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Big Bend National Park
Submitting Photographs

Notice:
At present Big Bend National Park is not accepting submissions for the visitor photo gallery. Please check back with us later this year.

Thanks,
Park Webmaster


 
Send Us Your Photos!
If you take any photos while visiting the park that you would like us to share with others on the Internet, please send them to us! For consideration, a photo must be taken in the park, of high quality, and be pertinent to the natural, scientific, and historical resources of the Big Bend National Park.

Due to Internet security issues it is not possible to submit photographs directly through this web site. For additional information on how to submit photographs for consideration please contact the park webmaster.

A note of advice about your pictures
We love receiving your images, and use them not only in this photo gallery but also in park publications. Photographs showing people using the park or unusual features are far more likely to be posted than yet another image of The Window or Santa Elena Canyon—be different and find your best pictures!

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING BEFORE SUBMITTING YOUR PICTURES:
What type of pictures will be accepted?

  • digital image files (bmp, tif & jpg)
  • we will scan your print photographs and return them (please ask before you send)
  • ideally, the photograph should illustrate the unique natural, scientific, and historical resources of the Big Bend National Park
  • please limit your submissions to no more than a couple of photographs at a time
  • NOTE: Links to photographs posted elsewhere on the Internet will not be accepted (i.e., other photogalleries); only attached image files will be considered.

When submitting digital photographs, the following information is required:

  • photographer's name
  • the photo's title, subject, or location taken
  • the date the photo was taken

By submitting photos, you agree:

  • that the submitted photos can be used by Big Bend National Park and the National Park Service.
  • Any added caption or personal trademark will be cropped.
  • the submitted photos may be downloaded or copied by others.
  • the photos are selected based on uniqueness and appropriateness.
  • that not all photos will be selected.
  • that photos may be added to or removed from the on-line Photo Gallery from time to time.
  • that you may not receive a reply email or confirmation that your photograph has been selected for the Photo Gallery.
Water blocks the road to Santa Elena Canyon  

Did You Know?
The Big Bend region is crisscrossed with dry washes. Flash floods can pose hazards when they pour across roadways. While driving, if you should arrive at a low water crossing during a flood, STOP and wait. A major cause of death in the desert is drowning!
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Last Updated: January 14, 2007 at 17:50 EST