Attention All Photographers

Win premium photography gear,
products and prize money !!!

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Registration is faster and easier in 2016

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  ANNOUNCEMENT OF FINALISTS

  July 29, 2016

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  PRINT SUBMISSIONS (Finalists Only)

  AUG 4-5 & 8-9, 2016

Grand Champion Prize*

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Reserve Grand Champion Prize*

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LeRoy Nielsen People’s Choice Prize*

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1st Place Category Prizes*

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2nd Place Category Prizes*

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3rd Place Category Prizes*

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Category Ribbons & Cash Prizes*

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• 1st Place – Blue Ribbon & $100
• 2nd Place – Red Ribbon & $50
• 3rd Place – White Ribbon & $25
• Honorable Mention (at Judges’ discretion)

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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 “AQUA”

  Any image which implies the main emphasis and / or subject as aqua

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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 – MACROPHOTOGRAPHY

  Any image where the main subjects are equal to or large than life size.

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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 – TRAVEL

  Any image depicting an area’s landscape, people, cultures, customs or history.

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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

Registration Process

• Step 1 – Register online.
• Step 2 – Pay entry fee(s).
• Step 3 – Upload digital JPG version online.
• Note: Finalists will be announced on July 29th, 2016 via email. They will also receive their bar code labels at this time.
• Step 4 – Submit mounted print version (with the bar code label attached to the upper left on the back of the mount).
• Print entries must be dropped off at the Spokane County Fair Office Aug 4-5 & 8th, 9am – 4:30pm and Aug 9th 9am – 7:30pm. See map below at the bottom of this web page. (These can also be mailed.)

Registration Fees

• Each photo entry will have a submission fee of $5.00.
• 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 submitted at the same time.
• If photos are disqualified, entry fees will NOT be refunded.

Eligibility

• The Photo Competition is open to all amateur photographers.
• Anyone earning less than 50% of their annual income from photography, will be considered as amateurs.
• While residents of Spokane County are encouraged to enter, this competition is open to the general public in other states or countries. Finalists from outside of Spokane, can mail in the printed image to the Spokane County Fair Office.
• The photo entry must have been taken by the person entering the competition.
• Any camera can be used: DSLRs, camera phones, action cameras, film cameras, etc.
• There is no limit to the number of entries that can be submitted.

Submission Requirements

• Digital entries must be in JPG format.
• Digital files must be sized 1920 pixels wide OR 1080 pixels high (or both).
• Finalists will be given a label (via email) for each qualifying entry. These must be printed and attached to the top left corner at the back of the mounting board. If the label is placed in the wrong location, the entry could be disqualifed.
• Print entries must be attached to a mounting board measuring exactly 16x20in.
• Matting is optional, as long as it does not exceed the thickness of 3/16in.
• Digital or printed entries cannot have any watermarks or other indicator of any kind that identify the photographer. This includes the back of the mounted prints. Otherwise, the image will be disqualified.

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Why is there a submission fee?

After many years of minimal prize money, the decision was made to charge a small fee that is similar to other equal size fairs. The entry fee money is collectively pooled for all awards and cash prizes for the winning photographers.

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Can we shrink-wrap our photos to protect it?

No. We prefer to standardize the presentation of all the entries, and do not want some prints to stand out from the rest. This minimizes its influence in the judging process. This should not be a concern however, as with this new process, many things have been initiated to ensure that the prints are handled in a far cleaner and more careful environment. This does not curb any viewer from touching the images during the show, but we constantly watch for this and have signs which state: “Please DO NOT touch the photographs.”

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I see there is a Junior and a Amateur division for photography. Is there an age restriction for the Amateur? My son is 12 but wants to enter with me.

There are no age restrictions for the Amateur division. Note: The Junior and Amateur divisions are independently managed by two (2) separate entities.

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Why do we need to submit digital files?

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Does the photo need to have been taken this year to be eligible?

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Do you have to be a resident of Spokane to participate?

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