Photography Contest

BSNC is pleased to host its annual photography contest for BSNC shareholders, descendants and family members of shareholders. This year, BSNC added “Cultural Regalia” as a contest category. For millennia, our ancestors have clothed themselves in uniquely and aesthetically made clothing, skillfully tailored for survival, utilizing the same resources central to our sustenance – land and sea animals, birds and fish. Our region is culturally diverse, with Central Yup’ik, Inupiaq and Siberian Yupik communities and our cultural regalia/traditional clothing is just as diverse. Each category has three awards, and an overall grand prize will be awarded! Please email:

Grand Prize: 50,000 Alaska Airlines Miles
1st Place: Seal Skin Mittens
2nd Place: Choice of Oomingmak Hat or Smokering (Nachaq)
3rd Place: $100 Visa Gift Card

Only digital images will be accepted and they must be no smaller than 750k (.75 meg) or larger than 8MB. Photos should be taken of the BSNC region, or be about residents, history and culture of the region. Photos should be taken of the BSNC region, or be of shareholders/descendants and/or the history and culture of the region. Contestants must be shareholders or descendants/family members of shareholders. All photos submitted for this contest may be used in BSNC newsletters, annual reports, other printed material, web page or social media posts. Photos can be emailed to media@beringstraits.com and must be accompanied by the photographer’s name and address, the location where the photo was taken and should state which category the photo should be entered into. Please submit no more than 10 photos. Submission of entries will serve as acknowledgment and acceptance of all contest rules. The deadline is March 17, 2023.

If you have questions, please email: media@beringstraits.com.

Video clips are a great way to share our culture and heritage on social media. Share short video clips (15-180 seconds) that demonstrate the lifestyle of Our People and win one of these great prizes!

1st Place: GoPro Hero11 Black and Accessories Bundle
2nd Place: Choice of jacket from Naataq Gear
3rd Place: $100 Visa Gift Card

• Cultural Regalia
• Village Life
• Scenery and Landscape
• Historical
• Subsistence/Cultural Activities