CONTEST
Our 2017 photo contest highlights the color scheme of Colorado’s beloved state flag: blue, red, gold and white. Do you have an amazing photo that undeniably focuses on the golden hue of autumn’s wafting leaves? Maybe a shot of wolves frolicking through an expansive, white, snow-filled meadow? Send us your entries! Just be sure your entry “speaks” blue, red, gold or white.
SAMPLES
Janele Husband – Blue
Sylvia Hooper – Gold
Joyce E. Edson – Red
Sue Conry – White
WINNERS
Judges will select 3 winners from each category (blue, red, gold and white). Winners will receive prize money and their photo featured in a 2017 issue of Colorado Country Life – $150 for 1st place; $75 for 2nd place; $50 for 3rd place.
TO ENTER
Read the official rules below and click here to download the entry form.
OFFICIAL RULES: COLORADO IN COLOR PHOTO CONTEST
The 2017 Colorado Country Life photo contest highlights the colors of the Colorado’s state flag: blue, red, gold and white. Each photo entered must be taken in Colorado and should connect with one of the flag colors. It may be a landscape photo, a portrait, an animal, a still life. As examples, it could be a photo filled with blue skies with purple mountains along the horizon, a picture of a red barn, a photo of autumn’s golden aspen or a shot of elk walking through a snow-covered field. You select which color category to enter it in.
Rules: Please follow all guidelines carefully. All photos must be taken in Colorado. All photos and files become the property of Colorado Country Life and will not be returned. Judges will select a 1st, 2nd and 3rd place in each category. The 1st place winners will receive $150; 2nd place will receive $75 and 3rd place will receive $50. All winners will be featured in a 2017 issue of Colorado Country Life.
1. Entrant will determine the color category for the photo.
2. Each photo (digital or printed) must be accompanied by an entry form. The form must be signed. Do not paperclip the form to photo; it may be taped to the back of printed photos.
3. Do not write any information on the front or back of photo.
4. Maximum number of entries per photographer per category: 2
5. Photographers may win no more than one first place prize.
6. Printed entries must be at least 8- by 10-inches and printed on glossy paper. Digital entries must be at least 8- by 10-inches in size and at least 300 dpi.
7. Submit digital entries to info@coloradocountrylife.org with the form signed and then scanned and attached to the entry. Submit printed entries to: Colorado Country Life, Photo Contest, 5400 Washington St., Denver, CO 80216. Remember to include a signed entry form with each photo to be eligible.
8. Photos printed on home printers will not be accepted.
9. Photos must be received by 5 p.m., Friday, December 16, 2016.