Vision Lampasas Murals Photo Contest

WHO:

• Professional and Amateur Photographers - Meaning: YOU!

WHAT:

• Photo Contest Featuring People / Pets / Objects in front of Vision Lampasas Murals

WHEN: 

• Submit photos NOW, June 9th, 2021 through July 11th, 2021, 11:59 pm
• Voting begins on July 11th, and ends on July 18th, 2021 at 11:59 pm
• Participants are reminded if they attend the Spring Ho "Spirit of Second Street Celebration" on 2nd Street, Sunday, July 11, from 1pm to 4pm, it's a great opportunity to get some shots in front of the "Generations" mural
• Winners will be announced the week of July 18th here on the website, and on Facebook

WHERE: 

• In front of any Vision Lampasas Mural ~  Full list here.

WHY: 

• To have fun getting out and about in Lampasas, visit and explore the murals
• Create awareness of our local Photographer's talent 
• Celebrate graduating Seniors - this year, next year, and past
• Showcase talent in the Lampasas area
• To win some great prizes!​​

CATEGORIES:

• Photos of 2021 & 2022 Graduating Seniors -
Photos taken in front of a Vision Lampasas Mural
via *Professional Photographers

• Photos of Any Prior Year's Graduates -
Photos taken in front of a Vision Lampasas Mural
via *Professional Photographers
(any year in the past)

• Photos taken ​of **Any Subject in front of a Vision Lampasas mural -
 via General Public *Amateur, or *Pro Photographers
​(Taken any year, including 2021)

PRIZES:
1st Place in each category:  $100
2nd Place in each category:  $75
3rd Place in each category:  $50

SUBMIT YOUR PHOTOS

See complete Rules below

Where are our murals?
VISIT OUR MURAL PAGE

 SUBMIT YOUR PHOTOS OF PEOPLE/PETS/OBJECTS IN FRONT OF THE MURALS BY JULY 11TH, 2021 TO: INFO@VISIONLAMPASAS.ORG 
​YOU MAY SUBMIT TWO ENTRIES PER PERSON
No entries will be accepted via Facebook • See complete Rules below

CONTEST TERMS AND CONDITIONS:

CONTEST TERMS AND CONDITIONS:

• Anyone may enter, but the photographs must have been taken in front of one of the Vision Lampasas Murals
• Entering the contest constitutes agreement to the terms and conditions stated in these Entry Guidelines
• If you are submitting as a Professional Photographer for the Graduates categories, indicate with your entries if it's a photo of a 2021 graduate, a 2022 graduate, or a past year's graduate. Please give the name of the graduate, and the year of graduation
• General public submissions,  Pro or Amateur, please give the name of your subjects in the photo, and the year taken (if possible)
• ** "Any" subject refers to any acceptable *PG-rated subjects.  Any questionable entries will not be accepted
• Please give a title to the name of your photo

• Entries to the contest must be submitted via email submission at info@visionlampasas.org
• Entries will only be accepted via email.  Submissions elsewhere will be deleted
• Entrants may submit up to 2 photos due by July 11th, 2021, 11:59 pm.
• Entries will not be accepted after the deadline passes
• ​Entries will be showcased here on this website and on Facebook, but no voting will be counted on Facebook​
• No purchase or fees are necessary to enter, or vote
• Votes will be cast via the contact form below here on this website. One vote per email address.  All votes must be in by July 18th, 2021, 11:59 pm
• Voting is not based on anything other than what photos people like, but we'd love to know why you voted for your choice
• 1st place, 2nd place, 3rd place will be the given prizes in each category to the person who submitted the entry. Prizes, respectively are: $100, $75 and $50​
• The prize must be collected by the winner and is nontransferable
• Winners will be notified by email to the email address provided with the submission and must claim it within 5 business days or the prize will be forfeited
• Winners will be announced to the public on Facebook.  A winner's gallery will be showcased on this website and Facebook
• All Professional photographer's pages/websites will be tagged
• Photographers own the copyrights to their images, (unless other arrangements are made with their clients), so they may enter freely.  It is encouraged however, for them to obtain permission from parents, and/or students to use the photos in the contest
• Entrants are required to obtain the prior permission and consent of the persons who are portrayed in their works
• Entrants must either own the copyright to the photograph, or obtain written permission from the photographer and submit it with their entry.  Ownership of copyright is automatically decreed to the person who has taken the photo without any formal filing
• Parents/subjects/friends can submit Professionally taken graduating Senior, or other photos only with permission of the photographer, and if the photographer chooses not to enter the particular photo in question
• Professional photos submitted  by someone other than the photographer may not be altered in any way from what the professional photographer gave you.  This includes removal of any watermarks.  Any violations to this will nullify the entry and it will not be accepted into the contest
• Vision Lampasas, it's officers, and representatives/members/board are not responsible for any issues or litigation arising from copyright disputes or other matters surrounding the contest.  The organizer will not bear responsibility for damages or other harm suffered by entrants as a result of their participation in the contest. Entrants agree to fully indemnify the organizer and bear all responsibility for any third-party complaints or objections concerning copyright or other intellectual-property-right infringement or damages arising from submitted works.
• By entering, you give Vision Lampasas specific rights to publish your photo with your name and with your subject's names in and on any of our media platforms including, but not limited to our website, Facebook and the Lampasas Dispatch Record newspaper
• Facebook is not affiliated with the contest in any way.  It will merely be used to showcase photos in the contest and publicly announce the contest and winners​