Essence of Bellingham Photo Competition Details
Application Instructions and Requirements
- Entries should be appropriate for all ages to view
- Entries must be of subjects within or related to the City of
Bellingham
- Photos must have been taken between May 15, 2007 and May 15,
2008
- Entries must not have been entered in any previous Essence of
Bellingham competitions
- Photos may be enhanced to compensate for technical quality and
esthetics but should not be “doctored” so as to maintain the integrity
of the documentary nature of the images.
- A limit of 10 photos may be submitted for each competitor with each
photo only being entered under one photographer classification (e.g. age
group, amateur, professional)
- Complete a Photographic Materials Use Agreement for your entries
(required for mail-in entries, otherwise agree to terms when filling out
online entry form)
- Photographer must own all rights to any photographs entered in this
competition as well as have model releases when appropriate (see
guidance on model release forms below)
- Submission of an entry to the competition automatically constitutes
the acceptance of all conditions set forth in the above rules.
- Incomplete entries will not be included in the competition
- Winners will be notified by May 30th.
- Complete an
online entry form for each
photo submitted or;
Mail an entry form for each photo, a Photo Use Agreement, and a CD with
the images to:
Essence of Bellingham Photo Competition
Mayor's Office
210 Lottie Street
Bellingham, WA 98225
The deadline for entries is 4:30 p.m. on May 15th (post marks
will not be accepted, all entries must be received by deadline).
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Please contact the Mayor's Office with questions about the competition.
