Stockton, California

Annual Stockton Photo Contest 2010

Get your photos seen in the Official Stockton Activities Guide, on this website or in Stockton advertisements!

Deadline for Entries is August 31, 2010

Sponsored by the Stockton Conference & Visitors Bureau and Downtown Stockton Alliance

It’s time once again for the Stockton Photo Contest brought to you by the Stockton Conference & Visitors Bureau and the Downtown Stockton Alliance. For the first time, all submissions will be digital! All entries must be submitted on the Flickr™ website at http://www.flickr.com/groups/visitstockton.

This year, we’re encouraging you to submit photos in a specific theme - “Summertime in Stockton” - shots of you, family or friends participating in summer activities in Stockton. Youth and adult winners will be selected in each category. Photo entries do not have to fall under theme, any submitted photo will be judged.

What to Enter We are looking for images that portray Stockton as an attractive and inviting destination. Images will be judged on originality, technical excellence, composition, overall impact and artistic merit.

Here are just a few ideas:

• Interesting angles, interior images of familiar places in Stockton
• New and old architectural treasures in Stockton
• People enjoying sporting events, festivals, fairs, outdoors, the waterfront and more
• Cultural ceremonies and celebrations in Stockton
• Food and entertainment settings (inside & out) in Stockton
• Anything else you encounter that portrays Stockton as a great place to shop, dine and stay!

Prizes Winning images will be featured on the Stockton Conference & Visitors Bureau website and will be on display at special events and venues (to be determined) and the CVB office. Also, photos may be used in future Stockton Conference & Visitors Bureau and Downtown Stockton Alliance publications, on their websites and other affiliated print and websites.

A total of $300 in cash and prizes will be awarded in Youth and Adult categories. Other prizes to be announced soon!

The prize breakdown is as follows:

• 1st Place Adult - $75
• Honorable Mention Adult - $50 Restaurant Gift Certificate
• 1st Place Youth - $50
• Honorable Mention Youth - $25 Downtown Cinema Gift Certificate
• Grand Prize - $100 cash, plus additional Stockton prizes

Entry The competition is open to everyone except employees of the Stockton Conference & Visitors Bureau and the Downtown Stockton Alliance. Both the Stockton Conference & Visitors Bureau and the Downtown Stockton Alliance shall have the right to verify, in their sole judgment, winner eligibility. Entries must be received by August 31, 2010. Adding photos to the Visit Stockton! group on Flickr™ and entry to the contest constitutes your agreement to allow your photographs to be published and used in online and offline marketing materials produced by the Stockton Conference & Visitors Bureau, the Downtown Stockton Alliance and select travel partners. Entrants retain ownership and all other rights to future use of their photographs. Photos will be credited where possible but cannot be guaranteed.

Submitting Entries Log on -- To submit your photos via Flickr™, use your Yahoo!® ID to log in to www.flickr.com. If you do not have an account, you can sign up for free. If you have trouble using Flickr™at any time, please consult their help files.

• Join the Visit Stockton! group page at (http://www.flickr.com/groups/visitstockton/) by clicking the “Join This Group” button.The easiest way to add a photo to a group is to go to the photo's page for the photo you wish to submit and click the "Send to Group" button between the photo title and the photo. Then choose the group you want to send it to, and you're done!
• Tag it! Include the tag VisitStockton2010. If you do not tag your photos by the deadline, they will not be considered for the competition.
• Note: all photos will be subject to review before they appear in the Visit Stockton! group. Please wait at least three days for them to appear.
• Identify locations and events in captions of no more than 50 words per image.
• Upload images to Flickr™.com as publicly accessible, in the highest resolution you have available.
• Submit an official entry form (below) or download and send by mail to: Visit Stockton! Photo Contest, Stockton CVB, 445 W. Weber Ave # 220, Stockton, CA 95203 by August 31, 2010. If you send it by mail, please email contest@visitstockton.org to let us know you sent us the form by mail.

Guidelines Each entrant may submit up to 10 photos to the competition. Official entries will be judged by the VisitStockton2010 tag. Entrants are encouraged to add an unlimited number of photos to the Visit Stockton! group and then tag the 10 images that they would like to be considered for official entry when the contest closes on August 31, 2010. Photo entries must be at least a large size on Flickr™ (about 750x1024).

Model Releases Photos submitted to the Visit Stockton! photo contest will not be used for commercial use. Generally the primary subjects of submitted photos are friends and family members. If you believe the primary subject of your photo may require their permission to submit the photo containing their image, you may need a Model Release. To request one, please email contest@visitstockton.org

Judging Winning entries will be selected by their depiction of Stockton as well as overall photo quality and must be received by August 31, 2010. The judging panel will include representatives from the Stockton Conference & Visitors Bureau and Downtown Stockton Alliance. Results will be announced no later than September 30, 2010.

Questions? Questions and inquiries about contest rules can be emailed to contest@visitstockton.org

Please submit the entry form below for your photo contest entries or download a mail-in form.