Winyah Rivers Alliance is launching our 2025 Summer Campaign. We'll be hosting events throughout our greater Winyah Bay watershed including our annual Photography Contest.

We invite you to participate in our 2025 Photography Contest, sharing your photographs celebrating our fishable, swimmable, drinkable rivers.

Rules for Entering:

1. The contest is open to everyone. Emphasis in judging will be given to photographs that show the splendor and charm of our local rivers and ecosystems.
2. Each contestant may enter as many photographs as desired. Entry fee is $11.00 per photograph.
3. Entry Categories are: a) Georgetown County Heritage (iconic); b) Scenic; c) Wildlife
4. The photographs should have been taken in North or South Carolina (note: for the Georgetown County category, the photo must be taken in Georgetown County, SC)
5. Each contestant agrees to allow Winyah Rivers Alliance, and its sponsors, to use their entries, without compensation, to promote our goal. This may include exhibition, calendar, and fundraising. All entrants will retain the right to their work.
6. To enter, go to https://www.smarterentry.com/CallsForEntry#. No need to resize your image; the website will resize it to fit. Should your image win, a TIFF or PSD file at 300 PPI must be made available for printing purposes.
7. Winners will be contacted prior to, and announced at, our Photo Contest Reception scheduled for Friday, October 16th, 11:30am-1:30pm, at the Waccamaw Neck Library in Pawley's Island..
8. The following awards will be presented: Best of Show - $150.00; 1st Place in each category - $100.00; Second and third place winners will also receive prizes. Winners are eligible for only one prize.
9. All entries must be received by September 30th.
10. For questions, email winyahrivers@winyahrivers.org.

Thank you Sponsors!

803 Labs, Inc., The Bunnelle Foundation