The Golden Turtle International Wildlife Festival Creative Competition 2025

🐢 About The Golden Turtle International Wildlife Festival Creative Competition

The Golden Turtle International Wildlife Festival is an international wildlife photography competition that positions photography as a tool for conservation, education, and environmental responsibility. It invites photographers worldwide to submit authentic wildlife images created with professionalism, transparency, and strict ethical standards.

The festival prioritizes:

• Animal welfare
• Habitat protection
• Truthful visual storytelling over artistic ambition

🎁 Benefits of The Competition

Photographer of the Year

• Cash Prize: 150,000 Russian rubles
• A glass trophy
• A diploma
• An album featuring all finalists
• Additional prizes from partners

Winners in Adult Categories

• Cash Prize: 75,000 Russian rubles
• A glass trophy
• A diploma
• An album featuring all finalists
• Additional prizes from partners

Winners in Young Categories

• A glass trophy
• A diploma
• An album featuring all finalists
• Additional prizes from partners

✅ Eligibility Criteria

The competition is open to photographers worldwide who agree to comply with all ethical, technical, and content rules. Eligibility restrictions include:

• No images of pets or livestock
• Zoo photographs are prohibited (except in specific captive-animal categories with full disclosure)
• A maximum of 20 entries per author across all categories

📝 Application Date and Process

Steps to Apply:

1. Register on the official Golden Turtle competition website.
2. Select the appropriate category for each photograph.
3. Upload images according to technical specifications.
4. Provide detailed descriptions for each entry, including:
   • Shooting conditions
   • Story behind the photograph
   • Equipment and technical parameters
   • Accurate species identification
5. Submit entries before the deadline: 31 March 2026.
6. Retain RAW files and high-resolution versions for later verification stages.

📅 Application Deadline

31 March 2026

🌐 Application Portal

• View detailed rules: The Golden Turtle International Wildlife Festival Creative Competition Rules
• Apply here: The Golden Turtle International Wildlife Festival Creative Competition Registration

Good luck to all participants! 🦋

• The Photographer of the year: Receives a cash prize in the equivalent of 150,000 Russian rubles, a glass trophy, a diploma, an album with all the finalists of the competition and prizes from partners.
• Winner in the adult categories: Receives a cash prize in the equivalent of 75,000 Russian rubles, a glass trophy, a diploma, an album with all the finalists of the competition and prizes from partners.
• Winner in the young categories: Receives a glass trophy, a diploma, an album with all the finalists of the competition and prizes from partners.