2024 Wild Sheep Media Festival

The Wild Sheep Society of British Columbia is excited to share our 2024 Wild Sheep Media Festival. Are you wanting to share your creativity in our space? Whether it is photography, a written story or a film – we would love to hear from you.

Our 2024 Wild Sheep Media Festival is now open and we are accepting submissions until December 20th, 2023 at 6:00 PM Pacific.

We have four separate categories to enter:

Photographer of the Year
Film of the Year
Writer of the Year
Youth Photographer of the Year. (must be 16 years or younger)

WSSBC Photographer of the Year

Entrants are encouraged to focus on wild sheep, conservation, mountain landscapes and hunting photos. We are not prescribing details of what we will or will not accept, however the categories listed will increase the submitters chance of success.
Winner recognition and award (trophy/plaque) given at our event (Annual Convention or Banquet)
Winner receives a WSSBC Sitka or Stone Glacier jacket
Winning photo will be the calendar cover for the following year
Judging conducted by Wild Sheep Ambassadors & Wildlife Photographers Darryn Epp, Jeff Jackson Danny Coyne and Director Peter Gutsche
WSSBC has the right to use all submitted content on our social media platforms, eblasts and magazine. Photo credit will be given
Must be a WSSBC member at time of entry
Maximum of two photographs entered per member
Photos submitted to communications@wildsheepsociety.com

WSSBC Film of the Year

Winner recognition and award (trophy/plaque) given at our 2024 Salute to Conservation
Winner WSSBC Sitka or Stone Glacier jacket
Winning film may be premiered at our Salute to Conservation
Judging conducted by professional Producer Jesse Bone and professional Director Tash Baycroft of Filter Studios
WSSBC has the right to use submitted content on our social media platforms, eblasts and magazine. Author credit will be given
Must be a WSSBC member at time of entry
Maximum of two film submissions entered per member
Stories submitted to communications@wildsheepsociety.com

WSSBC Writer of the Year

Winner recognition and award (trophy/plaque) given at the banquet
Winner WSSBC Sitka or Stone Glacier jacket
Winner may be invited to share their story on Talk is Sheep podcast
Judging conducted by the communications committee
WSSBC has the right to use submitted content on our social media platforms, eblasts and magazine. Author credit will be given
Must be a WSSBC member at time of entry
Maximum of two articles entered per member
Entry must be in a completed document (.pdf, .doc or equivalent). Links to websites or online articles will not be accepted.
Stories submitted to communications@wildsheepsociety.com

WSSBC Young Photographer of the Year Contest

Winner recognition and award (trophy/plaque) given at our event (Annual Convention or Banquet)
Winner WSSBC Sitka or Stone Glacier jacket
Winning photo will be in the calendar for the following year
Judging conducted by Wild Sheep Ambassadors & Wildlife Photographers Darryn Epp, Jeff Jackson and Director Peter Gutsche
WSSBC has the right to use all submitted content on our social media platforms, eblasts and magazine. Photo credit will be given
Must be 16 years of age or younger at the time of entry
Must be a WSSBC member at time of entry
Maximum of two photographs entered per member
Photos submitted to communications@wildsheepsociety.com

Entry Requirements

WSSBC has the right to use submitted content on any of our social media platforms, eblasts and magazine. Photo credit will be given
Judges may not submit an entry in the category they are judging
Must be a WSSBC member at time of entry and at the time of awarding
Entrant must not be a professional. By definition, professional means that the entrants primary income must not come from photography/writing/videography. This does not preclude amateurs that derive some income from those acts, it just can not be as a professional.
Entries are to be submitted to communications@wildsheepsociety.com

2024 Entry Submission Deadline: December 20th, 2023