East Haddam Land Trust Calendar

 

East Haddam is filled with the wonders of nature. To the curious eye, each trail and vantage point reveals its special image — a bee collecting pollen, a frog resting at water’s edge, clouds reflected on a frozen pond, or an evening’s amber light flowing like paint through an autumn forest.
 

We encourage you to capture these sights with your camera while enjoying one of the many hiking trails in town (Use our Interactive Map to choose one.) or while simply observing wildlife and unspoiled nature anywhere in our town. We hope you’ll then want to submit via email (calendarphoto@ehlt.org) some of those photos for possible selection as featured pictures in our annual East Haddam Land Trust
Calendar.
 
Amateur photographers of all ages and from East Haddam or elsewhere can submit up to six photos taken within town boundaries at any time of the year. The annual deadline for submissions is August 15th for the next year’s calendar.
 

Annually in the fall, new calendars are mailed to all East Haddam Land Trust members and to individuals with photos in that year's calendar. Also, a limited number of calendars is available for free at local businesses.
 
Submissions for the 2027 calendar are accepted now through the end of August 15, 2026.
 

We encourage people of all ages — young, elderly, and anyone in between — to catch the “photo bug” and share your bounty. Don’t underestimate your ability to capture an inspiring look at nature!
 

Guidelines and rules are:
 
1. Submissions should be made only by amateur photographers of any age, which means that photography is not a principal source of their incomes.
2. Photos must be taken within town, but photographers don’t have to be town residents.
3. Nature — including wildlife — should be the subject of the photographs. In general, man-made structures should be avoided.
4. We welcome up to six (6) photo submissions each year from any one person.

5. All types of nature photos are welcome — from close-ups of flowers to landscapes. Drone photos are also considered.
6. Photos may be in color or in black and white. The recommended technical specs for photos:  jpeg format with resolution of 300 PPI or greater. 
7. All submissions should be emailed to calendarphoto@ehlt.org. With each submission, please include:

• Your name as you’d like it to appear if a photograph is chosen;

• Contact info, including your email, phone number, and mailing address;

• Approximate location of the photo;

• Any identifying info about the photo subject;

• Approximate date of photo.

8. All photos remain the property of East Haddam Land Trust. While
photographers retain complete copyright over their entries, EHLT retains a royalty-free right of use, display, and reproduction of the photos for purposes of publication in all media including, but not limited to: website use, social media, exhibitions, slideshows, and other items for fund-raising. In such use, every attempt will be made to credit the photographer.
9. In submitting photos, you warrant and represent that each submitted photo is your original work to which you alone own the copyright. It is each entrant’s legal responsibility to ensure that he/she/they comply with these ownership and copyright requirements and that he/she/they own the rights to the reproduction of their photos without violating the rights of any third
party. Entrants who do not fulfill these criteria will be deemed ineligible and disqualified.