Capture Idaho's Beauty & Win Big!

Showcase your photography skills and celebrate Idaho’s stunning landscapes in the Westmark Credit Union Photo Contest! With 12 winners and a $500 grand prize, your photo could be featured in our 2026 calendar and across our platforms. Whether you're a seasoned photographer or a casual phone shooter, we welcome your best photographs of Idaho's nature, wildlife, and landscapes.

Contest Timeline

Photo Submission Period is April 7th – May 23rd 

Prizes

  • Grand Prize Winner (1st Place): $500, a 16x20 framed print of your photo (with 3 frame options), and your photo featured as the main image for one season in our 2026 calendar.

  • Seasonal Winners (2nd, 3rd, 4th Place): $50, a Westmark goodie bag, and your photo featured in the 2026 calendar.

  • Runner-Ups (5th - 12th Place): A Westmark goodie bag and your photo featured in the 2026 calendar.

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How to Enter

It's easy to enter! Simply submit your photos online using our entry form below.

Submit your Photos

Stay updated through our social media pages, email reminders, and website. 

Photo Criteria & Rules:

Eligibility: Open to anyone—you do not need to be a Westmark member. All skill levels are welcome!

Photo Requirements:

  • Must be taken in Idaho.
  • Must be a nature, wildlife, or landscape photo—no people or pets allowed.
  • Must include a description, date, and location of the photo.
  • Limit of 4 submissions per person—one per season.
  • Must be taken by you.

FAQs:

When does the contest start and end?

  • The contest runs for 6 weeks.
  • April 7th to May 23rd.

What are the prizes?

  • Grand Prize Winner (1st Place): $500, a 16x20 framed print of your photo (with 3 frame options), and your photo featured as the main image for one season in our 2026 calendar.
  • Seasonal Winners (2nd, 3rd, 4th Place): $50, a Westmark goodie bag, and your photo featured in the 2026 calendar.
  • Runner-Ups (5th - 12th Place): A Westmark goodie bag and your photo featured in the 2026 calendar.
  • Winning photos will be posted on social media, website, office décor, our branch monitors, brochures, etc., with credit to the photographer.

How do I know if I won?

  • We will call the winners and post the results on social media.

What happens to the winning photos?

  • Winning photos will be featured in our 2026 calendar. We may also use them for brochures, office décor, our website, our branch monitors, and social media.

Do I keep the rights to my photo if I win?

  • Yes, but you must give permission for Westmark to use your photo. We will give credit when possible.

How many times can I enter?

  • You can enter up to 4 times – one photo per season.

What type of photo should I enter?

  • Photos must be taken in Idaho and feature landscape, wildlife, or nature—no people or pets allowed.
  • Only submit photos you own the rights to—no AI-generated images.
  • Photos can be from any time period.
  • No collages.
  • Portrait orientation is acceptable, but landscape is preferred.

Who can enter?

  • Anyone can enter. Photographers of any skill level are welcome, including phone photos, professional photos, and drone photos, as long as you are the original photographer. You do not have to be a Westmark member.

How to enter:

  • Submit photos through the submission form linked on our website and social media.

We ask that you:

  • Only submit photos you took yourself.
  • Avoid heavy filters, text overlays, and graphics. For social media, we can post images with watermarks, but for printing purposes, we ask that there be no watermark.

Do I need to use a recent photo?

  • No, photos can be taken at any time as long as they are from Idaho and do not contain people.

What format should my photo be?

  • Orientation can be portrait or landscape—this refers to the photo’s layout, not the subject.

What should I do if I submit the wrong image or it is the wrong size?