Application Deadline: 30 June 2026 at 5:00 PM Eastern Time.
LOCATION: USA
The 2026 AMS Photo Contest is now open! The submission deadline is 30 June 2026 at 5:00 PM Eastern Time. Winners will be announced in early Fall 2026 and featured prominently across AMS platforms, including AMS Headlines.
ELIGIBILITY:
Photo Subject and Theme: Submitted photos should capture weather, water, and climate, ranging from subtle atmospheric scenes to extreme conditions. Examples include: Clouds, Waves, Storms, Atmospheric conditions, Oceanic phenomena, and Hydrologic features
The contest is open to: The general public, AMS members, AMS volunteers, and AMS employees
Both amateur and professional photographers are welcome.
Participants must be 13 years of age or older.
Submission Limits:
Maximum of one (1) photo per person
Each submission must be under 5 MB.
Entrants retain the copyright to their submitted photos. However, by submitting a photo, entrants grant AMS a nonexclusive right to publish or use the image, including modifications in current or future print or digital formats for any purpose. Use may occur without compensation, notification, or additional permission, although attribution will be provided whenever possible. Entrants represent that they own all copyrights to their submitted materials.
Submitting your photos does not give AMS the right to license your work to third parties. You retain the copyright to your imagery. By entering, you are granting AMS permission to use the photos for our own purposes (while giving you photo credit)—such as featuring them in our publications, on our website, or in social media promotion—but we will not sell or license your photos to anyone else.
Contest Requirements:
Digital photography only; printed photos will not be accepted.
Watermarked photographs are not permitted.
Images must be at least 2000 pixels wide at 300 dpi.
Photos must accurately reflect the subject and scene as they appeared.
Submissions must be authentic, original photographs, not AI-generated images. Standard editing is acceptable, including minor corrections such as dust removal, noise reduction, sharpening, cropping, and color adjustment. However, excessive manipulation that alters the reality of the scene, such as adding or replacing major elements, is not permitted. AMS may request RAW files to verify authenticity.
Files must be submitted in JPG format.
File size may not exceed 5 MB.
Photos may not contain added text.
AMS reserves the right to color correct or crop submissions if necessary.
BENEFIT:
Prizes:
1st Place: USD $500
2nd Place: USD $300
3rd Place: USD $200
Member’s Choice: USD $500
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