Rules

RULES:

Submit your photos from 12:00:00 AM (Eastern Time) on Thursday, January 1, 2026 –11:59:00 PM (Eastern Time) on Saturday, January 31, 2026.

1. The contest entry fee is $5.00 per photo due at the time of submission.
2. Photos must be taken at the Buffalo Zoo in 2025.
3. The deadline for entry is 11:59:00 PM (Eastern Time) on Saturday, January 31, 2026.
4. Participants may enter as many photos as they wish.
5. Individuals appearing in a photo must give their consent to having their (or their minor children's) photo taken, and for the photo to be used for any Zoo-related purpose.
6. The Zoo is not responsible for any technical issues related to photo submission.
7. Zoo employees or Board members are not eligible to enter.

By submitting photos, all photo contest entries become the property of the Buffalo Zoo. The Buffalo Zoo is granted the right to use these photos for any Zoo-related purpose.

Submissions will be deemed ineligible for the following reasons:

1. Images taken prior to January 1, 2025.
2. Images taken at a location other than the Buffalo Zoo.
3. Photos that have been digitally altered beyond standard optimization (cropping, reasonable adjustments to exposure, color and contrast, etc.)
4. Photos that violate or infringe upon another person's rights, including but not limited to copyright.
5. Images that involve putting any individual or animal in danger.

The Buffalo Zoo shall determine entry eligibility in its sole and absolute discretion.