Check back often for the announcement of new Prizes Grand Prize
Awarded to the best overall image from the Adult categories
Youth Award
Given to the best overall image from all of the Youth entries
People's Choice Award
Given to the image with the highest number of online votes
Category Awards
Given to the best image from each category as follows:
Landscape
$250.00 Cash
Wildlife
$250.00 Cash
Indigenous Cultures
$250.00 Cash
Environmental Impact
$250.00 Cash
Patterns/Abstracts
$250.00 Cash
Judge's Special Recognition Awards
Awarded in the judge's sole discretion to the best images not recognized in the primary categories above.
Includes over $4000 worth of product prizes from our Sponsors. Due to Sponsor shipping policies, some Sponsor prizes are limited to US Entrants only.
Special Tamron Image Award (Sponsored by
Tamron, US Entrants only):
Choice of one for Sony mirrorless:
Tamron 20mm F/2.8 Di III OSD M1:2, model F050, value $299
Tamron 24mm F/2.8 Di III OSD M1:2, model F051, value $249
Tamron 35mm F/2.8 Di III OSD M1:2, model F053, value $249
$250 Gift Card for each selected image (10 images will be selected for awards)
SR Award #11 (Sponsored by
Wimberley, US Entrants only)
MonoGimbal Head, value $179
SR Award #12 -14 (Sponsored by
Skylum, US or International Entrants)
Luminar Neo, value $79 each (3 images will be selected for awards)
SR Award #15-17 (Sponsored by
ThinkTank, US Entrants only, 3 images will be selected for awards)
BackStory 13 Backpack, value $189.75
Glass Limo Backpack, value $225.75
Turnstyle 20 Sling Bag, value $99.75
SR Award #18 (Sponsored by
TopazLabs, US or International Entrants)
Image Quality Bundle (Sharpen AI, DeNoise AI, & Gigapixel AI), value $259.97
SR Award #19 (Sponsored by
Acratech, To be Announced)
To be Announced
Recognition Opportunities
Winning images, and those with the highest scores as determined by the judge or online voting (on a case by case basis), will be eligible for inclusion in the Exhibition and other recognition opportunities:
- Exhibition at the American Mountaineering Center (Digital Display during the 2022 Festival and Print Display during the 2023 Festival, and travel to other possible venues)
- In our continuing partnership with the Denver Theatre District, select winning and finalist images (those that will display the best in this unique format) will be projected on the Daniels & Fisher Tower in Downtown Denver as a part of Night Lights Denver during February of 2022.
- Publication on our Website and Social Media
- Press Releases to Local and International Media
All Contest Entrants
Every Photographer who enters the contest will receive a Virtual Gift Bag with content and/or special offers from our Partners and Sponsors.
If you'd like to become a Sponsor or offer a Recognition Opportunity, please Contact Cheryl Opperman at
photocontest@ceff.net or 303-829-9453