GLF Photography Awards ends 1 March 2026

Deadline: 1 March 2026. Rangelands cover 54% of the Earth’s land surface and sustain billions of people, cultures and livelihoods worldwide. Yet they remain underrepresented, misunderstood and undervalued.

To celebrate the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists, we’re inviting photographers from across the world to tell powerful visual stories of these landscapes and the people who steward them.

We want you to show us what rangelands and pastoralism are all about – and why it’s so important that we preserve these cultures and livelihoods.

Remember, though: rangelands aren’t just grasslands. They’re simply ecosystems grazed by livestock or wildlife, and they can also take the form of savannas, woodlands, shrublands, deserts or even tundra.

So, get your cameras ready and send us your best snaps of rangelands from anywhere across the globe, capturing the people and landscapes shaping pastoral livelihoods.

Entries will be accepted until 1 March. Finalists will be announced by mid-March, with winners announced by the end of April.

The best photos will be showcased at GLF Africa 2026, featured on our Flickr account and social media channels and showcased across other GLF and partner events.

Best of luck, and we’re excited to receive your submissions!

Prizes:

Cash prizes of USD 500 (1st place), USD 400 (2nd place) and USD 300 (popular vote).

A feature article on ThinkLandscape.

A showcase at GLF Africa 2026 and other GLF and partner events throughout the year.

Photo Contest Website: https://events.globallandscapesforum.org/africa-2026/photography-awards/