2023 CONTEST DETAILS
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Amateur and Professional Photographers Welcome!
Amateur and professional photographers are invited to enter their best images in the inaugural “Capturing Community: Sahuarita, AZ.” The Southern Arizona Arts & Cultural Alliance and the Town of Sahuarita are partnering to encourage creativity and exploration through this new project collaboration. This contest allows people to see the landscapes, everyday living, wildlife, and commerce that make the community and region of Sahuarita, AZ, so unique. |
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EXHIBITION DETAILS
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KateSend 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 April 1, 2023 – June 8, 2023, by 5 p.m. Category winners have been announced! Visit the Winners page for more. Contest entries will be judged on overall quality, creativity, and how well the photograph portrays the Town of Sahuarita. Featured judges include Amy Crater, Kate Larkin, Elsa Jacklitch, Steven Pope, and Nicole Sirrine. |
CATEGORIES
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Category 1: Life in Sahuarita
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 Sahuarita
Photo examples include Sahuarita’s neighborhoods, shopping districts, streets, parks, trails and green spaces, businesses, etc. |
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Category 3: Plants and Wildlife in Sahuarita
Photos should reflect the close-up beauty of Sahuarita - 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 Sahuarita can reflect any subject matter the entrant wants to submit. |
Category 6: Portraits of a Community
This category is designed as a creative and dynamic way for photographers to capture the essence of residents in Sahuarita, AZ. It is intended to bring to life the diverse stories of people of all ages that call this community home. The photo must contain a face as the primary focal point in the image. |
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Vintage/Historic photos (photos taken prior to 1980) can be submitted for consideration in any of the above categories. These photos may be submitted as a print instead of digital or can be scanned and submitted digitally.
DETAILS
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 by a photography into the contest, with a maximum of 7 images per photographer in any one category. All photos must be taken in Sahuarita, AZ. Photographers do not have to live in Sahuarita, AZ, to participate. Drone photography will be accepted.
A maximum of 10 images can be submitted by a photography into the contest, with a maximum of 7 images per photographer in any one category. All photos must be taken in Sahuarita, AZ. Photographers do not have to live in Sahuarita, AZ, to participate. Drone photography will be accepted.
PHOTO COMPETITION RULES
- All Photographs must be taken in the Town of Sahuarita.
- Photographer does not have to live or work in Sahuarita.
- Photographers of all ages are open to participating.
- Photos do not need to be taken in this calendar year (photos can be taken from any point in time).
- 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.
- Photographer may enter up to (7) Photographs for any one category
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 2023.
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 2023.
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 Sahuarita 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 Sahuarita, 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 Sahuarita, 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 Sahuarita may use the Photographer's name, city, state, and country of residence in promotions and other publications. SAACA and the Town of Sahuarita 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 Sahuarita 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 Sahuarita 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 Sahuarita may use the Photographer's name, city, state, and country of residence in promotions and other publications. SAACA and the Town of Sahuarita 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 Sahuarita 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 Sahuarita and the Southern Arizona Arts and Cultural Alliance, as well as their directors and employees.