The Yellowstone Park Foundation and Nature’s Best Photography magazine announced today their partnership and global launch of the Yellowstone Forever Photo Contest, created to celebrate the world’s first national park through photography and public participation.  

    Designed as a run-up to the National Park Service’s Centennial Anniversary in 2016, the Yellowstone Forever Photo Contest is one of several Yellowstone Park Foundation activities planned to observe the Centennial.  It is also the first global photo competition to be focused on Yellowstone.

     “As we join in the celebration of the National Park Service’s Centennial Anniversary, our goal is to focus on Yellowstone National Park through the eyes of Park visitors,” said Karen Bates Kress, president of the Yellowstone Park Foundation. “What they have witnessed over the years, and the photographs they have made will surely result in a remarkable body of work.”

    Entries for the contest will be accepted from June 1, 2015 through Sept. 10, 2015 in four categories:  Wildlife, Landscapes, Yellowstone Adventure, and a Mobile category for images created on phones and tablets.  The contest is open to all Professionals, Amateurs, and Youth 18 and Under.

    Winners will be featured in Nature’s Best Photography magazine in spring 2016, displayed in a print exhibition at the Old Faithful Haynes Photo Shop during the summer of 2016, and will appear in online galleries and multimedia presentations.  In addition to this exposure, contest winners will receive cash and prizes.  To enter, photographers can visit www.ypf.org/contest or  www.naturesbestphotography.com/yellowstone.