Welcome to the 2026 Trailcampro Backyard Photo and Video Contest

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• Please send your unaltered, full resolution trail camera photo or video to contest@trailcampro.com - NO SCREENSHOTS or PHOTOS & VIDEOS OF YOUR COMPUTER
• Photo/video must be from Jan 2026 - present day. Photo can't be from a previous Trailcampro game camera contest
• Photo/videos must include info strip of trail camera
• Photo/video MUST be obvious that the camera is placed in the backyard (ex. house in the background, shed, or driveway, etc.) 
• Wildlife pictures only (no people, cars or vulgar photos)
• Entries allowed for one contest, limit of 1 picture/video allowed, per person/email address
• Owner's of all submitted photos/videos give Trailcampro permission and rights to use photos for publication and future marketing
• Winners will be selected by a vote from the Trailcampro Staff. We will be judging based on picture quality, camera trap setup, and the uniqueness of the animal behavior displayed, & rareness of capturing
• If your file is too heavy, utilize platforms like Google Drive or Dropbox for a seamless transfer.
• Focus on wildlife encounters exclusively, ensuring your video is a single continuous shot, not a montage of multiple clips.
• Use of AI is automatically eliminated
• We showcase all submissions on our YouTube page. Feel free to suggest a short title and a longer description.
• Please ensure your video is not copyrighted.
• Deadline for submitting photos is October 31st, 2026

• Your unaltered picture (as an attachment to the email)
• Your first and last name
• State or Country (if outside the U.S.) picture was taken in
• The trail camera model used to take the picture
• If you send multiple pictures, just indicate which picture you'd like to submit for the contest and if you want to enter the photo or video contest.
• Optional for Video Entries: We upload all the videos to our Youtube page. You are welcome to include a suggestion for a short video title (ie, Deer in Birdbath) and a longer video description (ie, Watch this thirsty deer drink out of the birdbath in the backyard.)
• ***If your photo does not include the information above, your entry will not be entered

PRIZES

One winner will be selected from both our backyard photo contest and our backyard video contest.

Video Contest:

Our expert panel of TCP Staff will review all submissions and select the most captivating video as the grand winner, who will be awarded a new Alpha Cam trail camera!

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