Photos fitting into any of the contest categories will be eligible provided that they were taken in the 35 counties that encompass the Texas Forest Trail Region in East Texas. The 35 counties are: Angelina • Anderson • Bowie • Camp • Case • Cherokee • Gregg • Franklin • Hardin • Harrison • Henderson • Houston • Jasper • Jefferson • Marion • Montgomery • Morris • Nacogdoches • Newton • Orange • Panola • Polk • Red River • Rusk • Sabine • San Augustine • San Jacinto • Shelby • Smith • Titus • Trinity • Tyler • Upshur • Walker • Wood

Photos from any year are eligible for entry provided that they have not been entered in an earlier year’s edition of the contest. If you have good photos taken in the past, you are urged to enter them.

The contest is restricted to digital photographs, but you may convert your non-digital photos to a digital format to make them eligible for entry.

Yes, any photographer is eligible to enter the contest as long as the photo was taken in East Texas.

Yes, all photographers are welcomed and encouraged to enter, including winners of previous contests.

We can’t promise you this, but every attempt will be made to give credit when reasonably possible.

A panel of East Texans will evaluate each entry for creativity, wow factor, and theme related composure.

Any manipulation of images must be limited to cropping and minor adjustments of color and contrast. Any other manipulation will make the photo ineligible for entry.

You must be the original owner of the copyright for your photo to be eligible for entry, and you will retain this copyright. By submitting an entry, you will give permission for royalty-free use of your entered photograph for publicity, display, and fund-raising.

The winners will be announced once the contest closes. Check back on texas.dream.press for updates on the contest.

Please feel free to contact the Texas Forest Trail via our contact us page by clicking here