The photo essay* theme for the 2013 Banff Mountain Photography Competition is MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS AND WILDLIFE. Within this theme, images can depict any mountain wilderness area in the world or the wildlife found there.
*”A photo-essay (or photographic essay) is a set or series of photographs that are intended to tell a story or evoke emotions in the viewer. Photo essays can be sequential in nature, intended to be viewed in a particular order, or they may consist of non-ordered photographs which may be viewed all at once or in an order chosen by the viewer to reveal their character and dynamics.”