2024 CONTEST DETAILS
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Amateur and Professional Photographers Welcome!
The Southern Arizona Arts and Cultural Alliance (SAACA) and the Town of Fountain Hills partner to capture the essence of Fountain Hills life, animals, outdoor spaces, urban and residential life, and experience of life within the community with the inaugural Town of Fountain Hills Community Photography Competition. The competition aims to reveal the essence of Fountain Hills through a camera lens, transporting us to unique landmarks, introducing us to new friends and neighbors, and helping us rediscover the beauty in our backyards. Most importantly, the competition will promote Fountain Hills's rich history, robust life, and natural beauty. Special categories and awards for youth entries and amateur and professional photographs will be provided. Deadline to submit is May 1, 2024 |
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Send in your best photos for a chance to win!
1st, 2nd, and 3rd Place winners will be awarded in six categories.
The following year, all winning photos will be included in a special photo exhibit at a community location. In addition, all winning photos will be displayed on a dedicated website. The category-winning photos will also be publicized in local media and press opportunities.
So, what makes a photograph a winning photograph? Technical quality, clarity, and composition are all important, but so is a flair for the unexpected and the ability to capture a picture-perfect moment.
Entries will be open to submitting January 15, 2024 – May 1, 2024, by 5 p.m.
1st, 2nd, and 3rd Place winners will be awarded in six categories.
- First-place winners in each category will receive a $200 award check
- Second-place winners in each category will receive a $100 award check
- Third-place winners in each category will receive a $50 award check
The following year, all winning photos will be included in a special photo exhibit at a community location. In addition, all winning photos will be displayed on a dedicated website. The category-winning photos will also be publicized in local media and press opportunities.
So, what makes a photograph a winning photograph? Technical quality, clarity, and composition are all important, but so is a flair for the unexpected and the ability to capture a picture-perfect moment.
Entries will be open to submitting January 15, 2024 – May 1, 2024, by 5 p.m.
EXHIBITION DETAILS
CATEGORIES
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Category 1: Life in Fountain Hills
Life in Fountain Hills and surrounding neighbors in Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation and Salt River Pima – Maricopa Indian Community Photos should reflect what you do or see every day – photo examples include special events or community celebrations, sports, parades, people taking a walk and having fun, positive aging, children playing, street scenes, town crews at work, etc. |
Category 2: Places in Fountain Hills, Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation and Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community
Photo examples include neighborhoods, shopping districts, streets, parks, trails and green spaces, businesses, etc. |
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Category 3: Plants and Wildlife in Fountain Hills
Photos should reflect the close-up beauty of Fountain Hills - its environment and wildlife. |
Category 4: Digitally Altered Artistic Photographic Images
This category is designed for more than just enhanced photographs through digital fine-tuning. Alterations may include using an oil paint effect or significant digital alteration of light and lines. The photographer should describe the digital enhancement or manipulation applied to the image. |
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Category 5: Youth
(entrant/photographer must be under the age of 18) Photos taken in Fountain Hills can reflect any subject matter the entrant wants to submit. |
Category 6: Dark Skies
Fountain Hills is designated as an International Dark Sky Community. Photo examples include deep space objects with telescopes, wide field, moonlit and long exposure landscapes, timelapse and stargazing, panoramas, community members enjoying and experiencing the dark skies. |
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PHOTO COMPETITION RULES
- Below, download a full description of this contest, including rules, prizes, timelines, judging criteria, and the official Entry Agreement.
- Submit your photos and entry form online. Maximum size of image 4MB, entire submission cannot exceed 25MB.
- A maximum of 10 images can be submitted per photographer in any category. All photos must be taken in Fountain Hills, AZ. Photographers do not have to live in Fountain Hills, AZ, to participate. Drone photography will be accepted.
- All Photographs must be taken in the Town of Fountain Hills, Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation and Salt River Pima – Maricopa Indian Community.
- Photographer does not have to live or work in Fountain Hills.
- Photographers of all ages are open to participating.
