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Do you have great shots of conservation and agriculture in Washington State? Enter them in the 7th Annual Conservation District Photo Contest before it's too late. The contest closes October 9.
All contest entries become part of the SCC/CD shared photo gallery. Thanks to your participation in photo contests over the years, this gallery has over 1,000 images that are available for all Washington CDs to use in their marketing and outreach.
Photo: Growing Strong, 2019 contest entry from Okanogan CD
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Due to budget restrictions that have been implemented due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we’re taking a different route for prizes this year and are excited to be offering promotional opportunities for winning photographers/photos and their associated CDs. This will help us keep the photo contest going without impacting operating funds for CDs or our agency. See more in the Prizes section under Contest Rules below.
Please read the contest rules, terms, and conditions before submitting your photo.
Contest Rules
Contest sponsor
SCC Communications, Partnership, and Outreach (CPO) Committee
Contest time period and deadline
- Contest opens: September 2, 2020
- Contest closes: October 9, 2020
Eligibility
Must be conservation district employee, supervisor, or associate supervisor in Washington State.
Categories
Seven categories of photos will be accepted this year:
- People;
- Working lands, (e.g. farms, crops, livestock);
- Plants, Forest, and Pollinators;
- Water and Water Resources, (e.g. riparian restoration, shellfish, CREP, etc.);
- Fish and Wildlife;
- Landscapes; and
- Best Management Practices/Projects (new category!)
How to submit photos
Please use the 2020 Photo Contest Form.
Note: The system only allows a maximum of 25MB of photo attachments per form. If your photo files total more than 25MB, please use multiple forms to get all your entries submitted.
Limit
7 total photo entries per person.
Photo requirements
- Photos must have been taken on or after August 15, 2019 and not previously submitted to a CD photo contest.
- High resolution, JPG files only.
- Photos that have been digitally altered beyond standard optimization and/or that use excessive artistic digital filters and effects will be disqualified.
- Photos should not include items that could appear to endorse specific companies or products (e.g. product logo or label).
- Photos must be relevant to conservation and/or agriculture and should not depict potential resource concerns. A small group of CPO members will review each photo for relevancy and to ensure each photo is in the correct category. If a photo is deemed inappropriate or not applicable, the photographer will be notified.
- No panorama photos.
Prizes
All entries will be added to the CD/SCC photo gallery and may be featured on SCC social media, publications, and our website.
The top 14 semifinalists (top 2 from each category) will:
- Be featured in an SCC web and social media post announcing the contest results.
- Be featured in a new “Photo of the Week” campaign launching on the SCC Facebook Page during 2021. The post will include the photographer’s name and a link to their conservation district.
- Be featured in a 14-month calendar that will be available for you to print. (SCC is unable to print calendars for you this year due to budget constraints.)
The top 3 photos overall will:
- Be announced and shared live with our Conservation Community during the WACD Annual Meeting.
- Be prominently featured on an SCC web and social media post announcing the contest results.
- Be featured in a new “Photo of the Week” campaign launching on the SCC Facebook Page during 2021. The post will include the photographer’s name and a link to their conservation district.
- Be featured in a 14-month calendar that will be available for you to print. (SCC is unable to print calendars for you this year due to budget constraints.)
Judging
In October, members of the CPO committee will narrow down contest entries to the top 14 semifinalists — 2 from each category listed above.
By the first week of November, the CPO committee will email a survey with the 14 semifinalists to all CDs so you can vote and determine the top three photos overall.
Questions
For questions about the contest and rules, you can contact Laura Johnson
(360-701-9455).
Terms and Conditions
By submitting your photo, you:
- Grant the Washington State Conservation Commission (SCC) and conservation districts (CDs) in Washington a royalty-free license to remix, tweak, and build upon your work non-commercially.
- Assert the photo is your original work, does not violate the copyright or any other personal or property right of any third party, and you have obtained any and all releases and permissions necessary for our intended use.
- Warrant that you are the parent or legal guardian or have obtained permission from the parent or legal guardian of any minors identifiable in the photograph.
New works produced from your photo may acknowledge you and will be non-commercial, but they don’t have to license their derivative works on the same terms. Users will be asked to not distort the images the photos portray.
Photos may not be used to infer or imply SCC endorsement of any product, company, or position.
As appropriate, users will be asked but not required to credit photos as follows: Photo by (photographer's name / Conservation District name).
Ready to participate?
Submit your photos to the 2020 CD Photo Contest.
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