Digital Photo Submission Contest

The Buchanan County Tourism Bureau is holding its first digital photo submission contest! Send all photos to [email protected]. Please read all rules below! 

The BCTB digital photo contest    is being sponsored by: S&K Collectibles, McGraw Carpets, Indee Café, BlackEarth Landscape, Dawn Vogel- Realtor, & Berkshire Hathaway. Both amateurs and professionals alike are allowed and encouraged to enter! There will be 5 winning photos selected, 1 for each category and 1 overall winner. The photo submission categories include: History & Heritage, Land & Water Trails, Fairs & Festivals, & Parks & Outdoor Recreation. There will be $75 cash prizes for the winning photo of each category, and 1 Grand Prize Overall Winner of $250.  In addition to the top cash prizes, the winning photos will be featured on our travelbuchanan.com website and in our 2024 visitor guide!
 
RULES:
Anyone may participate. Entrants under the age of 18 must have consent of a legal guardian to enter. 
 
Photos MUST be taken by the entrant and be their original work with sole rights to the photo.
 
By submitting photos, entrants agree to release all rights of said photos to Buchanan County Tourism for use including, but not limited to: advertising, promotional, or marketing purposes. 

All photos MUST be submitted by 11:59 PM on September 30, 2023 to be entered to win.
 
All photos MUST be submitted via email to [email protected]. Any photos entered from any other means will not be entered into the contest. Entry MUST include photographer's name (first and last), phone number, age, and location where the photo was taken.
 
All photos MUST be in jpeg format and be between 2 MB- 20MB. 
 
Each photographer may enter up to 20 images.
 
Photographers need not reside in Buchanan County, but ALL photos MUST be taken within Buchanan County, Iowa to enter.
 
Ideas of photos include, but are not limited to: fairs and events, attractions, wildlife, nature, sports, landscapes, etc. Photos may also include people!
 
Buchanan County Tourism reserves the right to disqualify any entry that is deemed inappropriate or does not conform to stated contest rules.
 
A selection committee will judge the submitted photos and choose the winning photographs. Winners will be notified via phone on Monday, October 16, 2023. Prizes must be claimed at the Illinois Central Railroad Depot Tuesday, October 17- October 31, 2023 by appointment.