The RPLS.com Calendar Photo Contest is back

Every surveyor has the photo. The sunrise over a section corner. The crew silhouetted on a ridge. The monument somebody almost drove over. It’s sitting on a phone, and nobody has seen it.

The RPLS.com Calendar Photo Contest is back, and entries are open today through October 31, 2026. Twelve photos will be printed in the 2027 RPLS.com wall calendar, and one gets the cover, for a total of 13 winners.

What you can win

• Grand Prize (1): your photo on the cover, a printed calendar, an RPLS.com keychain, a “Photographer” badge on your profile, and 1 year of RPLS.com membership
• Honorable Mentions (11): your photo in a month of the calendar, a keychain, and a “Photographer” badge
• Members’ Choice (1): the entry with the most community votes earns one of the 12 months, print specs permitting, plus the Honorable Mention prizes

Every entry also goes into a public gallery where the community can look through the photos and leave comments.

What we’re looking for

Surveying, in whatever form it shows up for you: a job site, an instrument at work, a monument, a landscape you only see because of this job. Landscape orientation, the biggest original file you have (3375 x 2625 px is the target), and no screenshots. If people are identifiable, you’ll need a signed release. Photos that don’t need one have the edge.

How it works

1. Oct 9 to 31: submit your photo. It takes a few minutes. You’ll need a free RPLS.com account to enter.
2. Nov 1 to 8: the community votes.
3. Nov 9: winners announced.

The finished calendar goes on sale shortly after, and we’ll link to it.

Your name, city, and state print under your photo. You keep your copyright, and the full rules are on the contest page.

Enter here: https://rpls.com/photo-contest/

Does your company serve surveyors? We’re looking for prize partners, and the contest page explains how to chip in.