Photo Contest

Every other month, we will choose a new theme and ask people to post photos that fit that theme to Instagram or Facebook.

To be eligible for our monthly photo contest, share your photo(s) — see platform-specific instructions below — and use #LakeMetroparks and the specified hashtag of the month. Photos that are not entered or tagged correctly will not be eligible nor considered.

At the end of each contest, finalists will be chosen and sent to be judged by our Facebook and Instagram followers. One photo per contest will be declared the winner.

Theme: #LMGENERATIONS25

Nature has a way of bringing generations together, offering a shared sense of wonder that connects us all. Parks are perfect settings for friends and family of all ages to gather to share laughter, learning and lasting memories. We’d love to see your best photos capturing at least two (or more) distinct generations enjoying joyful moments at Lake Metroparks!

There are two ways to enter:

Instagram: Post up to five photos. Be sure to tag @lakemetroparks and use both #LMgenerations25 and #LakeMetroparks in your submissions. Please also tag the park location.

Facebook: Add up to five photos within the comment section of the contest announcement post (click here). Be sure to use both #LMgenerations25 and #LakeMetroparks in your submissions. Please also include the name of the park.

Entry deadline: April 30

Photo contest process:

• Images will be judged on various criteria including originality, technical excellence, composition, adherence to theme, overall impact and artistic merit. The judges are a panel of Lake Metroparks staff members familiar with photography and responsible for selecting images for various printed and online marketing materials.
• The judges will select up to five finalists, which will be posted for voting to Lake Metroparks’ Facebook and Instagram pages. Votes collected from both platforms will be added together for an overall tally. Voting will take place after the monthly contest closes.
• Lake Metroparks retains the sole discretion over the selection of, and decision not to select, any particular entry as the winner.
• Lake Metroparks retains the sole discretion to cancel the contest if an insufficient number of entries are received.
• Lake Metroparks employees are not eligible to participate.

Winners of the photo contest will receive:

• Photo will be featured on Lake Metroparks’ Facebook and Instagram pages
• Photo may be used in marketing efforts by Lake Metroparks
• A Lake Metroparks prize pack

PHOTO CONTEST RULES:

• You must have a public Instagram account.
• There is an entry limit of five photos from each person, per contest.
• Photos that you submit must be your own work and you must own the rights to distribute the image.
• You must have the consent of those whose faces are visible in the image.
• By entering the contest, you authorize Lake Metroparks to use that image in our e-newsletter and other offline and online marketing materials in perpetuity without any fee or other form of compensation. Photos will be credited whenever possible.
• You will retain ownership and all other rights to your image.
• Photos can only be entered one time and cannot be resubmitted each month.
• By entering the contest, participants agree to indemnify and hold harmless Lake Metroparks from any issues, losses or actions emanating from or in relation to this photo contest. This would include any losses or issues related to third party claims of copyright infringement or violations of personal privacy.
• By entering the contest, participants agree to fully release and hold Meta harmless from liability and acknowledge that the promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with Meta.
• By participating in the contest you agree to the terms of these rules.

Lake Metroparks is not responsible for lost, late, misdirected, incomplete entries or technical errors.