Odessa In Focus Photo Contest
         

In honor of May being National Photography Month, the City of Odessa, Missouri, is sponsoring the first annual “Odessa in Focus” photo contest to inspire civic pride and encourage those who live, work, or study in Odessa to explore their city. This contest allows people the chance to see the city through your unique lens and explore what makes Odessa great. Entries will be judged on overall quality, creativity, and how well the photograph portrays Odessa. Technical quality, clarity, and composition are all important, but so is a flair for the unexpected and the ability to capture a picture-perfect moment. The deadline for entries is Wednesday, May 31, 2023.

 

CATEGORIES

Favorite Places in Odessa – Photo examples include neighborhoods, shopping districts, parks, restaurants, and architecture.  

Life in Odessa – Photos should reflect what you do or see every day such as home life, outdoor activities, sports, parades, community celebrations, and special events. 

Odessa Outdoors – Photos should reflect the beauty of Odessa including lakes, wildlife, landscapes, and sunsets.

 

RULES

  • Participants under the age of 18 years of age must have each entry signed by a Parent or Guardian.
  • Participants may submit up to three (3) photographs.
  • Participants do not have to be residents of Odessa, Missouri.
  • Photos must be taken within the city limits of Odessa, Missouri
  • Amateur or professional photographers may enter.
  • Photos must be submitted by the actual photographer.
  • Photos must be a high-resolution JPG no more than 5MB in size.
  • Photos may have been taken at any time – they do not have to be taken in May 2023 – however, photos must not have been previously published (photos posted on social media may be submitted).
  • All entered photographs may be used as content on the City’s website or in other ways to promote the City of Odessa. The photographer retains the copyright to his or her work.
  • The subject matter of the photographs is limited to locations, activities, building/structures, or outdoor scenes. A person, or persons, may be included in the photograph, but should not be the main subject of the image. Any person(s) in the photograph(s) must give their permission to use their image in this contest.
  • Each photo must be submitted via the electronic entry form.
  • City employees, council members, and their families are not eligible to win, but are encouraged to submit photos.
  • The City of Odessa reserves the right to remove from the contest any submitted image that depicts illegal, unsafe, potentially offensive or otherwise inappropriate content, advertising, content implying city support or sponsorship; or any other content that the City deems contrary to the goals and intent of the contest.
  • Contest organizers reserve the right to re-categorize or disqualify any entry.
  • The City of Odessa is not responsible for any lost entries.
  • The deadline for entries is Wednesday, May 31, 2023. Submissions received after the deadline are not eligible.
  • Winners will be announced in June 2023.
  • All decisions by the judges are final. The judges have the right not to award a winner in any category.

 

WINNERS

After the deadline for photo submissions, all entries will be judged, winners will be determined and contacted, and the prize winners will be announced via the city website and social media posts. Awards will be given for the top photos in each of the three categories. A single photographer may be able to win multiple categories. All winners will receive recognition at a City Board of Aldermen meeting, be featured on the City’s Facebook page, and will be posted in a gallery on the City’s website. In addition, all winning photos will be included in a special photo exhibit at City Hall and publicized in the City Newsletter Odessa Outlook.

 

RELEASE

By entering you affirm that you are the person who took the submitted photograph and that the entry was taken within the city limits of Odessa, Missouri. You own all intellectual property rights to the photograph; you grant the City the perpetual right and license to reproduce your photographs for educational, promotional, or publicity purposes without payment or further compensation. You also grant to the City of Odessa the perpetual right and license to allow the City of Odessa to authorize the use of the submitted photographs by other partner organizations of the City of Odessa for educational, promotional, or publicity purposes without payment or further compensation.


By entering this contest you agree to comply with the above rules. Click HERE to enter.

 

Information contained in these official rules is for reference only and subject to change.

The City of Odessa reserves the right to revise, amend, or repeal these contest rules at any time.