Photography Contest
NOW OPEN
NOW OPEN
Photo Credit: Sarah Hauser
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Photo Credit: Brian Camp
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Photo Credit: Matt Ross
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Photo Credit: Samantha Brooke
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Welcome to our Inaugural Best Views from the Valley Photo Contest!
Do you have a favorite hike, peak, or path that captures your view of the Valley? Does the charm of our small town captivate you? Do you have family memories of visits to our region? Through your lens, you can now share these special places, moments, and memories with others.
This will an ongoing contest with yearly winner(s). Photography featuring Front Royal, Warren County, and the Shenandoah. Entries can be of people, landscapes, animals, events, and more from Front Royal, Warren County, and/or the Shenandoah. We encourage photographers just starting out to professionals.
Do you have a favorite hike, peak, or path that captures your view of the Valley? Does the charm of our small town captivate you? Do you have family memories of visits to our region? Through your lens, you can now share these special places, moments, and memories with others.
This will an ongoing contest with yearly winner(s). Photography featuring Front Royal, Warren County, and the Shenandoah. Entries can be of people, landscapes, animals, events, and more from Front Royal, Warren County, and/or the Shenandoah. We encourage photographers just starting out to professionals.
Nature * People and Animals * Events and Activities * Historical Sights * Seasons
Photography Competition Categories:
These categories will be judged by the Photography Committee and chosen photos will appear on our website and social media platforms.
Photography Competition Categories:
- Best Panoramic Photo
- Best Nature Photo
- Best Front Royal Main Street Photo
- Best Event Photo
- Best Seasonal Photo (one winner for each season will be selected)
- Best Drone/Aerial Footage
These categories will be judged by the Photography Committee and chosen photos will appear on our website and social media platforms.
Any photograph first published or produced from June 2020 on is eligible. Entries must originate from Front Royal/Warren County and the Shenandoah Valley only. Submission of entries acknowledges the right of Discover Front Royal (Front Royal/Warren County Tourism) to use them for publication and promotion.
How to Enter
Before you entering the contest, please have the following information and materials ready to send:
- Your contact information for registration and notification.
- You must name the category you wish to have your photograph entered in. More than one category may be selected.
- Title and credit of photograph you wish to enter.
- Digital attachment of the photograph you wish to enter.
- Please submit files at least 3 MB and no more than 25 MB.
- For drone footage, if exceeds file attachment capacity, entrant may send an outside link for download if necessary.
PLEASE NOTE:
Entry must depict an image from or of Front Royal, Warren County, and/or the Shenandoah. Entries that are not from or of those areas are NOT eligible, no exceptions.
Only submit one photo per email entry. Emails with more than one photo entry will NOT be eligible, no exceptions.
You must list the category(ies) you wish to have your work entered. Entries that do not list a category will NOT be eligible, no exceptions.
Emails received without the above information or minimum file size will NOT be eligible for entry, no exceptions.
Prizes: One Grand Prize Winner Overall for Best View in the Valley Photography Contest. Prize package worth $1000. Other placement prizes to be announced. Please check our website throughout the contest for further details.
Winner Notification(s): Only the winners will be notified within one month after the final deadline date due of 9/1/22. Complete credits, and any necessary material for the best possible reproduction for feature will be requested at that time.
Winner Notification(s): Only the winners will be notified within one month after the final deadline date due of 9/1/22. Complete credits, and any necessary material for the best possible reproduction for feature will be requested at that time.
Rules and Conditions:
Questions: If you have any other questions you can reach us at email: photocontest@discoverfrontroyal.com.
