The Friends of Huntley Meadows Park Photo Contest is a nature-themed photography contest for the benefit of Huntley Meadows Park. All photos must be taken at the Park. Contestants must submit photos between November 4, 2012 and November 17, 2012. No late entries will be accepted. A panel of judges will select photos from the pool of contest entries. The selected photos will be exhibited at the Huntley Meadows Park Visitor Center from December 9, 2012 to February 28, 2013. All photos may be used by the Park for promotional or fundraising purposes. An entry fee of $5.00 must accompany each photograph. Each photographer may submit up to 4 photos. There will be a separate category for entrants of high school age or younger. There will be no entry fee for these participants. The complete entry rules and entry form are available at the Huntley Meadows Visitor Center. We look forward to seeing your best shot!
Friends of Huntley Meadows Park
2012 Photo Contest
Give us your best shot!
Description
The Friends of Huntley Meadows Park Photo Contest is a nature-themed photography contest for the benefit of Huntley Meadows Park. All photos must be taken at the Park. Contestants must submit photos between November 4, 2012 and November 17, 2012. No late entries will be accepted. A panel of judges will select photos from the pool of contest entries. The selected photos will be exhibited at the Huntley Meadows Park Visitor Center from December 9, 2012 to February 28, 2013. All photos may be used by the Park for promotional or fundraising purposes.
Contest Rules
• An entry fee of $5.00 must accompany each photograph. Each photographer may submit up to 4 photos. There will be a separate category for entrants of high school age or younger. There will be no entry fee for these participants.
• All photographs must have been taken at Huntley Meadows Park, Fairfax County, Virginia.
• Photographs taken with both film and digital cameras are acceptable.
• Only photographs of a nature theme will be considered (plants or animals.) Photos may contain images of people so long as the provisions in the Copyrights and Permissions secti0n below are met.
• Photographs must be matted. Mounts should be standard sizes and should not exceed 18″x24″.
• Name, address, and telephone number should be entered clearly on the BACK of the mounted photograph. No identifying marks should appear on the front of the photographs, to preserve anonymity for fair judging.
• The decisions of the judges are final.
• Photographers will be notified if their photos will be included in the exhibit. Every effort will be made to have at least one photograph from each photographer on display. If you are submitting more than one photograph, please indicate which one you would like displayed. Photographers may pick up photographs not included in the show at the reception, 2-4 pm, on December 9, 2012. Those photographs on exhibit may be retrieved after February 28, 2013 and before April 1, 2013. Photographs not picked up by April 1, 2013 become the property of FOHMP.
Award Categories
1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners and Honorable Mentions will receive ribbons and will be mentioned in a press release for the photography show, as well as on the Friends of Huntley Meadows Park website.
Copyrights and Permissions
• The photographer must hold the copyright to all photos he or she submits to the contest. Photographs that violate the laws of copyright will be disqualified.
• The use of public domain images is prohibited.
• Photographers retain ownership of all copyrights.
• By submitting an image to Huntley Meadows Park, you hereby grant Huntley Meadows Park permission to make a copy of your photograph for use in websites and Huntley promotional materials.
• Photographers must have sufficient permission of any persons appearing in the photograph to be able to grant to Huntley Meadows Park the right to display their photographic submission online or in printed materials.
• Any contest submissions that receive legal challenges from either copyright or insufficient model permissions will be removed.
• Entrants may sell their photographs during the exhibition period. Money for sales will be retained as a donation to Friends of Huntley Meadows Park. If a photo is available for sale, please specify the sale price on the back of the mount. If not for sale, please mark “NFS” on the back of the mount.
Eligibility
• Park Volunteers and employees of Huntley Meadows Park and their families not involved in judging or administering the contest are allowed to enter the contest.
• Contest judges are not eligible to enter the contest.
• All Huntley Meadows Park rules do apply, including rules that animals must not be harassed and no modifications or improvements of the environment may be made to improve the photograph.
• All federal, state and local laws apply.
If you have questions or comments, please call Huntley Meadows Park at 703-768-2525; your call will be directed to a representative of Friends of Huntley Meadows Park.
Entry form can be found at the link below:
FOHMP Photo Contest 2012 entry form