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Outdoor gear brand Mammut has opened entries for its 2025 Photo Contest. It’s a global competition that invites professional and amateur photographers to capture their connection to the outdoors. This time around, there’s an additional worldwide scavenger hunt offering the brand’s gear and Leica cameras as prizes.
Photographers can submit images in any of the six themed categories, including landscapes, wildlife, hidden natural spots and even outdoor meals. One category is limited to Instagram entries. Submissions will be judged anonymously by a panel of outdoor professionals, Mammut brand ambassadors and photographers.
Mammut’s photo competition has been going for 15 years. This year introduces a new element. Alongside the contest, the brand is launching Finders/Keepers, a global scavenger hunt for high-end gear. Athletes and creators, including Adam Indra, Kate Burrell, Lena Drapella and Jérémie Heitz, have hidden 24 packages containing Mammut equipment and Leica cameras in remote locations around the world. Mammut CEO Heiko Schäfer took lead by example to a new level and also contributed by placing one of the prize packages on the Eiger North Face. Clues to their whereabouts will be posted on the brand’s social media channels.
The 2025 Photo Contest’s grand prize includes a Leica SL2-S Camera Kit with a 24-70mm lens, two SWISS Economy Class tickets, a Mammut Deluxe Summer Kit and guided mountain adventure with ZERMATTERS. The total prize value exceeds 12000. Additional prizes will be awarded to category winners and finalists.
Entries must be submitted on the contest’s site by 11:59 pm CEST (5:59 pm EST/2:59 pm PST) by July 15. While the gear hunt is a separate activity, Mammut encourages participants to use any equipment they find in their photo submissions.
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