Grand Champion Prize
Reserve Grand Champion Prize
People’s Choice Prize
Category Prizes
Category Prizes
SUBJECT CATEGORIES
Categories 1-11 can be either COLOR or B&W * Category 12 must be MONOCHROME or B&W
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01 – WILDLIFE / ANIMALS
Any image depicting living animals, including insects and spiders
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02 – ARCHITECTURE
Any image that depicts the design of a structure or building
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03 – THE COLOR “YELLOW”
Any image which implies the main emphasis and / or subject as yellow
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04 – SPORTS & ACTION
Any image which depicts any sport and/or action
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05 – STILL LIFE
Any image, which depicts subjects of either natural or man-made objects
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06 – “PHOTOSHOPPED”
Any image which has an obvious amount of digital manipulation, edits or alterations
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07 – NATURE
Any image taken outdoors and depicts natural elements as the subject(s)
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08 – SCENICS & LANDSCAPES
Any image depicting either landscapes, seascapes, cityscapes or nightscapes
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09 – PORTRAITS
Any image depicting a living being, either in a formal setting or casual candid
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10 – PHOTOJOURNALISM
Any image depicting material for publication or broadcast which tells a news worthy story
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11 – FLOWERS
Any image of the blossoming part of any plant or tree
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12 – BLACK & WHITE / MONOCHROME
Any image depicting the tints, tones and shades of a single hue
ENTRY RULES
Submission Requirements
- Entries must be printed at a minimum size of 8x10in.
- Entries must be attached to a mounting board measuring exactly 16x20in.
- Matting is optional, as long as it does not exceed the thickness of 3/8in.
- Entries must be dropped off at the Spokane County Fair Office Aug 6-7 & Aug 10-11, 9am-4:30pm
- Entries will not have any watermarks of any kind that will identify the photographer. Otherwise, these will be disqualified.
Registration Fees
- Each photo entry will have a submission fee of $5.00
- All entry fees will be used to award cash prizes for the winners in each category.
- For every 5 entries, 2 free entries will be given.
- To simplify the accounting for free entries, ALL entries must be registered at the same time.
- If photos are disqualified, entry fees will NOT be refunded.
Eligibility
- The Photo Competition is open to all amateur photographers.
- While residents of Spokane County are encouraged to participate, it is open to the general public.
- Anyone earning less than 50% of their annual income from photography, will be considered as amateurs.
- Anyone who has a business license as a photographer, will be considered as a professional, and therefore ineligible to participate.
- Any camera can be used: DSLRs, camera phones, action cameras, mirrorless cameras, etc.
Registration Process
- All contestants will be required to register online.
- Digital JPG versions of each entry must be uploaded online prior to submission.
- Digital files must be sized no wider than 1920 pixels and no taller than 1080 pixels high.
- Files must be named as the title of the image; e.g. redbarn.jpg
- After registration, labels for each photo must be printed and attached to the mounting board.
- Registration will be open Aug 1-10.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why is there a submission fee?
Submission fees are now required. Cash prizes will be awarded to the winners of each category.
Isn’t it too expensive?
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Why do we need to submit digital files?
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