The 21st Annual Calendar Photo Contest Now Open

Calling All Amateur, Youth and Professional Photographers!!

                         Celebrating a Successful Fundraiser Supporting Local Conservation

Deadline for submissions: Friday, April 25, 2025

We’re thrilled to announce that the photo contest for the 2026 Sutter Buttes calendar is now open! Since making the calendar a member-only benefit, we’ve successfully transformed it into a powerful fundraiser, raising over $6,000 to support the Sutter Buttes Regional Land Trust’s mission. Your photos and support have made this possible—thank you for helping us protect the agricultural lands and natural resources of the Sutter Buttes and surrounding areas for generations to come.

We need your photos!

Every year we receive hundreds of fantastic photos of the Sutter Buttes and surrounding areas to be included in our stunning 12-month calendar. Each month highlights our unique area taken within Yuba, Sutter, and Colusa counties. We are inviting you to participate by submitting your photo that include any of the following:

• The Sutter Buttes
• Farmers, Ranchers, Farming Activities
• Native Fauna and Flora
• Geological Features
• Waterfowl Habitats
• Unique Natural or Weather Aerials or Landscapes
• Agricultural Heritage or Landscapes

If you have any questions, please contact us at (530) 755-3568 or by email at Info@SutterButtesLandTrust.org.

We look forward to seeing your submissions!

Questions:
Contact Olivia Moore at (530) 755-3568 or info@sutterbutteslandtrust.org. We are always accepting submissions so be sure to download the 2025 Photographer Submission and Release Form. All submissions may be sent to Info@SutterButtesLandTrust.org any time of the year.

2026 Sutter Buttes Calendar Submission Requirements & Directions
Deadline: Friday April 25, 2025. Finalists will be chosen and notified by May 15, 2025

Images must be:

1. 1. Size of the photo needs to be 8 ½” x 11” (larger photos will be cropped down at our discretion) Landscape (wide not tall) orientation and a minimum of 200-300 dpi. However, portrait and panorama images will be accepted if the photographer provides consent to allow the cropping of your photo to landscape orientation. (some of the photos will be lost to cropping).
   2. Name image files thus: Last name_ 2025 calendar_ number (1,2,3, etc.).
   3. Be accompanied by a signed non-exclusive license release form.
   4. For ease of transferring electronically, you may submit smaller photos (up to 2.5 mgs) for committee review. However, if your photo is selected you will need to provide a full-size image prior to design of the calendar.

Submit:

1. Email to Info@SutterButtesLandTrust.org
OR
2. For electronic submittal of larger files or multiple photos, we recommend using Dropbox.com, Google Drive, or Filemail.com

Compensation:

1. Calendar Cover Photograph: Two (2) Complimentary Calendars and one (1) Gift certificate for one open hike and recognition.
2. Full-page photograph: One (1) complimentary calendar, a Gift certificate for one open hike and recognition.
3. Thumbnail photograph: One (1) complimentary calendar and recognition.
4. All photographers included in the calendar will be invited to the Photographer’s Reception in the late summer/early fall (exact date to be announced) at the Sutter Community Museum with an official unveiling of the calendar and a chance for the photographers to showcase their selected photo during an extended exhibition.

Tips for a successful submission (images are selected by a photo selection committee):

1. Subtle editing, color saturations, and black/white are fine. Preference is given to more natural-looking photos.

2. Labeling your photo with name and location.
3. Submit up to 5 images.
4. Do not send large files via email. Our server will reject the email.

Questions:
Contact Olivia Moore at (530) 755-3568 or Info@SutterButtesLandTrust.org