2026 DCPP Emergency Planning Calendar Contest is OPEN!

Our Emergency Planning Calendar is one of the ways we meet our federal requirements for distributing emergency information to communities around the Diablo Canyon Power Plant.  In an effort to ensure people keep their calendars and to highlight local photographers, we showcase photos of our county. 

We will be looking for images highlighting the scenic diversity of San Luis Obispo County. Selected images will be published in the 2026 Emergency Planning Calendar.  More than 100,000 calendars will be distributed around the county.

New this year!  We are considering producing a calendar featuring black and white photos.  If we do not receive enough black and white photo submissions, we will postpone until a future year.  You are welcome to submit color or black and white photos to the contest.   

Below are some guidelines for what we will need when the contest opens for next year so you can plan ahead. 

Entry Guidelines

  1. We welcome two entries color photo entries per person.  This year we are also gathering black and white photos so in addition, one black and white photos Please submit each entry separately.  
  2. Only horizontal scenic photos of San Luis Obispo County will be accepted.
  3. Please do not include any portrait or pet photos, or those of recognizable people.
  4. Unrealistically enhanced photographs are not recommended.
  5. Entrant guarantees that the photo submitted is his/her personal creation.
  6. All photos submitted must be named with photographer’s first initial and last name (example - w.smith.jpg, e.garcia.tif, m.williams.eps.  Please add a '2' if it is your second entry.  
  7. To ensure eligibility for the contest, all entries must be photographed using an 8-megapixel camera, or greater, set at the highest resolution (a minimum of 3266 x 2540 pixels or 10.89” x 8.17”)
  8. File formats accepted are .PSD, .JPG, .TIF, or .EPS and must be submitted electronically using the form submission below.
  9. Max upload size is 50 MB.
  10. Please direct questions to oes@co.slo.ca.us

Submit Photo 

Deadline for Photo Submission

The deadline for the 2026 calendar contest is June 13, 2025.  Avila Pier

Authorized Use Notice

By submitting the entry form, you agree to the guidelines that have been established for this photo contest. You also warrant that the submission is your own original work and agree that Diablo Canyon Power Plant (DCPP) and the County of San Luis Obispo can use your submission for the purpose of printing the 2025 Emergency Planning Calendar or other purposes per the discretion of the sponsoring agency. By submitting the entry form, you waive and release any and all claims and rights against DCPP and the County of San Luis Obispo and you indemnify and hold DCPP and the County of San Luis Obispo harmless from all actions, costs, liabilities, losses or damages arising out of your submission used by the DCPP and the County of San Luis Obispo, including those alleged or asserted by a third party to be unauthorized.

Green hills with cloudy blue sky