About the Photo Contest

1. Photo subject categories are:
   a. Wildlife of Pickaway County
   b. Beautiful Scenery of Pickaway County
   c. People Enjoying PCPD Parks or Trails
   d. Picturesque Pickaway County Park District Park or Trail
2. Photographs must be taken within the past four years in Pickaway County ONLY. To qualify for the People Enjoying PCPD Parks or Trails and the Picturesque Pickaway County Park District Park or Trail the photo must be taken at one of the Park District owned/managed facilities (EITHER Canal Park, Metzger Preserve, Roundtown Trail, Pickaway Trail, Park District Headquarters or Logan Elm State Memorial Park NO OTHER PARKS QUALIFY)
3. Submit one digital photograph per category for jurying on our website at:
   www. pickawaycountyparks.org/photo-contest
4. The deadline for submitting photos is Wednesday, April 30th, 2025, at 11:59pm.
5. An automatic email acknowledgement will confirm your submissions.
6. The top 25 photographs will be selected for exhibition at Pickaway County Park District Headquarters from Monday May 26th, 2025, through Saturday May 31st, 2025. A reception, with refreshments, will be held Saturday, May 31st from 10am to 12pm to complete the exhibition.
7. Photographers will be notified of their successful acceptance into the main exhibition on Friday, May 9th by email and must confirm by May 15th that they intend to submit their work(s) for the exhibition. You must submit your work for the Digital Gallery to be considered for the prizes.
8. Prizes will be awarded to the photograph that placed first, second and third place for each category. All winners will be announced at the end of the gallery reception on the 31st of May.
9. All photos submitted will be on display on our digital gallery that will go live at www.pickawaycountyparks.org on May 16th.
10. Winners of the Photo contest will then be on display at local businesses for the month of June.

For the Gallery Reception

1. Participants must print and frame their own photos and bring them to the PCPD HQ for the exhibition. The minimum photo size 11" x 14" / maximum photo size 14" x 18" and may be framed however you wish.
2. **To Be Determined** If you would like to sell your artwork during the gallery you may do so. ArtsaRound will take a customary 10% commission on each piece. All sold pieces must be paid for and picked up by the end of the reception unless it is a winning photograph and then it may be picked up July 1st – 11th at the Park District Office after it has been on display for the month of June. If you do not collect your photograph by this deadline then it will become property of the PCPD.
3.  Drop- off for the PCPD HQ Exhibit and Reception will be during normal business hours: Monday – Friday 8am-4pm at 16405 US Highway 23 South Bloomfield, Ohio between Friday, May 16th and Wednesday, May 28th, 2025.
4.  Winning photographs will be displayed at local shops for the month of June. Please pick up these photos at the Park District Office July 1-11, 2025, 8am-4pm. If you do not collect your photographs by this deadline then they will not be held for you.
5. All other photographers must collect all work at the end of the reception at the PCPD HQ or within 3 business days of the event (4pm Thursday, June 5th, 2025). If you do not collect your photograph by this deadline, then it will not be held for you.

Contest Rules

Please read these rules before submitting your photo(s) to The Pickaway County Park District LIVE HERE. WORK HERE. PLAY HERE. photo contest. By participating in the contest, you understand, acknowledge, and unconditionally agree to abide by the following Rules:

Basic Submissions Guidelines for Photographs:

1. Entries will not be accepted unless submitted via the official contest channel. Entries not submitted through the proper channel will be deleted. The contest is open for online submissions only, through the contest page available on PickawayCountyParks.org/photo- contest
2. Submissions will not be accepted once the deadline lapses.
3. Photos submitted must be at least 1536 X 1024 Pixels. Images should be no larger than 20MB. Photos must be submitted in JPEG format.
4. Each participant may only submit one photo per Category. If more than one photo is submitted, only the most recent submission per participant will be considered.
5. All Photos must have been taken within the last four years and in Pickaway County
6. You are required to provide a title & description of location for each image submitted.
7. The same photo cannot be submitted for more than one category.
8.  All submitted photos must have no border(s), logo(s), copyright marks, identifying marks, or any other visible references and/or marks on the image.
9. Basic editing, including color enhancement, the use of filters, and cropping of the photo(s) is acceptable, provided any such editing does not affect the authenticity and/or genuineness of the photo(s).
10.  Advanced editing used to create illusions, deceptions and/or manipulations, and the adding and removing of significant elements within the frame is prohibited.
11. Photos that portray or otherwise include inappropriate and/or offensive content are strictly prohibited and will be immediately discarded. A participant who submits any such photos may be permanently banned, subject to The Pickaway County Park District discretion, from participating in any future contests.

THE JUDGING

1. Entries will be judged by a selected panel of volunteers. All decisions are final. The Pickaway County Park District reserves the right to disqualify any entry that is deemed inappropriate or does not conform to stated contest rules.
2. The results and the winners will be announced on the website and winners will receive an email notice.

THE PRIZES

1. Winners are to pick up their prizes within 14 days of the announcement of the winning at the Park District Headquarters during normal business hours if not picked up during the Reception.
2. The top 25 photographers will be contacted via the email address provided during entry with an invite to the reception for the announcement of the prize winners. If no response is received after [three] business days, a new winner will be selected and the previous winner will forfeit all rights.
3. The prize must be collected by the winner and is nontransferable.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

1. Submitted photos must be original, created and/or taken by the contestant. It must not contain any materials owned or controlled by a third party for which you have not obtained a license, must not infringe the copyright, trademark, moral rights, rights of privacy/publicity or intellectual property rights of any person or entity.
2.  By entering the contest, entrants agree that photos submitted can be used by the Pickaway County Park District for advertising purposes.
3. The Photographer will be credited wherever the image is used.

LIABILITY

By entering the Contest you hereby hold harmless, release, indemnify and discharge The Pickaway County Park District and its partners, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising agencies, agents and their employees, officers and representatives from all liability whatsoever, arising out of or related in any way to the contest or the conduct of the contest and the acceptance and use, misuse, or possession of any prize awarded, whether in law or in equity, no matter what the cause or nature, and You further waive any claims that You may state or assert against The Pickaway County Park District in association with the contest or any of its associated activities.