Sunrise light on a grove of tufa towers emerging from the water of Mono Lake with soft green and dusty-red wild grasses in the foreground, Canada geese in the shallow water with reflections of the rocky towers, and desert hills in the distance.

2015 Mono Lake Calendar: Last call for submissions!

This post was written by Julia Frankenbach, 2013 Project Specialist.

This is a final call for submissions for the 2015 Mono Lake Calendar! The submission deadline is fast approaching: Wednesday, November 13, 2013.


With the help of talented photographers, the Mono Lake Committee has created and published the Mono Lake Calendar each year since 1986. The calendar celebrates the awe-inspiring landscapes and ecological wonders of Mono Lake, and calendar sales help to fund our efforts to protect and restore the lake and its greater watershed.

The Mono Lake Calendar has been widely applauded for its artistic rigor. We invite you to submit your high-quality photographs that you feel best capture the spirit of the Mono Basin’s geological and ecological wonders.

To be selected for inclusion in the 2015 Mono Lake Calendar, images must depict subjects within the watershed boundary of Mono Lake. Possible subjects include, but are not limited to: plants, geological features, streams, mountains, weather, fall colors, wildlife, and aerials. We do not accept images of sand tufa in an effort to decrease degradation of these fragile features. In publishing the calendars, we strive to promote and celebrate Mono Lake’s natural beauty; therefore, images that are obviously filtered or manipulated will not be considered.

Click here for the call for submissions paperwork necessary for submitting. Submission deadline: Wednesday, November 13, 2013.

This year, we are introducing a new and easy system for directly uploading your submission! If your submission is entirely digital, and you are able to scan your submission form and contract, you may use this link to upload your submission. It is our hope that this digital upload system will streamline the submission process for photographers. However, this is still a trial. If you are having difficulties navigating the new system, please contact Communications Director Arya Degenhardt. If technical difficulties prevent you from submitting your photographs on time, we will still consider your late submission.

We look forward to receiving and judging the originality, expression, and quality of your unique photographs! If you have further questions regarding submissions, please contact Communications Director Arya Degenhardt.