Have you taken any great photos at Cullinan Park? If not, get clicking! The Cullinan Park Conservancy 2024 Photo Contest entry period will be August 16 - September 27, 2024.
There is no fee to enter, and each person can enter up to 3 photos. The Photo Contest is open to any professional or amateur photographer. One Grand Prize Winner from each of the 5 categories will receive a $50 cash prize. One "Peoples Choice" winner from the Woobox online voting platform will also receive a $50 cash prize.
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There is NO fee to participate. The Photo Contest Entry Period:
Winners will be announced by Thursday, October 24, 2024.
The 2024 Cullinan Park Conservancy Photo Contest is open to any professional or amateur photographer of any age who has electronically submitted a completed registration and images via Woobox, as described in the Official Rules to Cullinan Park Conservancy during the dates listed above. Only electronic submissions will be accepted. The contest is open to all participants regardless of residence or citizenship, so long as the laws of their jurisdiction allow participation. Board members and employees of Cullinan Park Conservancy are not eligible to enter.
The contest seeks to expand public awareness of Joseph S. and Lucie H. Cullinan Park. The Cullinan Park Conservancy is looking for striking digital images of nature highlighting the richness, beauty, and diversity of Cullinan Park. All photos must be taken of subjects within the park boundaries. Note: Hodge’s Bend Cemetery is not within park boundaries. The photos do not necessarily need to have been taken this year or during the entry period.
A category must be selected when submitting an entry to the Photo Contest. Entries will be considered from the following categories:
Cullinan Park Conservancy reserves the right to reject any additional entries or entries that do not comply with these Official Rules. By entering, you indicate your unconditional agreement to, and acceptance of, these Official Rules and Sponsor’s decisions, which are final and binding. You cannot win a prize unless you comply with all requirements in these Official Rules. Entrants may be asked to supplement their submission with more explanation about the photo or to provide a higher resolution version of the photo anytime during the contest period.
Participants may enter a maximum of three (3) total images in whichever categories they choose (not 3 per category, but 3 total).
To ensure eligibility of your submission, participants must submit their entries via the Woobox link during the Contest Entry Period. Please include:
First and Last Name of Photographer
Photographer’s Email Address
Photo Information
For each photo (up to 3 entries), please provide the following information:
Title of Photo: Give your photo a short, creative name.
Category: Indicate which of the five categories you believe the photo should be judged in. Judges reserve the right to change this if the subject does not fit the chosen category.
If any of the above mentioned information is not complete, the entry may be disqualified.
Submit up to 3 .jpg images of a resolution high enough to support printing 16 x 20 inches (except for the "taken w/ phone" category).
Images that do not meet this standard may still be judged but might not be honored in the competition (at the jurors’ sole discretion) if the photographer is unable or unavailable to provide adequate resolution when asked, as determined by the Cullinan Park Conservancy.
Photographs must not contain a watermark, copyright symbol, date, or other markings.
By entering this contest, the participant represents, acknowledges, and warrants the submitted photograph is an original work created solely by the participant, that the photograph does not infringe on the copyrights, trademarks, rights of privacy and publicity or intellectual property rights of any person or entity, and that no other party has any right, title, claim, or interest to the photograph. Any images submitted incorrectly may be subject to disqualification.
Cullinan Park Conservancy reserves the right to upload, store and share photos submitted through the contest process to its social media sites as well as its website at www.cullinanparkconservancy.org.
All photos must be captured while abiding by all Cullinan Park rules. The general safety and well-being of people in the park as well as the conservation of wildlife and its habitat takes priority. Participants must minimize the disturbance of people, wildlife, and habitat. No photographs of tame or caged animals will be allowed. No animals may be trapped or restrained. No persons may be harmed.
Category photos will be judged anonymously. There is no personal information included with them during the judging process. Entries will be judged on the basis of creativity and photographic merit, including technical quality, composition, originality, and artistic merit. The decisions of the judges are final.
The "people's choice" winner will be based on the photo that received the most votes on the Woobox platform. You may share a link to your submitted photos to increase your potential votes.
All winners will be announced on the Cullinan Park Conservancy Facebook page on or about October 24, 2024. The Conservancy will notify the winners via the contact information provided at the time of entry.
All award winners will receive a mention on the Conservancy’s digital presences and may be featured in news releases. In addition, Cullinan Park Conservancy will award the following prizes. Should an entrant win more than one award, they will receive the highest value prize.
Your photographs help Cullinan Park Conservancy protect the park’s amazing diversity of wildlife, people, plants and habitats. Thank you for helping to further our mission through your photography.
You will retain all rights to any photograph you submit – including ownership if applicable.
If you submit a photograph to the Photo Contest, you grant Cullinan Park Conservancy and its related entities such as affiliates and subsidiaries a royalty-free, non-exclusive right in perpetuity to:
If for any reason the contest is not capable of running as planned, due to infection by computer virus, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failure, or any other cause that corrupts or affects the administration, security, integrity, fairness, or proper conduct of this contest, Cullinan Park Conservancy reserves the right to disqualify any individuals who tamper with the entry process and/or cancel, terminate, modify, or suspend the contest, in whole or in part. If Cullinan Park Conservancy elects to cancel or terminate the Contest, the Conservancy will release its rights to the submitted photographs and will not be held responsible for any foregone prizes, awards, or other recognition.
Cullinan Park Conservancy assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, or delay in operation or transmission, for any communication line failure, for any theft or destruction to contest entries, or for any unauthorized access or alteration to contest entries. Cullinan Park Conservancy is not responsible for the failure of any entry to be received due to technical problems or traffic congestion on the internet or at any website, due to human error of any kind, or any combination thereof.
By entering the contest, the participant releases and holds harmless the Cullinan Park Conservancy and its sponsors, affiliates, employees, directors, and officers from any and all liability of any injuries, loss or damage of any kind to persons, including death, or property damage, resulting in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from acceptance, possession, use or misuse of any prize, participating in this contest, or participating in any prize-related activity. Participant also agrees to defend, fully indemnify, and hold completely harmless Cullinan Park Conservancy and its sponsors, subsidiaries, affiliates, employees, directors, and officers from all claims by third parties without limitation.
When you enter, you will automatically become an e-supporter of Cullinan Park Conservancy. This includes our e-news and special event invitations. You may cancel and unsubscribe at any time.
Thank you for helping celebrate the natural beauty of Cullinan Park!
