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Annuli Photo Contest

Submissions for the Annuli 38th Annual Duncan Gilchrist Photo Contest are now open.

Without a doubt, the wild sheep community has an eye for and an appreciation for outstanding wildlife and hunting photography.

Thank you to everyone who submitted their images last year. Congratulations to our People’s Choice Award winner. This year, our good friends at Leica Sport Optics will not only be donating the prize for this award, but, new for 2026, the first-place winners in all four categories will receive outstanding glass from Leica.

The deadline for submissions is December 31 at midnight MST.

Submission Guidelines

The Annuli Photo Contest is intended for the AMATEUR photographers only, allowing the photographer a fair arena to compete with his/her peers.

Photographers entering this contest must have an account on the Wild Sheep Foundation website (free).
Image Specifications:
1. Accepted file formats include: JPEG, PNG, and TIF files.
2. Images must be high resolution (thumbnails and screenshots not accepted)
The following categories are open for submissions:

Live Sheep (North America and International)
Hunter with Trophy (does not have to be sheep)
Hunter in Field
Open Category (images that don’t fit in the other categories)

AI or Photoshopped (beyond typical editing) photos are not acceptable. Overly manipulated images may be disqualified at the judges’ prerogative.
Please limit your number of entries to five (5) per category.
Do not submit an image in more than one category, including the open category. Duplicates will be removed.
The deadline for submissions in December 31, annually.