Experience Cobourg has kicked off its Seasonal Photography Contest.
Residents and visitors are encouraged to submit original photographs of all four seasons.
Each winner will receive a $200 gift card to a local business of their choosing.
Photographs can be black and white or colour and must be submitted with the entry application found on experiencecobourg.ca.
There’s a maximum two entries per person and winners will be announced September 4.
Entries will be on public display at the Cobourg Community Centre.
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Summer Photography Contest Categories:
1. Distinctly Local: For example local shops, businesses, landmarks, arts and culture, etc.
2. Health and Fitness: For example walking/biking/hiking trails, canoe, kayak, SOP, etc.
3. #InThisTogether: In the wake of COVID-19, show us how the community has come together.
Photographs will be juried at the end of each season by a panel consisting of Councillor Adam Bureau, Coordinator of Arts, Culture and Tourism, a representative of the Art Gallery of Northumberland, Ted Amsden, Ted Amsden Photography, Jason Robinson, Project Lola and staff from the Town of Cobourg’s Marketing and Events Department and Recreation and Culture Department.
Photographs will be juried based on the following criteria:
> Creativity/Originality
> Clarity and quality
> Composition
> Colour, lighting, exposure and focus
> Overall Impression/Impact/Inspirational power
How to Enter Submissions: they can be emailed to Jackie Chapman-Davis, Community Events Coordinator at jchapmandavis@cobourg.ca.
Entry Format and Contest Rules:
> Maximum two (2) entries per person
> All works entered must be original and photographed by the individual or organization
> All entries must be unpublished
> All entries must be suitable for public viewing
> Submissions must be high resolution digital photographs
Submission Schedule Season Due Date: Winners Announced Summer September 4, 2020. September 14, 2020. Fall November 6, 2020. November 16, 2020. Winter February 26, 2021. March 8, 2021. Spring May 28, 2021. June 7, 2021. Please note that all photos received will be added to the Town of Cobourg’s photography database and photographers may be given credit in future Experience Cobourg marketing materials. Photographs will also be shared on the Experience Cobourg website and social media pages.
