Vienna Firefly Chase
2021 Photo Contest Rules
Submissions
- Participants will be sent submission instructions via email by June 21, 2021.
- Photos may be submitted between 5 a.m. on June 21, 2021 and 11:59 p.m. on June 27, 2021.
- Photo must be JPG or PNG format.
- Photo must be less than 16MB.
- Photo must be taken while participating in the Vienna Firefly Chase between June 21-27, 2021.
- Photos showing violations of local or county ordinances/laws will not be eligible to win the photo contest.
- All photo contest participants must follow all current COVID-19 safety protocols.
- No more than one photo per participant will be accepted.
- Photo contest is open to amateur and professional photographers of all ages who are registered participants of the Vienna Firefly Chase.
- Photos may include landscape, wildlife, persons or any other aspects of participating in the Vienna Firefly Chase 5k run/walk or kids 1-mile fun run.
- Minor digital enhancement for cropping, red-eye removal, filters, and corrective functions are permitted, but images to be judged are not to be altered in any significant manner or they will be disqualified. Contestants are not permitted to place borders, frames, or backgrounds around their images nor place watermarks, dates, signatures, or copyright images onto photos.
- By submitting a photo, entrant agrees to the below photo release:
I agree to give the Vienna Volunteer Fire Department nonexclusive rights to my photo including but not limited to advertising, websites, social media, promotions, communications, publications, media relations, and commercial resale use. Photo credit and compensation will not be granted except as stated above. Contestants retain their own usage rights. I also acknowledge that I have permission from all people in the photograph for the Vienna Volunteer Fire Department to use the photo as stated above.
Prizes
The voting link for the People’s Choice Award will be posted by Monday, June 28, 2021 and will remain open until 5 p.m. on Friday, July 2, 2021. Winners will be announced by Friday, July 9, 2021. Prizes will be awarded in the following categories:
Prizes may include, but are not limited to, gift cards to local merchants and/or the Vienna Volunteer Fire Department Store.
The voting link for the People’s Choice Award will be posted by Monday, June 28, 2021 and will remain open until 5 p.m. on Friday, July 2, 2021. Winners will be announced by Friday, July 9, 2021. Prizes will be awarded in the following categories:
- People’s Choice – Winner from public vote on top photos (as selected by judges)
- Race Director’s Choice – Selected by Vienna Firefly Chase Director
- Chief’s Choice – Selected by VVFD Volunteer Chief
Prizes may include, but are not limited to, gift cards to local merchants and/or the Vienna Volunteer Fire Department Store.
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