Ogeechee Riverkeeper marks World Pictures Day with opening of annual picture contest

Ogeechee Riverkeeper (ORK) invitations photographers to submit their finest work for its annual picture contest, showcasing the outstanding vary of views and wildlife within the 5,500 sq. mile Ogeechee and Canoochee River basin.

The pictures ought to spotlight the world’s wealthy ecological options that present important habitats for greater than 160 uncommon plant and animal species. ORK encourages entries from all 20 counties throughout the watershed.

The 2026 visitor judges are Steve and Anna Bliss.

Steve Bliss is an artist and photographic educator. He just lately retired after a 30-year profession educating and administrating on the Savannah College of Art and Design. Over the course of his profession, he acquired plenty of grants and awards, together with these from the Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia, the Georgia Council for the Arts, Polaroid Corporation, and the Southern Arts Federation. His pictures, digital pictures, and numerous works on paper are within the collections of museums and personal collectors, nationally and internationally.

Anna Bliss is a photographer based mostly in Savannah, Georgia. She began making footage within the sixth grade with a plastic digicam and just about by no means stopped. She studied pictures on the Maine Media Workshops in Rockport, Maine, and acquired a BFA in graphic design from the Savannah College of Art and Design. Her main pursuits are the panorama and the magic hid in atypical moments.

Photographers can enter in a number of classes: Landscape, Portrait, Wildlife, Plant Life, Underwater, Aerial, Black and White, and Funny Wildlife. To qualify, all submitted pictures have to be taken throughout the present calendar yr.

“We’re out there everyday and we never get tired of seeing the watershed up close,” stated Meaghan Walsh Gerard, communications and administrative director. “But it’s always special to see it through the eyes of those who love it as much as we do.”

All submissions have to be acquired by November 16, 2026, with winners introduced in December 2026. For full guidelines and submission tips, go to ogeecheeriverkeeper.org/annual-photography-contest.

About Ogeechee Riverkeeper: Ogeechee Riverkeeper 501(c)(3) works to guard, protect, and enhance the water high quality of the Ogeechee River basin, which incorporates the entire streams flowing out to Ossabaw Sound and St. Catherine’s Sound. The Canoochee River is about 108 miles lengthy and the Ogeechee River itself is roughly 245 miles lengthy. The Ogeechee River system drains greater than 5,500 sq. miles throughout 20 counties in Georgia.

More at ogeecheeriverkeeper.org.