Ogeechee Riverkeeper (ORK) invites photographers to submit their best work for its annual photo contest, showcasing the phenomenal range of views and wildlife in the 5,500 square mile Ogeechee and Canoochee River basin. The photographs should highlight the area’s rich ecological features that provide vital habitats for more than 160 rare plant and animal species.

ORK encourages entries from all 20 counties within the watershed.

The 2026 guest judges are Steve and Anna Bliss. Steve Bliss is an artist and photographic educator. He recently retired after a 30-year career teaching and administrating at the Savannah College of Art and Design. Over the course of his career, he received a number of grants and awards, including those from the Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia, the Georgia Council for the Arts, Polaroid Corporation, and the Southern Arts Federation. His photographs, digital images, and various works on paper are in the collections of museums and private collectors, nationally and internationally.

Anna Bliss is a photographer based in Savannah, Georgia. She started making pictures in the sixth grade with a plastic camera and pretty much never stopped.

She studied photography at the Maine Media Workshops in Rockport, Maine, and received a BFA in graphic design from the Savannah College of Art and Design. Her primary interests are the landscape and the magic concealed in ordinary moments.

Photographers can enter in several categories: Landscape, Portrait, Wildlife, Plant Life, Underwater, Aerial, Black and White, and Funny Wildlife. To qualify, all submitted images must be taken within the current calendar year.

“We’re out there everyday and we never get tired of seeing the watershed up close,” said 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 must be received by November 16, 2026, with winners announced in December 2026. For complete rules and submission guidelines, visit ogeecheeriverkeeper. org/annual-photography- contest.

Ogeechee Riverkeeper 501(c)(3) works to protect, preserve, and improve the water quality of the Ogeechee River basin, which includes all of the streams flowing out to Ossabaw Sound and St. Catherine’s Sound. The Canoochee River is about 108 miles long and the Ogeechee River itself is approximately 245 miles long. The Ogeechee River system drains more than 5,500 square miles across 20 counties in Georgia. More at ogeecheeriverkeeper. org.