PHOTO CONTEST RULES

Your photos could be seen by more than 15,000 readers when you enter them in Pocono Living Magazine’s Annual Photo Contest. The contest is open to amateur photographers only. (Those who do not earn a majority, over half, of their income as photographers).

You may enter no more than 10 images, so choose your best shots.

Categories:

• Scenics
• Wildlife
• Florals
• Historical Structures 

Only photographs that are representative of the Pocono Mountains should be submitted. Individual photos should be attached to an email message and sent to: pmags@ptd.net. Photos submitted must be high resolution, (300 dpi), jpg or tiff files. Include your name, email address and mailing address with the first photo submitted so we may contact you to receive your prize if your photo is chosen as a winner in the contest.

Winning photos, along with the names, (and hometowns if available) of each winner will appear in the October/November issue of Pocono Living Magazine and the Pocono Magazines.com website.

Prizes Awarded:

1st Place: $100.00 in Gift Certificates to Local Restaurants & Shoppes

2nd Place:  $75.00 in Gift Certificates to Local Restaurants & Shoppes

3rd Place: $50.00 in Gift Certificates to Local Restaurants & Shoppes

Honorable Mentions:

One year subscription to Pocono Living & Pocono Family Magazines. In the event of a tie, prizes will be spilt among the winners.

RULES OF THE CONTEST:

• Contest open to amateur photographers only. 
• Contest opens April 1 and closes August 1.
• Enter electronic files by email to: pmags@ptd.net
• Submitted photos must be as an attachment to an email message, (not within the body of the email), and be high resolution (300 dpi), jpeg or tiff files.
• Please include your contact information (phone number, mailing address & email address) with the submission.
• Each contestant may submit no more than 10 photographs. Any photos received after the first 10 submitted will be deleted. Choose any combination of categories.
• Photos submitted may be judged for inclusion in this year’s contest, and in all future year’s contests, so you have several chances to be a winner.
• Entered photos must have been taken recently and be of a scene or subject found in the Pocono Mountains only.
• Categories are: Scenic, (landscapes, rivers, lakes, waterfalls, etc.), Wildlife, Florals, and Historical Structures.
• Judging will take place in August and September and winners will be notified at that time.
• Winners will receive gift certificates within 60 days after being published.
• Contestants will retain all rights to their photography, but agree that Pocono Magazines, LLC and Pocono Mts. Publications, LLC may use their photos from time to time in the magazines that they publish and on the Pocono Magazines.com website provided proper credit is given to each photographer.

Questions?  Email the editor at: pmags@ptd.net