Calling all shutterbugs and animal lovers. Brookfield Zoo Chicago is now accepting entries for its 2024 Digital Photo Contest. Digital photo entries must be received by August 2, 2024, 5 p.m. CDT. Guidelines for submitting an entry include:

• Photos must feature an animal or animals.

• An entry must be submitted as a JPG/JPEG at a minimum resolution of 3600 x 2700 pixels and a maximum file size of 24MB at time of submission. Photos not meeting these requirements will be disqualified.

• One photo entry per person.

• Photos can be color or black and white.

• Photos with people, watermarked, or with words or graphics will not be accepted and will be disqualified.

• Photos do not have to be taken at Brookfield Zoo Chicago.

To submit an entry form and upload a digital photo, as well as to read the official rules, go to brookfieldzoo.org/digitalphotocontest. Professional photographers will judge all entries and select one grand prize winner from all submitted photos. Voting will be available on the Zoo’s website to determine first-, second-, and third-place winners. Public voting will take place from August 9, 2024, 9:00 a.m. CDT to August 21, 2024, 5:00 p.m. CDT. Contest winners will be notified by August 23.