Park View Calendar Contest
Showcasing beautiful original photos by Park View Members
Each year, Park View creates a calendar featuring beautiful, scenic photos submitted by our members. Submit your best images for a chance to be featured in our calendar!
Mark Your Calendars for Next Year’s Contest!
Our Calendar Contest opens every year in August—start snapping your best shots for a chance to be featured!
How it Works
A quick overview of how our annual calendar contest works.
Submit Your Photos
Entries will be accepted August 1–31, 2026. Members can submit up to two landscape-oriented photos.
Top entries selected
A Park View selection committee will review all entries and choose the top 40 photos to move on to the voting round.
Vote
Voting will open for the top 40 finalists. Every vote helps decide which photos will be featured in the calendar.
Winners Announced
The top photo wins $50 and the calendar cover; other finalists and 4 seasonal honorable mentions will be featured inside.
Preview Our 2026 Calendar
2026 Calendar Photo Contest Winners
Thank you to everyone who entered our 2026 Calendar Contest.
Brilliance
Captured by Melissa Shirk
Winter's Touch
Captured by Craig Martin
Spring in It's Glory
Captured by Melissa Shirk
Wyoming Beauty
Captured by Mary Yoder
Biltmore Monarch
Captured by David Gardner
Blue Ridge Mountains
Captured by Evie Leichty
Blackwater Falls, West Virginia
Captured by Colin Pennington
Oregon's Golden Hour
Captured by Kayla Baker
Somesville, Maine
Captured by Ken Layman
Pendleton County, West Virginia
Captured by Colin Pennington
A Foggy Morning
Captured by Martha Wyse
Cozy Vibes in Winter Wonderland
Captured by Megan Clark
Bee-utiful Spring Blossoms
Captured by Megan Clark
Summer Roost
Captured by Joyce Maxwell
Harvest Colors
Captured by Ruby Showalter
Old Building in Snow
Captured by David Showalter
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Calendar Contest FAQs
Get the answers you need to your questions about our Calendar Contest.
Official Rules
Photo Eligibility: We are seeking photos that capture landscapes, natural scenes, and iconic landmarks. Wildlife is welcome as a subject, and domestic or farm animals are acceptable when they complement the natural or rural setting.
Photo Subject Restrictions: Photos that contain people will not be accepted for the contest.
Eligibility: No purchase or payment is necessary to enter or win. Participants must be a member of Park View Federal Credit Union (Park View). Park View employees and board members are eligible to participate.
How to Enter: Photo entries are only accepted online at pvfcu.org/calendar. All entries must be submitted by August 31, 2024.
Number of Entries: A limit of two (2) photos with one (1) entry form per submission.
Photo Format: Photo submission must be a digital photo (jpg, tiff, or png) and at least 1MB to be considered. Photos with too low of resolution will not be considered. Only horizontal pictures will be considered and must fit the 11” x 8.5” calendar format.
Photographer: Entries must be submitted by the original photographer. Do not submit a photo taken by someone other than yourself. Your submission of the photo and entry is your guarantee that you are the author of the photo.
Judging: Photos will be narrowed down to the top 10 entries per season. Park View members will vote for the finalists from this group.
Prize: The photograph with the most votes will win $50 and be featured on the cover. The top 12 photos with the most votes will qualify to be in the calendar.
Ownership/Use Rights: By entering the contest, photographers agree to have their submitted photograph displayed by Park View without any fee or other form of compensation, other than the prize money of $50 for first place and agree that Park view may use photographs in any advertising and/or promotion it deems suitable. Photos will be credited to the photographer named in the entry form. If the ownership of any photograph submitted to Park View is contested in any matter, Park View retains the discretion to disqualify that photograph and discontinue its use of the photograph. Photos submitted will not be returned.
Calendars will be distributed free to Park View members.
Questions? Please contact marketing@pvfcu.org