ANNUAL PHOTO CONTEST

Submit your best photos to DLC’s Annual Photography Contest!

Our photo contest will look a little different this year. The winning photo will be the cover of our 2024 Annual Report and used throughout 2025 in various digital and print marketing materials. The top 5 runners-up will also be used in DLC marketing materials. Landscapes, wildlife, or any other natural feature of Douglas, Elbert, or Jefferson County are eligible as subjects for the contest.

The photo contest will open for submissions on Wednesday, October 30 at 8:00 am MST, and close to new submissions on Wednesday, November 13 at 8:00 am MST. DLC Staff will review all submissions blindly (no name associated with photo) and narrow the contest down to 25 photos. The final 25 will then be posted on DLC’s Facebook page and voting will begin Monday, November 18 at 8:00 am MST. Similar to Wildlife Wednesday, the photos will be ranked by the number of “likes” or “hearts” on the image. Voting will close at 10:00 am MST on Thursday, November 21 and the winner will be announced that evening.

**Important Note: The Google Form requires you to sign into your Google (Gmail) account to upload files for your submission. If you do not have a Google account, please email your photos, their titles/general locations, and your contact information to [email protected] with the subject “DLC Photo Contest Submission.”

RULES

• Limit three (3) photos submitted per photographer. Submit via this Google Form.

• Photos must have been taken in Douglas, Elbert, or Jefferson County. Landscapes, wildlife, or any other natural feature of these counties are eligible as subjects.

• A short title and general location must be included in the file name for each photo.

• Only photos submitted in .jpg, .jpeg, .png or .gif format will be considered.

• Photo file must be <10MB.

• Only photos submitted without a watermark will be considered in order to facilitate fair consideration of all photos.

• Photos that have been digitally altered beyond standard optimization (removal of dust, cropping, reasonable adjustments to exposure, color and contrast, etc.) will be disqualified.

• Wildlife Wednesday winners from this year will automatically have their winning photo(s) entered. These will not count towards your limit of 3 entries- you do not need to upload them in the form or send them in.

• By submitting photos, you’re allowing DLC to use that photo in outreach and marketing materials with appropriate acknowledgement.