- Photos should be submitted electronically as high-quality .jpg or .png
- An online entry form must accompany the Photograph submission/s. Only entries with complete and accurate information will be considered eligible.
- All photographs should accurately reflect the subject matter and the scene as it appeared.
If a Photographer chooses to include people in her/his submission, s/he is responsible for obtaining the necessary releases from the individuals depicted and must be able to provide copies of those releases upon request. - Images will only be accepted without watermarks.
- Photographers may enter up to (10) Photographs total for the competition.
JUDGING & WINNING PRIZES
Photographs will be judged on originality, technical excellence, composition, overall impact, and artistic merit from a panel of both emerging and established professional artists and editorial contacts.
Winners will be officially announced in June 2024.
Winning Photographs will be published in the Southern Arizona Arts and Cultural Alliance’s online newsletter, displayed on the SAACA website, posted to the SAACA Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter sites, among other uses permitted under these Photo Contest rules subject to the Photographer's rights noted previously.
Other Contest Photograph(s) may also be published inside the magazine. All Photographers will be notified in advance of publishing.
Winners will be officially announced in June 2024.
Winning Photographs will be published in the Southern Arizona Arts and Cultural Alliance’s online newsletter, displayed on the SAACA website, posted to the SAACA Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter sites, among other uses permitted under these Photo Contest rules subject to the Photographer's rights noted previously.
Other Contest Photograph(s) may also be published inside the magazine. All Photographers will be notified in advance of publishing.
PHOTOGRAPHER RIGHTS
Photographer retains all copyright privileges for any submitted Photograph. By submitting his/her Photograph(s) to the Photo Contest, Photographer grants to the Southern Arizona Arts and Cultural Alliance and Town of Fountain Hills a non-exclusive, worldwide, perpetual, royalty-free license to copy, reproduce or otherwise use the Photograph and derivative works there from for non-commercial publicity, educational, and marketing for community engagement purposes, and any other non-commercial purpose related Tourism or promoting life in Fountain Hills, respectively, including specifically (but not limited to): Print and digital communications, websites, handouts, brochures, labels, postcards, magazines, journals, and newspapers related to the mission of SAACA, or the Town of Fountain Hills, Print and digital communications of finalists and winners.
To transmit or otherwise communicate or display Photograph by means of any device, process, or medium (e.g., slides, film, television, electronic, or other formats).
In its use in connection with this Photo Contest, SAACA and the Town of Fountain Hills may use the Photographer's name, city, state, and country of residence in promotions and other publications. SAACA and the Town of Fountain Hills will keep the files provided and archive the Photographs on CD or in other electronic forms so that they can be properly credited. As a condition of this permission and license, SAACA and Town of Fountain Hills shall credit all photographs with the caption "© [Photographer's Name]."
SAACA is not responsible for late, lost, damaged, or misdirected entries or for miscommunications, misdirected transmissions, or other errors of any kind whether human or electronic in the Photo Contest entry process.
By entering, Photographers release and hold harmless the Town of Fountain Hills and the Southern Arizona Arts and Cultural Alliance, as well as their directors and employees.
To transmit or otherwise communicate or display Photograph by means of any device, process, or medium (e.g., slides, film, television, electronic, or other formats).
In its use in connection with this Photo Contest, SAACA and the Town of Fountain Hills may use the Photographer's name, city, state, and country of residence in promotions and other publications. SAACA and the Town of Fountain Hills will keep the files provided and archive the Photographs on CD or in other electronic forms so that they can be properly credited. As a condition of this permission and license, SAACA and Town of Fountain Hills shall credit all photographs with the caption "© [Photographer's Name]."
SAACA is not responsible for late, lost, damaged, or misdirected entries or for miscommunications, misdirected transmissions, or other errors of any kind whether human or electronic in the Photo Contest entry process.
By entering, Photographers release and hold harmless the Town of Fountain Hills and the Southern Arizona Arts and Cultural Alliance, as well as their directors and employees.