Announcing the 2021 Orleans County Tourism Photo Contest
Congratulations to the winners of the 2019 Orleans County Tourism Photo Contest! First place goes to Kristina Martin for her picture of the Chapel at Hillside Cemetery which garnered 70 points. Peggy Barringer’s Culvert-cicles came in 2nd with 62 points and Bobby Boccaccio’s Point Breeze Lighthouse was 3rd with 47 points. (View the rankings and results below.)
Sixty-six photos were submitted by fifteen photographers. The main requirements were that the photos needed to be taken in Orleans County with a “tourism draw”. Twelve judges reviewed the entries and rated their top ten picks from 10 points to 1 point. The points were then tallied and ranked whereby the highest earned points was declared the winner.
Several of the submitted photographs will be featured in the 2020 Orleans County Tourism calendar which is published in late December as well as the Orleans County Travel & Adventure Guide which is anticipated to be published in January and distributed nationwide.
We thank all the photographers for capturing a variety of subjects and perspectives of our county and allowing us to use their images to promote our region! We also are grateful for the panel of judges who had a tough decision to narrow down their top ten as there were so many quality images to choose from.
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The 2019 Orleans County Tourism Photo Contest is underway! This is the 4th year that we’ve held the contest and we are overwhelmed by the wonderful and creative photographs that showcase the unique and inviting character of Orleans County. The featured image was the 2018 winning photograph taken by Sharon Gavenda in Point Breeze.
The contest is open to any amateur or professional photographer with the exception of employees of the Orleans County Tourism Department. We will accept up to 5 photographs from an individual photographer. All photographs must be taken within Orleans County with a “tourism-draw” subject matter such as recreation, heritage, nature, annual event or tourist attractions. All entries must be submitted by midnight, November 3, 2019 via email or postmarked no later than November 2, 2019. Winners will be notified by November 15, 2019.
A panel of 8-10 judges will rate the photos on the basis of “Tourism Attraction” relevance, subject matter, creativity and quality as well as those which capture the unique quality and beauty of our region. Photographer’s names will not be revealed to the judges. Once again, we’re looking for the WOW factor or “magazine cover worthy” image. New this year: sunrise and sunset images will be rated more favorably when it includes either an icon specific to Orleans County, wildlife specific to our region or activity. We want to insure the photograph is specific to Orleans County and wouldn’t pass for another locale.
The first place photographer will have first choice on 2 complimentary tickets to any one of the following performances. The second and third place winners will choose from the remaining tickets in that order. Only one prize will be awarded per photographer.
We look forward to your submissions! Questions can be directed to Lynne Menz at lynne@orleanscountytourism.com or 585-589-3103.
Here are the top rated photographs from 2018:
We are pleased to announce the winning photographs of the 2018 Orleans County Tourism Photo Contest!
Judging was tough as there were 45 images that captured the essence of Orleans County – including 11 sunsets, landscapes, wildlife and architecture. A jury of 11 ranked their top 10 picks with the following criteria to consider:
Photographer’s identities were not disclosed to the judges. Results were based on responses the judges ranking the images from 1 to 10 and the highest score determined this year’s winners.
Thank you to all the photographers that submitted their works!
