Wilderness
Photo Contest

Tony Bynum is a Montana-based conservation photographer and an enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes and Bands of Grand Ronde. With a Master's degree in Resource Management and experience as an environmental scientist, he blends tribal values with scientific expertise. His wildlife photographs have appeared on over 300 magazine and book covers and in The Washington Post, NPR, and the New York Times. He contributed to award-winning films including National Parks Adventure (2016) and The Real Yellowstone (2025), and is a former president of the Professional Outdoor Media Association.

Dené Miles brings an irreplaceable perspective to the panel — one rooted in Indigenous relationships to land, stewardship, and belonging. Her work centers stories often left out of mainstream conservation photography, asking us to see public lands not just as scenery, but as living, storied places deeply connected to the people who have called them home for millennia.

Pacific Northwest–based wilderness and alpine photographer Stephen Matera has built an extraordinary body of work in remote wild places across Alaska, Washington, Oregon, and beyond. His images capture light, weather, and landscape at their most powerful — frequently featured in conservation advocacy and recognized for technical mastery and emotional depth.

As Visual Production Manager for The Wilderness Society, Mason Cummings is a photographer and videographer focused on public lands and conservation storytelling across the country. Since joining TWS in 2014, he has led the organization's visual storytelling efforts, producing photography and video projects that support public lands advocacy, education, and outreach. Based in Durango, Colorado, Mason's work is heavily influenced by time spent backpacking, skiing, and photographing remote landscapes throughout the West, particularly the Colorado Plateau and Southern Rocky Mountains.