aware that photos must be no larger than 128 MB. If you can’t upload the photo, please try shrinking or resizing it to meet this criteria. If problems still exist, you may email your photos to jking@utahpetroleum.org. Thank you and good luck!
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Before submitting a photograph to the contest, carefully read the following terms and conditions of use. If you agree to the terms, please indicate by signing below.
Authenticity of Work
I hereby certify that the photographs I am submitting are my original work and have never been copyrighted or, if copyrighted, that I am the sole copyright owner. I am entering this work as an honest and true representation of its contest and no attempts to alter the images in any way have been made.
Public Viewing and Granting of Limited Rights
I understand that by submitting this work I am authorizing the Utah Petroleum Association to display the photographs to the public. The images may be included in the UPA website, UPA publications, or at UPA events. In addition, the images may be used in news releases for publication in newspapers or for airing on television.
Additional Contest Rules
In addition to the terms and conditions above, contest entries must abide by the following rules:
1. All entries must contain wildlife and equipment.
2. All entries must be taken between February 1, 2023 and February 1, 2024.
3. All entries must be received by midnight on Wednesday, Feb 1, 2024.
4. Prizes will be awarded on March 12th at our Annual Meeting.
5. Still photography entries will be accepted in digital (preferred) or film-based formats.
6. UPA will not be held responsible for mailed slides, negatives or prints.
7. Photos submitted will not be returned.
8. The decision of the UPA appointed judging committee is final.
9. Winners will be responsible for all applicable federal, state or local taxes, tariffs or import duties. If local law in your place of residence make the contest illegal, do not enter the contest.
10. If you have problems submitting a photo through the entry form on this webpage, please go ahead and email the photo as an attachment to upa@utahpetroleum.org.