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SEARCHWe're looking for winner-worthy photos of the big yellow bus, so grab your cameras and start snapping your best shots. SBF’s Photo of the Year contest is open and accepting entries through May 31.
Submit your best bus shots by the end of May for your chance at one of three $50 e-gift cards!
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Think you’ve captured the perfect school bus moment? Don't keep it to yourself!
Send your favorite school transportation photo in to our annual photo contest and help us celebrate the beauty, character, and creativity of the yellow bus we all love so much.
The competition is open to all shots related to school transportation. We'll be looking for shots showing off bus details, aerial images, friendly animal visitors, beautiful geographical landscapes, interesting angles, and unique perspectives
All winners and honorable mentions will appear in a photo gallery on our website later this year and in our August print magazine.
Three winners each will receive a $50 e-gift card (to either Amazon or Visa, winners' choice). Each winner, plus a few honorable mentions, also get a certificate and will be celebrated at our SBFX event in Sept. 21-23 in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Entries must be digital images that are high resolution (about 1920x1280 pixels and 3 MB or larger, ideally), sent as a jpg or png.
Max of three photos per individual entrant.
No AI (created or enhanced) images, please.
All entries become property of School Bus Fleet, with permission to be included on our website and magazine.
Submit your photo entry/entries ONLINE HERE!
Entries must be received by Sunday, May 31, 2026, to be eligible for the 2026 contest. Winners will be notified by early July 2026. Nominations will re-open in June for the 2027 contest.
The contest aims to showcase winner-worthy photographs of the big yellow school bus.
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