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PHOTO CONTEST
The
deadline for the 2010 Images of Edina Photo Contest is
Friday, June 18, 2010
City of
Edina Gift Certificates will be given to overall and category winners. City
gift certificates can be redeemed at Braemar, Edina Liquor, the Aquatic
Center, Edina Art Center, Edina Store online, Edinborough Park, Centennial
Lakes Park, Senior Center or any other park facility as well as for Utility
payments and permit/application fees.
Grand
Prize/Overall Winner - $150 in City of Edina Gift Certificates
Category Winners - $50 in City of Edina Gift Certificates
"Judge's" or "Staff's" choice winners - $25 in City of Edina Gift
Certificates
All
submissions must be received by 4:30 p.m. and adhere to the following
guidelines:
- The contest is free
to enter and open to both amateur and professional photographers who are
Edina residents, work in or go to school in Edina.
- Photographs must be
taken in Edina.
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NEW THIS YEAR Photographs must be
entered in one of five categories
that represent the City’s vision statement:
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Living – People
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Living – Plants/Wildlife
- Learning
- Raising Families
- Doing Business
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NEW THIS YEAR Photographers may submit
up to a total of four photographs
with a maximum of one per category.
(Only one photo may be submitted in the
“Living” category).
- Only photographs
taken between June 19, 2009, and June 18, 2010, are eligible.
- All photos MUST be
submitted as 8x10 prints on photo quality paper. Please also provide
your photo in an electronic format (.jpg, .tif, or .eps), if possible.
Electronic formats should be in addition to, and NOT replace the 8x10
print.
- Do NOT submit
slides, photocopies or prints on non-photo quality paper.
- Both color and
black-and-white prints are accepted.
- Do not mat or frame
photos.
- All entries
submitted must be the original work of the submitting photographer.
- By submitting one or
more photos, you agree to the terms of the City's Submitted Photo &
Original Artwork Policy; a completed form is not required.
- Contest organizers
reserve the right to re-categorize or disqualify any entrant.
- If there are
identifiable people in a photograph taken in a non-public space, it is
the responsibility of the photographer to obtain written permission to
use the photo.
- All decisions will
be final; judges reserve the right not to award a winner in any
category.
- The City of Edina
will not be responsible for lost entries.
- All photo entries
become the property of the City and are not returned.
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Each entry should include the
photographer’s name, address, zip code, daytime telephone number, age
(if under 18), category, title of photo and enhancement description if
the image was digitally manipulated in any way.
Click here to download a Photo Contest entry form.
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Entries should be mailed to:
Photo Contest
c/o City of Edina
4801 W. 50th St.
Edina, MN 55424
or dropped off at Edina City Hall.
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Depending on the number of entrants, a
winner may be chosen for each category as well as an overall winner.
Contest winners will receive plaques from the City Council and their
artwork will be displayed for up to two years at Edina City Hall. Some
photos may also appear in future City publications, including About
Town.
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Entries will be judged on subject matter,
composition, clarity, lighting, depth of field, artistry/drama, degree
of difficulty, technical excellence and overall impact.
For more
information on the contest, contact Communications Coordinator Marty Doll at
952-826-0396 or
edinamail@ci.edina.mn.us.
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