Benicia Photo Contest Underway

BENICIA, CA – Visit Benicia invites you to participate in the Annual Digital Photo Contest for striking digital images to celebrate your Benicia experience! Your images should highlight the beauty, fun, adventure, history and charm of Benicia.

Categories:

History – Historic sites and buildings in Benicia
Arts – Public art and art events in Benicia
Shopping/Dining – Highlight the special shopping and dining available in Benicia
Scenic/Fun – Highlight the beautiful scenery and fun activities in Benicia

Prizes:

Grand Prize . . . 250 in Downtown Dollars*
First Place (each category) . . . 100 in Downtown Dollars
Second Place (each category) . . . 50 in Downtown Dollars

*Downtown Dollars spend just like cash in more than 70 Benicia locations!

Contest Deadline: December 31, 2016

Photos must be taken in and around Benicia and should be at least 2MB in size.
Check out examples of photo entries on Instragram.

Don’t see your photo entry? It might be saved for use in a special project. Stay tuned.

The Fine Print:

How to Enter‐

• Complete the upload form and agree to the terms of the contest
• Photo entry must be at least 2MB (max 6MB); must be JPG or PNG format
• Photographs may be in either black and white or color
• Photos may be either in vertical or horizontal format, but horizontal is preferred.

Judging Criteria‐

• Photographs should depict landscapes, art, activities, people, buildings, plants, animals, or events in Benicia
• Minor digital enhancements for cropping, red‐eye removal, filters, corrective functions, and legitimate manipulations such as burning or dodging, brightness and contrast, color adjustments, saturation, stitching and cropping are permitted. In cases where a photograph is considered “digital art”, the image may not be considered. Entrants shall not place borders or frames around their images, or place watermarks, signatures, dates, or copyright notices on their images.
• Photos will be judged by members of the City of Benicia, Office of Economic Development Tourism Committee and Visit Benicia staff. All decisions are final.

FULL DETAILS HERE.

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--Image courtesy of Visit Benicia