Still Time: Enter Dallas Parks And Rec's Photo Contest

Dallas Park and Recreation Department has invited all photographers, both amateur and professional, to share their best original photos taken at any City of Dallas Park and Recreation park, recreation center, program, or event.

Winning photos will be published in the Dallas Parks Annual Report as well as other park and recreation promotional materials, social media, and department presentations.

Submission requirements:

1. Entries will be submitted via Facebook and Instagram using #ShareYourMomentContest and tagging @DallasParkRec. No printed photo entries will be accepted.
2. By placing the contest hashtag (#ShareYourMomentContest) on your post, you are agreeing to participate in the 2019 Share Your Moment Photo Contest and abide by all contest rules.
3. By entering a photo in the contest, you agree to provide the information requested in the Photo Contest Entry Form should your photo be selected as a finalist.
4. Entrant represents and warrants that the submitted entry is an original, non-published work that does not infringe the rights or intellectual property claims of any third parties.
5. By entering the 2019 Dallas Park and Recreation Department photo contest, you grant The City of Dallas and Dallas Park and Recreation Department a perpetual, royalty-free, non-exclusive license to publish the image(s) in any format, including the Dallas Park and Recreation Departments website, social media accounts, and printed publications and agree that Dallas Park and Recreation Department may use submitted photos and images for the purpose of publicizing and marketing City activities and programs.
6. City reserves the right to reassign entry to alternate category or reject entries based on criteria.
7. The City reserves the right to reject any entry deemed not suitable for consideration due to objectionable content such as the use of profanity, nudity, drug, alcohol, tobacco use or cruelty to persons or animals.
8. By entering, participants agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the City of Dallas and the Park and Recreation Department, its respective subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, employees, attorneys, agents and representatives, from any all third party liability for any injuries, loss, claim, action, demand or damage of any kind arising from or in connection with the competition (collectively, "Losses"), including without limitation any third party claim for copyright infringement or a violation of an individual's right to privacy and/or publicity right. The contest is void where prohibited by law.
9. Dallas Park and Recreation Department reserves the right to make any changes to the rules and/or to the contest at any time.

Contest requirements:

1. Entries must be submitted via social media platforms between May 1, 2019 - June 30, 2019. Contest ends on June 30, 2019 at 11:59 p.m. (US Central Time).
2. Photo must be taken at a Dallas Park and Recreation park, facility, program, or event.
3. Entrants may submit unlimited entries.
4. All photographs must have been taken within the past two years to be considered.
5. The contest is open to the public, excluding Dallas Park and Recreation employees.

• First Prize – $75 Amazaon Gift Card and 4 Arboretum Tickets, 6 month Fitness Pass to Recreation Center of their choosing.
• Second Prize – $50 Snooze Eatery Gift Card, 4 Arboretum Tickets, 3 month Fitness Pass to Recreation Center of their choosing
• Third Prize – $25 La Madeline Gift Card and 4 Arboretum Tickets & 1 month Fitness Pass to the Recreation Center of their choosing.

People's Choice Award: 1 year Universal Fitness Membership ($250 value) Grand Prize (Chosen from any of the five contest categories)

• $100 Michael's Gift Card
• 4 Arboretum tickets
• 6 Month fitness pass to the Recreation Center of their choosing.

Photo criteria:

1. Images should be high resolution of at least 3.2 million pixels (3.2 megapixels) or greater / a minimum of 300 dpi. Resolution can be calculated by multiplying the pixel width of the image with the pixel height. For example, a setting of 2000 x 1600 pixels = 3.2 megapixels. If unsure of setting, set camera to highest quality available or image resolution of at least 2016 x 3040 on SmartPhones.
2. Must be JPG or JPEG format. Formats not accepted include gif, png, and bmp.
3. Photo must be taken within Dallas city limits and within a park or recreation facility listed here.
4. Photos cannot be altered in any way utilizing filters or Photoshop or comparable programs.
5. Image orientation may be portrait or landscape.
6. Photos can be in color or black and white.
7. Photo subjects can be all ages. Photographs will be judged based on overall impact, originality / creativity, technical excellence, and artistic merit.
8. Do not place a watermark on any photos.
9. All photos must be original work of the contest and never been the subject of a copyright or previously published.
10. Images that do not meet these requirements may or may not be judged at the judging panel's sole discretion.