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Call for Entries Shutterbug Showcase – Pet Portraiture

TTM Editorial StaffBy Updated:3 Mins Read

In our next Shutterbug Photography Contest, The Tennessee Magazine wants to meet your furry and feathered friends as you showcase your skills in “Pet Portraiture.” Show us the personalities, quirks, activities and attributes of your pets.

Animals in costume are not what we are looking for. Your photographs can — but do not have to — include people with your pets. They can be selfies or just photographs of your pets by themselves.

Just keep in mind a few basics: Use natural light, make strong compositions and focus on interesting subject matter.

The Tennessee Magazine will name first-, second- and third-place winners as well as honorable mention recipients in each division — Shutterbug, Junior Shutterbug (ages 17 and younger) and Professional.

As you accept this challenge, please stay safe. We don’t want anyone to take a tumble or any animals harmed or “embarrassed” in the name of the Shutterbug contest.

“Waiting on a Friend” by Lauren O’Brien, honorable mention in our 2017 “Pets” contest

SHUTTERBUG ASSIGNMENT

“Pet Portraiture”

SUBMISSIONS — ONLINE ENTRIES ONLY

To enter, visit tnmagazine.org and click on “Entry Forms” under the “Contests” tab.

Entries must be entered online by the end of the day on Thursday, Jan. 15. Winners will be published in the March 2026 issue.

PRIZE PACKAGES

Judges will select a first-, second- and third-place winner in each age group. These prizes will be awarded: First place wins $150, second place $100 and third place $50.

CONTEST RULES

  1. The contest is open to amateur and professional photographers. For the purposes of this competition, you are considered a professional if you regularly sell your images or garner more than 50% of your income from photography.
  2. Photographs must have been taken by you.
  3. A photographer can enter no more than three photographs. There is no cost to enter.
  4. All entries must be made online. We won’t accept prints for this contest. Sign on to tnmagazine.org and click on “Entry Forms” under “Contests.” Complete the form and upload your photograph(s).
  5. Employees of Tennessee’s electric cooperatives and their immediate families are not eligible to win.
  6. Please include the name of each recognizable person, if any other than yourself, in your photograph. It is the photographer’s responsibility to have the subject’s permission to enter his or her image in the contest. You must include the subject’s name and contact information with your submission. Omitting any of this information can result in disqualification.
  7. By entering the contest, photographers automatically give The Tennessee Magazine permission to publish the winning images in print and digital publications, to social media and on websites.

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For the purposes of our contest, you are considered a professional if you regularly sell your images or garner more than 50 percent of your income from photography.

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Shutterbugs 18 and older, Junior Shutterbugs 17 and younger

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By entering the sweepstakes, photographers automatically give The Tennessee Magazine and the Tennessee Electric Cooperative Association permission to publish the winning images in print and digital publications, social media and on websites. Email addresses and phone numbers collected will be used to contact the winners and inform you of other contests and activities sponsored by The Tennessee Magazine or the electric cooperatives of Tennessee.

 

⚠️ Having trouble submitting your entry?
If the form fails to submit or you’re experiencing technical issues, please email us at [email protected] with your entry and any relevant details. We’ll make sure it gets through!

 

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