Bring us your best photography stories!
The Photo Rodeo is an open-format public event that is free to attend at the 2025 Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival. Back by popular demand for it's third year, this event introduces our audience to some lesser known, but highly skilled, local outdoor photographers and their work.
The Photo Rodeo will take place on the Rab Stage in the Festival Marketplace on the evening of November 8.
Applications are now open to any photographers residing in and around the Canadian Rockies.
We are accepting applications from photographers who shoot adventure sports, wildlife, landscapes, and any type of outdoor photography related to mountain culture. This year we want photographers to present their most interesting stories from shooting in the field; whether it's humorous, absurd, gripping, awkward, or incredible, we want to hear your best photography stories!
The presentation format will feature a brief introduction from Meghan Ward of Paul Zizka Photography followed by a series of presentations from 3 photographers. Presentations should have imagery supporting a featured story about capturing select images with an entertaining story behind them.
Image submissions in the application should be a sample of your best work for our adjudicators to judge from, these images may include, but do not need to be related to the story you're pitching in your application.
Entries close at 11:59PM September 14th, 2025.
“What a great event, a chance to share our adventures and journey’s through images and stories among friends and community! It truly is a highlight to hear how everyone works for that image of images and the chance to share it on the big stage was a great adventure.”
- Kristopher Andres, Photographer & Past Participant
"Paul [Zizka] came to us with this idea of showing-off the incredible breadth of local photography talent, and we couldn't be more delighted with how it turned out for the event's first iteration in 2023. This year, we're excited to see what new wonderful photography stories and talent come to the fore."
- Festival Director