• Each entry is a $5 donation.

• Limit of one pet per photo entry. People are not allowed in photos, only your pet. Photos that do not follow these rules will not be eligible to win with no opportunity for a refund.

• All photos must be uploaded; we cannot accept printed photos. We cannot accept any copyrighted or professional  photos.

• The Submissions Period starts at 8:00 AM (Eastern Time) on Sunday, April 5, 2026 and ends at 6:00 PM (Eastern Time) on Monday, May 25, 2026.

• Contest entry fees are tax deductible. The email acknowledgment to your online donation serves as your tax receipt.

• Any photograph that includes content that is deemed inappropriate, indecent, or obscene, as determined by Duke Dog Photography in its sole discretion, will be removed from the contest with no opportunity for a refund.

• Posting more than one photo of your pet does not increase the chances of winning. The winners of the photo contest will be determined by the top 13 entries that receive the most votes. The same pet can only win once. Attempts to win two spots in the calendar by the same pet will not be permitted.
  
  

• Each $1 counts as one (1) vote.

• All donations from voting are non-refundable. Entries and donations must be made via the online contest page. Contest payments online are through a secure site.

• Contest votes are tax deductible. The email acknowledgment to your online donation serves as your tax receipt.

• All winners will be determined by electronic vote tabulations under the supervision of GoGo Photo Contest, whose decisions are final and binding.

• The Voting Period starts at 8:00 AM (Eastern Time) on Sunday, April 5, 2026 and ends at 6:00 PM (Eastern Time) on Monday, May 25, 2026.
  
  

• The top 13 vote getters will win a professional on-location photo session by Duke Dog Photography at a pre-selected location in the Northern Outer Banks area between Memorial Day 2026 and Labor Day 2026 for a professional on-location photo session. 

• If you are unable to commit to a photo session during those times or find yourself unable to travel to these pre-selected locations, you forfeit your winning and the next top vote getter will take your pet's spot in the calendar, no exceptions.

• The top vote recipient will win the coveted cover photo for the 2027 calendar. The following 12 recipients with the most votes will be eligible to have their pet featured as a pet of the month.

• The photographer, Duke Dog Photography, will choose the best image of the pets to be used in the calendar as well as which month that image will appear.
  
  

• The pet receiving the highest number of new votes each week over the course of the contest will win a mini-contest prize from one of the participating businesses.

• Each pet may only win a weekly mini-contest once.

• In the event of a tie, a random computerized draw will be held between the highest vote getters of the week to determine that week's winner.

• In the event that there are no new votes for that week, a random computerized draw will be held for all eligible pets.

• Certain individual business restrictions and limitations may apply and may vary by business. Duke Dog Photography is not responsible for these restrictions and eligibility requirements as determined by each business.
  
  

• By submitting a photo entry, you warrant and represent that your entry is your own original work created by you and that you own or otherwise control all of the rights to your entry materials. If you submit an entry that is copyrighted by another individual, you are responsible for any legal action the copyright holder takes against you.

• Calendars will be available to the general public starting November 1, 2026.

• By participating in the Contest, entrants agree to release and hold harmless Coastal Humane Society and Duke Dog Photography and each of their respective officers, directors, representatives, volunteers and agents (the Released Parties) from and against any claims of any nature arising out of participation in the Contest or receipt or use of any prize.

The Coastal Humane Society celebrates the human-animal bond for everyone in the OBX community by helping people who live in Dare and lower Currituck counties care for their pets. Our mission is to ensure that all OBX pets and their people stay together; pets are healthier; and no one is forced to give up or compromise a pet’s care due to financial hardship. 

The Coastal Humane Society is an all-volunteer 501(c)3 organization that helps Dare and lower Currituck County pet owners and caretakers pay for low-cost spay and neuter, vaccinations, and emergency medical bills. 

We've helped over 12,000 OBX families since 1997. We depend entirely on community donations. A majority of all donations go directly to our services.

I am a local pet photographer based in Kitty Hawk, NC in the incredible Outer Banks. Our furry friends are just as much members of our families as the two-legged members and deserve a place of honor in our homes showing off that love. Nothing would make me happier than helping you capture the spirit that brings you so much joy.

It is my goal to capture images that people will love, that will stir an emotion when someone looks at it. Not everyone, but someone. You. Their person. Their world. Not every emotion, or a specific emotion, but an emotion. Make you feel something. What makes you feel more than those silly, goofy, (sometimes) pain in the rear, stinky, all loving four legged creatures that not only do we invite in our homes, but we allow them to take over our homes, our lives, our hearts. In that spirit, let’s make some beautiful art that honors their love. 

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