Virgin River Basin Calendar Photo Contest

We have not opened the 2012 Virgin River Program Calendar photo contest yet. We will likely begin accepting applications in July. Until then, keep the following thoughts in mind as you travel out and about.....

Pull out any great photos you have of the basin and submit your entries at this web site. Each contestant can enter a maximum of ten (10) photos.

Entries are due by September 30. Winners will be notified in October and the calendar is to be released in late November. The Grand Prize Winner will be awarded an IPod Touch and their photo will be featured on the calendar’s cover. The primary distribution for the calendars are the 4th grade students throughout Washington County. In addition to the beautiful photos, the calendars include information on native wildlife species in the area and activities of the Virgin River Program.

Photos should showcase aspects of the Virgin River Basin including: landscape, wildlife, seasons in the basin, the river and all of its uses.

Due to calendar format, photos should be in landscape format.

Photo Specs

To assure the highest quality calendar production, it is strongly recommended that all photos be no smaller than 6 MEGAPIXELS (2000X3000 MEGAPIXELS). Please submit photos in a JPEG format. The size of the file in megabytes may vary and the upload speed of the photo is based on your Internet connection and file size. Please note that a MEGAPIXEL (resolution) is different than a megabyte (file size).

Photos may still be submitted that are below 6 MEGAPIXELS, BUT PHOTO QUALITY WILL BE A FACTOR WHEN SELECTING THE 13 MAIN WINNERS (CALENDAR COVER PLUS TWELVE MONTHS). Other photos may be used in the sidebar areas of the calendar and will provide photo credit, but are not considered one of the 13 winners.

It may take a few days for your photos to be posted. If you have any additional questions about photo size or the submission process, please contact Steve.