Summer is here and there are so many beautiful places to see and photograph in Council Bluffs and rural Pottawattamie County! To celebrate the season with you, we are hosting the UNleashCB Summer Photo Contest. Participants may enter up to five original photographs that depict the summer season in Council Bluffs and Pottawattamie County for a chance to win a GoPro Hero 7 Silver! You don't have to be a pro or have high-dollar equipment to participate. You'd be surprised by how great smartphone cameras are!
We will be accepting submissions from Monday, June 21, 2021, thru Monday, August 9, 2021.
The winner of the GoPro Hero 7 Silver will be announced on Friday, August 13, 2021, at 4:00 p.m.
After the winner has been announced, we will be taking the top five runner-up images and have the public vote to determine the winner of the people's choice award! Keep an eye out for the link to vote on Monday, August 16, 2021.
How to Enter:
Instagram:
- Post your five summer photos on Instagram.
- Tag @UNleashCB in the photo.
- Use the hashtag #UNleashCBSummer21
Facebook:
- Post your five summer photos on Instagram.
- Tag @UNleashCB in the photo.
- Use the hashtag #UNleashCBSummer21
No Social Media:
- Email your photo or Dropbox link to [email protected].
- Put #UNleashCBSummer21 in the subject line.
Rules and Guidelines:
All photos must be original work, taken by the entrants in Pottawattamie County. No third party may own or control any materials the photo contains, and the photo must not infringe upon the trademark, copyright, moral rights, intellectual rights, or rights of privacy of any entity or person.
All communication in regards to the photo contest will be done through the official UNleashCB Facebook and Instagram pages, or through email coming directly from Emma Schwaller at [email protected]. We will never send links to our participants, ask them to make an account, register on a third-party site, or ask for any personal information.
- You must be over the age of 13 to participate in the UNleashCB Summer Photo Contest.
- If your photo contains recognizable faces, a consent form is required to complete your submission. The form should be filled out by the subject in the photo. If you have multiple submissions, a form will be needed for each photo. Please fill out this form and email it to [email protected] or mail it to the address indicated in the form before August 9, 2021.
- The photo must be in its original state and cannot be altered in any way, including but not limited to removing, adding, reversing, or distorting subjects within the frame. Simple editing and watermarks are ok.
- Violators will be removed from the contest.
- Entries will not be accepted unless submitted via the official contest channel. Entries not submitted through the proper channel will be deleted.
- Entries will be judged by a panel organized by the CBCVB. Entries will be judged on the basis of creativity and effectiveness in capturing the subject matter; summer in Pottawattamie County. All decisions are final. The panel reserves the right to disqualify any entry that is deemed inappropriate or does not conform to stated contest rules.
- By entering the Contest, entrants agree that photos submitted can be used by the Council Bluffs Convention & Visitors Bureau for advertising purposes without compensation. Photographers will be credited where possible. The winner may be contacted and asked to provide a high-resolution, watermark-free, full-sized file to the Council Bluffs Convention & Visitors Bureau.
- Submissions will not be accepted once the deadline lapses.
- The prize must be collected by the winner and is non-transferable.
- The winner will be contacted via the social media account or email address provided during entry. If no response is received after five business days, a new winner will be selected and the previous winner will forfeit all rights to the prize.
- The contest is void where prohibited or restricted by law.
- By participating in the contest, you agree to release and hold harmless the Council Bluffs Convention & Visitors Bureau and its employees, volunteers, affiliates, and agents, from any and all damages, injuries, claims, causes of actions, or losses of any kind resulting from your participation in this contest, including infringement of intellectual property rights. The Council Bluffs Convention & Visitors Bureau and its employees, volunteers, affiliates, and agents assume no responsibility or liability for any damages, injuries, claims, causes of actions, or losses of any kind arising in whole or in part from this contest.
For any questions, please contact the Council Bluffs CVB's associate director of content, Emma Schwaller, at [email protected].
