Calendar Photo Entries

Please submit FULL SIZE images (ie direct from your mobile phone or camera).  Although we are happy for you to edit the photos digitally before submitting them, please do not resize the photos (although some cropping is acceptable) or change the resolution.  We are aiming for 300 dpi at A4 size min – that is in excess of 3508 x 2480 pixels.

We cannot accept photos that are downloaded from Facebook (they will NOT be high enough quality)

(Photos cannot be reused from previous year’s submissions)

Please note that only photos that are LANDSCAPE or wider than they are tall will be accepted.

This is because the calendar is printed in landscape format

All photos will be vetted for quality!  This is NOT about the photography, the subject or the dog, but about whether or not the photo is of a high enough resolution to be printed.  Unfortunately, we will have to reject any photos which we do not believe will print well (Our decision is final).

You MUST have permission from the person who took the photo to submit it.  We ask you to include with your submission the name of the person who took the photo and, if this is not you, we will require you to confirm that you have their permission to use it.  We cannot accept photos taken by professional studios – if the individual photographer gives explicit permission to use a photo then this permission must be provided and the photo submitted without any watermarks/signatures etc. in the photographers name alone.  Remember professionally taken photographs do NOT generally allow you to use commercially and without their watermark etc.  Copyright of photos remains with photographer unless they have given permission otherwise.

You MUST have permission from the owner(s) of the dog(s) in the photo to submit it.  We are happy for you to submit photos that you have taken of other people’s dogs, but we must ask you to confirm that you have their permission to use it.  (We will not accept photos with copyright marks etc from professional photographers, you will need to request their permission to remove)

The photos must feature one or more Finnish Lapphunds (ie no other breeds or people etc).  We are happy to see Lappies from both the UK and abroad.

You may submit a maximum of FIVE photos (one per email though please)

The photos might be edited.  We reserve the right to edit photos by cropping etc to fit the format of the calendar.  We will, however, always let you see the edits before the photos are included in the vote for you to agree to these edits. However, should you not agree, this may result in the photo not being included in the vote.

Red eyes or stray leads?  We are happy to help out with this and other editing.  If you have the perfect photo, but have red eye or unwanted objects in the photos, please feel free to submit them anyway, and we shall do our best to edit them.

Photos MUST be submitted by midnight 4th October 2026 This will be the final cut-off date for photo submissions. Photos submitted after this date will not be included in the vote.