Anyone with photos taken along New Hampshire's tidal shoreline has until 11:59 p.m. Eastern on Nov. 2 to submit images to the 2026 Picturing Rising Tides campaign.
The New Hampshire Coastal Adaptation Workgroup is collecting photographs of high water, flooding, erosion, flood protection and coastal places. Entries can also show shoreline buildings, roads, wildlife, rivers and salt marshes.
The campaign opened Oct. 26. Each entrant can submit up to four original photographs. Images taken during the Oct. 26-Nov. 2 submission period qualify. The rules allow photos taken up to 12 months before the submission period and list Nov. 9, 2025, as the start, which does not match a 12-month count. Entrants using older images can confirm with organizers at nhcoastaladaptation@gmail.com. Images must represent what the photographer actually captured; AI-generated pictures are ineligible, according to the campaign's rules and entry page.
The rules cover New Hampshire's tidal communities, including Portsmouth, Hampton, Rye, Dover and Exeter. They require dates and times for submitted photographs, consent from recognizable people, and a guarantee that the entrant took the photo and is its sole copyright holder.
Public voting runs Nov. 3 through Nov. 10. The 10 photos with the most public votes will be printed and displayed where possible at local events and libraries, with a limit of two per entrant. Selected photographers will be notified by email no later than Nov. 20, according to the rules.
Entrants grant the workgroup and its affiliates a permanent, irrevocable, non-exclusive license to reproduce, display and adapt their photos in connection with the campaign and its promotion, without payment, credit or notice. Participants should read those terms before submitting. The campaign disqualifies entries involving danger to people, harassment of wildlife or environmental damage.
The workgroup brings together more than 35 organizations preparing coastal communities for extreme weather and long-term climate change. Its campaign page links to local tide predictions and suggested photo locations.