To download an entry form, please go here.
To read more about the contest, please visit our website here.
All photos must be original work, taken by the entrants. No third party may own or control any materials the photo contains, and the photo must not infringe upon any trademark or copyright.
The photo must be an accurate representation of what is viewed. Photos may be minimally edited to adjust lighting, cropping etc. but dramatically altering backgrounds or distorting subjects within the frame is prohibited.
Entries will not be accepted unless submitted via the official contest channel (See below). Entries not submitted through the proper channel will be deleted.
Entries will be judged by a panel chosen by Hunterdon Land Trust (HLT). All decisions are final. HLT reserves the right to disqualify any entry that is deemed inappropriate or does not conform to stated contest rules.
By entering the contest, entrants agree to grant Hunterdon Land Trust non-commercial royalty-free use of photographs to reproduce, in whole or in part, in any media now existing or later developed. Photos may be used for advertising/promotional purposes, for fund-raising materials (including but not limited to calendars or notecards), for display on Hunterdon Land Trust’s website, social media accounts (i.e. Facebook, Instagram, Twitter or Constant Contact emailed newsletters), or for any future Hunterdon Land Trust photographic exhibitions. Photographers will be credited for work on any fund-raising material or in exhibitions in which their work was used.
Submissions received after the contest deadline will not qualify for prize consideration.
The winner will be contacted via email address or telephone number provided during entry. If no response is received after 14 business days, Hunterdon Land Trust reserves the right to identify a new winner and the previous winner will forfeit all rights to the prize.
By submitting an entry, each contestant agrees to the rules of the contest. Violators will be stripped of recognition as winner, and forfeit their prize.
The contest is void where prohibited or restricted by law. Hunterdon Land Trust reserves the right to cancel the contest or modify these rules at its discretion.
How to enter:
Contest begins April 27 2021. All entries must be received by August 29, 2021 at 5 p.m. EST.
Please submit photographs and requested online entry form to info@hunterdonlandtrust.org. You may submit up to 5 entries. To be displayed on our website, photographs must be submitted in .jpeg, .jpg or .png. format, edited for web, at least 2,000 pixels wide and no larger than 10 MB. High-quality scans of non-digital photographs are acceptable. Digital photographs should be taken at the highest resolution possible.
Minors (age 17 and under) must have a parent/guardian signature along with their own.
Contest winners will be announced on Hunterdon Land Trust’s website on September 24, 2021.
Please do not contact HLT about the status of entries or judging. Thank you!
Prizes:
First Prize: An exclusive guided tour for you and up to 10 guests of the Horseshoe Bend East Preserve focusing on its environment and/or history. Public recognition on our social media and website.
Second Prize: Public recognition on our social media and website.
Third Prize: Public recognition on our social media and website.