Photo Eligibility
To enter, you must be at least 18 years of age and a US citizen or permanent legal resident (green card). All photos must be in color and taken in the City of Greensboro within the last three years. The photo subject must be relevant to the City of Greensboro in one of the following contest categories:

• City of Greensboro Downtown 
• City of Greensboro Skyline
• City of Greensboro History
• City of Greensboro Recreation
• City of Greensboro Beauty
• City of Greensboro Landmarks

Photo Formats
Entries must be color digital images. Black and white images are not eligible. Please read the specific guidelines below for submitting digital images.

Photographer/Copyright
Entries must be submitted by the original photographer. Do not submit a photo taken by someone other than yourself. You must be the sole owner of the copyright of any image submitted. Your submission of the photo and entry form is your guarantee that you are the author and copyright holder of the photo.

Photo Release Forms
Photos must be accompanied by an photo release form, granting the City of Greensboro the right to use your photo. Photos that include minors under the age of 18 must be submitted with a minor's photo release form and signature of parent or guardian. Send forms to April Craddock, Information Technology Department, PO Box 3136, Greensboro, NC, 27402-3136.

Number of Entries
An individual may submit two photos per category per contest.

Photo Subject Restrictions
Photos must be appropriate for posting on a public government website. Obscene, provocative or otherwise questionable content will not be considered. City of Greensboro retains sole discretion as to what constitutes inappropriate content. 

Ownership/Use Rights
Photographers retain the copyright to their photographs. By entering the contest, photographers agree to have their submitted photograph displayed on the Greensboro-nc.gov website without any fee or other form of compensation, and agree that City of Greensboro may display winning photos in a "past winners" photo gallery and retain copies of the photograph for archival purposes. Posted photos will be subject to the Greensboro-nc.gov website photo use policy. Photos will be credited to the photographer named in the entry form, when the Full Name is available.  In the event that ownership of any photograph submitted to City of Greensboro is contested in any manner, City of Greensboro retains the discretion to disqualify that photograph and discontinue use of the photograph.

How to Enter
Digital photos may be submitted using the online entry form. Each entry must be accompanied by a completed contest entry form. If you are submitting multiple entries, be sure to indicate clearly which form belongs with each photo.

Judging
Entries will be judged on the basis of creativity, photographic quality, and effectiveness in conveying the beauty and/or unique character of City of Greensboro in one of the contest categories. A City of Greensboro panel will judge the entries and all contest decisions are final. Entries that fail to comply with these Contest Rules will be disqualified. The City of Greensboro panel will include professionals in graphic design, website design, website development, marketing and public relations.

Winners
Judges will select a first and second place winning photo for each of the contest categories. If fewer than 10 eligible photographs are entered in a category, the City of Greensboro may choose to name only a first place winner, or may cancel that category. In addition, one or more honorable mention winners may be selected in categories with especially large numbers of entries, at the discretion of the judging panel. Winners will be notified approximately two to three weeks after the contest deadline by phone and e-mail using the information on the entry form. Along with a winner notification, winners will be sent via e-mail an affidavit of eligibility and release. Winners must sign the affidavit and return it via e-mail to the City of Greensboro within seven days of the date on the affidavit. Failure to sign and return the affidavit within seven days will result in disqualification. Winning photographs, along with the photographer's name, will be displayed on the Greensboro-nc.gov website. No financial compensation is provided to winners.

Submitting Digital Images
Digital images should be submitted using the online entry form. Images should be formatted to 72 dpi and no smaller than 450 x 338 pixels. Panoramic photos are not eligible. Images should be submitted in JPG (at high quality) or TIF format. File sizes must be less than 1MB per image. Images must be in natural color. Black and white, sepia tone, and duotone images are not eligible. Digital images will not be returned.

Image Modifications
Minor digital enhancement is permitted, but images that have been significantly modified or appear unnatural will be disqualified.

Not Permitted
• No borders or frames may be added to images.
• No watermarks, signatures, or copyright notices may be added to images. All winning images will be displayed with the photographer's name.
• Adding or replacing elements in an image is not permitted.
• Artistic filters are not permitted.

Permitted Modifications
• Images may be cropped and rotated as necessary as long as the rectangular format is maintained and the size is within the specifications above.
• Images may be resized as long as the aspect ratio is maintained.
• Red-eye removal and spot editing.
• One-step enhancement (such as "AutoFix," "QuickFix," "Auto Levels," etc.) .
• Use of filters to sharpen, soften, blur, despeckle, or remove noise.
• Use of corrective functions to improve the natural appearance of the image, such as levels, contrast, brightness, curves, intensity, tone, hue, saturation, lightness, value, color balance, and tint.

Additional Terms and Conditions
City of Greensboro is not responsible for computer system, hardware, software, or program malfunctions or other errors, failures, or delayed computer transactions or network connections that are human or technical in nature. Furthermore, City of Greensboro is not responsible for: (i) lost, misdirected, misplaced, illegible, unintelligible, incomplete, or late entries or (ii) any act, failure to act, or delay regarding the transmitting or processing of entries. City of Greensboro reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel or suspend all or any portion of this contest without notice due to factors beyond the City of Greensboro's control, including technical difficulties. Void where prohibited. City of Greensboro is entitled to interpret these rules as needed and its decisions are final. City of Greensboro reserves the right to disqualify any entrant that City of Greensboro has reason to believe is not the original work of entrant, or does not otherwise meet the contest rules. If a winner is disqualified or determined to be ineligible, an alternate winner will be selected using the same judging process/criteria described above. Alternate winners are subject to all requirements set forth in these Contest Rules.