Submit your best photographs of Bristol Zoo animals and win the chance to be featured in our 2026 calendar, which will be sold in our on-site and online gift shop!
Photo credit: George Cuevas
The deadline is midnight on Friday 3 October 2025.
Photographers must be 12 or over (if under 18, permission from a parent or guardian is required).
Each entrant can submit a maximum of 3 photos.
The winners will be chosen by a mix of Bristol Zoo staff and a public vote on social media.
Your winning photo displayed on the front cover of the Bristol Zoo Project 2026 calendar, which will be sold in our zoo shop.
1 copy of the calendar for you to hang with pride!
Free tickets for you and a friend to attend one of our Photo Safari experiences at Bristol Zoo Project with professional photographer, Lee Pullen.
Your winning photo displayed on one of the pages of the Bristol Zoo Project 2026 calendar, which will be sold in our zoo shop.
1 copy of the calendar for you to hang with pride!
Photographs must be of animals currently on show at Bristol Zoo Project that have been taken on or after 1 September 2024, AND/OR photos of the gorilla troop at Bristol Zoo Gardens.
You must be the owner (or parent/guardian of the photographer) for all the photographs you submit to the competition.
Photographs must be no larger than 10MB and in a JPEG/JPG format.
Photographs must be in landscape orientation.
Photographs with borders, signatures or watermarks cannot be accepted.
AI-generated photographs will not be accepted.
Photographs must be taken from public viewing areas only.
The competition is run by Bristol Zoo Project and Bristol Zoological Society (Bristol, Clifton & West of England Zoological Society Ltd). Registered office: Bristol Zoological Society, Hollywood Mansion House, Hollywood Lane, Bristol BS10 7TW. Company registered in England, number 5154176. Registered charity number 1104986.
There is no competition entry fee to enter this competition.
By entering this competition, an entrant is indicating his/her/their agreement to be bound by these terms and conditions.
Prizes are not transferable to other products.
You must be 12 or over to enter. If under 18, permission from a parent or guardian is required.
The winner will be chosen by a mix of Bristol Zoo staff and a public vote on the zoo's social media.
The competition will end at midnight on Friday 3 October 2025. Any entries after this date will not be counted.
By submitting your photographs, you give Bristol Zoological Society permission to use them in future marketing and retail materials. We will always credit the photographer where possible.
Bristol Zoological Society reserves the right to cancel or amend the competition and these terms and conditions without notice. Any changes to the competition and these terms and conditions without notice. Any changes to the competition would be notified to entrants as soon as possible by the promoter.
Bristol Zoological Society will notify the winners when and where the prize can be collected / is delivered.
The competition and these conditions are governed by English law and any disputes are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England.
Entry into the competition is deemed as acceptance of these terms and conditions.
This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by any Social Network platforms. The information provided is used in conjunction with the following Privacy Policy found at https://www.bristolzoo.org.uk/privacy-policy
Photo credit: Jon Drew
