Creative Loafing Photo Contest (Deadline March 2011)

You’ve only got a few days to Show Us Your Neighborhood. That’s the theme of the Creative Loafing Photo Contest, and the deadline to enter — with a chance to win the top $ 1,000 prize — is Tuesday, Mar. 1 at 5 p.m. We’ve already received close to 300 entries, but who knows ? The winner may still be out there, and that photo could be yours.

We invite you to share your personal vision of a Tampa Bay neighborhood. You might focus your camera on people — friends, family, neighbors, strangers — or you might prefer to show the physical environment: streetcorners, skyscrapers, man-made or natural, urban or rural. Your shot can be posed or candid, closeup or wide-angle, straightforward or abstract, black-and-white or color — we’ve even received a few 3-D entries. In making their decisions, judges will consider compositional and technical excellence; distinctiveness of vision; and relevance to the neighborhood theme.

On March 24, we’ll showcase the best submissions in The Photo Issue, an edition of Creative Loafing devoted to telling Tampa Bay’s stories through photography. On Mar. 26, we’ll announce the winners at our annual multi-disciplinary arts event, Sensory Overload, to be held this year at the Glazer Children’s Museum in downtown Tampa. Top finishers will also get a show at the Florida Museum of Photographic Arts this fall.

Find an entry form and full details on prizes, judging and contest rules at the CL Photo Contest site. See you in the neighborhoods!

We're looking for shots that reflect your personal vision of a Tampa Bay neighborhood. It could be your own neighborhood, or just one that you find intriguing. You can focus on any aspect of the neighborhood - a house, a block, an event; families, friends, strangers; manmade, natural, urban, rural. And your shot can be posed or candid, closeup or wide-angle, straightforward or abstract, black-and-white or color - just so long as it says something about the corner of Tampa Bay you've chosen to photograph. In considering the entries, judges will consider compositional and technical excellence; distinctiveness of vision; and relevance to the neighborhood theme.

Enter Your Photos to Win !

First Place
$1,000

Second Place
$500

Third Place
$250

Additional Prizes
Classes and gift certificates from FMOPA, the International Academy of Design & Technology and the Dunedin Fine Art Center.

Exhibitions
Florida Museum of Photographic Arts (Gallery C):
September 8-November 6

Sensory Overload :
The Glazer Children's Museum, Sat. Mar. 26

CL Photo Issue :
March 24

Contest Rules and Guidelines

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Dates for submission : Feb. 1- Mar. 1
Entry deadline : Tues. Mar. 1, 5 P.M.
Application fee : $5 per photo, limit of 3 photos per photographer.

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