9th Annual Fallbrook Land Conservancy GO WILD Photo Contest
This year’s theme is Celebrate Nature! Capture the beauty, wonder, and resilience of the natural world through your lens. This theme invites photographers to showcase the places, creatures, and details that inspire awe and remind us why nature is worth protecting. Share the images that help others see the world a little more vividly—and celebrate the beauty all around us.
Rules and Entry Guidelines
Term: Fallbrook Land Conservancy’s Go Wild photo contest begins January 1, 2026, and ends September 15, 2026, at 11:50 PM Pacific Standard Time.
By submitting an entry, you, the contestant, agree to the rules of the contest. Who may enter: Any individual may enter. Individuals affiliated with Fallbrook Land Conservancy (“FLC”), including employees, advisors, directors, interns, and their immediate families (children, parents, siblings, and spouses) and others living in their households are not eligible to enter. FLC will determine winners’ eligibility in its sole discretion.
What to enter: Photographs may be entered into the following categories.
All photographs must be taken on or of FLC property and must be in accordance with the Preserve rules and regulations.
Only one category per photo may be selected.
1. Birds: Native birds.
2. Other Wildlife: Native wildlife such as mammals, insects, reptiles, amphibians, all else.
3. Plants: Macro or micro subjects.
4. Scenic/Landscape: Views showcasing FLC the beauty and open spaces of FLC property.
5. People & Pets in Nature: Humans and/or their pets enjoying nature. Any dogs photographed must be leashed.
6. Youth Submissions: Photographs of any of the above categories taken by a contestant under the age of 18 years.
To be eligible for any category, your photograph must have been shot on or of a FLC preserve.
The following Preserves are publicly accessible and approved for photography.
1. Monserate Mountain Preserve
2. Pico Monserate Preserve
3. Los Jilgueros Preserve
4. Dinwiddie Preserve
5. Palomares House & Park
6. Karen Tucker Preserve at Heller’s Bend
7. Engel Family Preserve
8. Gird Valley Preserve
9. Fairview Preserve
10. Pala Mesa 36 Preserve
11. San Marcos Highlands Preserve
12. Horse Creek Ridge
You certify that you are the sole creator and copyright owner of the submitted photograph. Cropped photos are eligible in all categories. Digitally, AI, or otherwise enhanced or altered photographs are not accepted. Minor adjustments, including conversion to grayscale, are acceptable. If the judges determine that a photographer has altered the entered photo, they reserve the right to disqualify it. Submittals may not contain any names or watermarks.
*If your photo contains recognizable people, please submit the completed model release.
Model Release is available on the link and can be emailed to FLC@Fallbrookland.org with the email "Model Release" subject.
Please submit photograph, entry submission form, and model release (as applicable).
Do not attach multiple entries to a single submission.
Please title your file using the following format: Lastname_Category_Entrynumber (for example, Doe_Birds_01).
You may submit up to 10 photographs per contestant.
You must complete a separate submission form for each photo submitted.
Digital photographs should be taken at the highest resolution possible. Photos must be submitted in JPEG format and must not exceed 10MB.
