Since 1986, the magnificent geological and ecological wonders of Mono Lake have been celebrated in the Mono Lake Calendar, published by the Mono Lake Committee. Sales of the calendar help to fund the efforts of our non-profit organization to protect and restore Mono Lake and its tributary streams.
The call for submissions for the 2016 Mono Lake Calendar is open until Friday, November 21, 2014.
We’ve simplified and streamlined the submission requirements—check them out and send us your photos today!
The Mono Lake Calendar has been widely acclaimed for its artistic merit, due in large measure to the talent of the contributing photographers. Each year, the calendar is published according to exacting standards of artistic, photographic, and manufacturing excellence. Photographs of the highest caliber that capture the spirit and reflect the unique qualities of Mono Lake and environs are requested.
Mono Lake Calendar images must be of scenes within the watershed boundary of Mono Lake, and possible subjects include, but are not limited to: plants, geologic features, streams, mountains, weather, fall colors, wildlife, and aerials. Images of sand tufa will not be considered due to the degradation affecting these already-promoted features. Where possible, images identifiable within the context of Mono Lake’s and/or the Mono Basin’s unique scenic beauty will receive preference. In striving to represent the natural beauty of Mono Lake, images that are obviously or heavily filtered or manipulated are not chosen.
All submissions will be judged for originality, expression, and quality. A small pool of photos will then be held for a final selection process. An image may be held for: the cover, a month of the year, the introductory essay, or as an inset within the calendar grid. Photos held after the initial selection process are not guaranteed to be used.
Hi, I couldn’t find the submission requirements for submitting photos for the 2016 calendar…please help
Hi Vivian. Just click this link: https://www.monolake.org/images/2016calendarsubmissions.pdf
That should get you to the submission requirements.
I may have missed it but how many images are we allowed to submit?
Just one or…?
Hi David. Be sure to scroll all the way through the four pages of the submission requirements here: https://www.monolake.org/images/2016calendarsubmissions.pdf. You can submit up to 25 images, and we recommend submitting all 25, since the more we have to look at, the better your chances are!