Somerset County Seeks Photos for Photo Contest

By Somerset County

Do you have a favorite photo of Somerset County? We’re looking for photos to be featured on the county website or published in the Somerset County Business Partnership’s “Destination Guide.”

The Board of Chosen Freeholders is sponsoring a “Show us Somerset County through your camera lens” photo contest, which is open to residents and employees of Somerset County. The deadline for entries is Friday, Oct. 16.

“Somerset County is in the process of redesigning its website and we plan to feature images that depict our county as a great place to live, work and play,” said Freeholder Director Mark Caliguire. “We look forward to seeing what residents love about Somerset County.”

The Somerset County Business Partnership is seeking photos that show people enjoying attractions within the county for its 2015-2016 “Somerset County Destination Guide.” For more information, contact Tourism Director Jacqueline Morales at jmorales@scbp.org or 908-218-4300.

Up to a total of five digital photos, in color or black and white, can be submitted for the website and the guide. Entries will be reviewed by both Somerset County and the Business Partnership.

Electronic submissions can be sent to photocontest@co.somerset.nj.us. CD’s can be mailed to Somerset County Photo Contest, County Administrator’s Office, P.O. Box 3000, Somerville, NJ 08876. Entries will not be returned.

Photo Contest entries should reflect one of five themes:

• Community – for example, neighborhoods, important local places
• Natural Environment – for example, lakes, rivers, forests, parks, or wildlife
• Architecture and Urban Design – including plazas, buildings, boulevards, etc.
• Transportation – for example, streets, buses, trains, bicycle & pedestrian paths
• Arts & Culture – including museums, events, entertainment, public art, etc.

A completed entry form must be submitted with each photo. Contestants are responsible for acquiring photo releases from identifiable individuals featured in the photographs. See photo contest instructions for more information.

A panel of judges will select a winner and runner up for each Photo Contest theme, as well as an overall contest winner. Winners will be notified by mail or e-mail. Top entries may be showcased on the redesigned county website and on printed materials.

For more information, contact Linny Kosensky at photocontest@co.somerset.nj.us or call (908) 231-7081.

• Photo Contest Instructions
• Entry Form
• Subject Release Form