Give Us Your Best Shot

19th Annual Lake Superior Photo Contest

Send us your views of Lake Superior. Deadline October 16, 2013.

Share your favorite photo of the Inland Sea and its region. Lake Superior Magazine sponsors its annual Lake Superior Photography Contest for amateurs honoring the best images submitted by our readers.

Winners will be published in Lake Superior Magazine’s February/March 2014 issue. Limited to no more than 10 color and/or black-and-white entries per photographer.

Enter in four categories: Nature, Lake/Landscapes, People/Humor, Artsy/Altered.

Entry Form

Reproduce or print the entry form and send it with your entry. Please remember to limit your entry to no more than a total of 10 photos and include a title and location for each. Please place your name into the filename for each photo and on the disk itself, if you mail an entry.

Download Entry Form

Prizes

Grand Prize

$239 Prize Package

4 First Prizes

$39 Prize Package

4 Second Prizes

$33 Prize Package

Honorable Mention

Certificate of Honor

Finalist

Certificate of Merit

The Rules

CATEGORIES

Images may be submitted in four categories – lake/landscapes, humor/people, nature, artsy/altered. A first- and second-place winner will be chosen in each category. A Grand Prize overall winner will also be chosen. Judges may change the category of an image.

ELIGIBILITY

Photographers: The contest is open to any photographer who has not been paid to have a photo printed in Lake Superior Magazine; magazine staff members and their immediate families cannot enter. We encourage the works of amateurs and also encourage that those who enter make less than 50 percent of their income through photography.

Images: Photos must have been taken in the Lake Superior region and nearby areas. Images previously published in magazines, calendars, etc. are NOT eligible nor are images that have won or been honored in past photo contests (LSM or other) or that are being submitted concurrently to any other contest. Up to 10 images may be submitted. The entrant must hold all rights for the image submitted.

Images submitted previously to this or another contest but did not win a prize or honorable mention CAN be submitted.

Any images with recognizable people should have permission for submission from those in the photo, available to Lake Superior Magazine upon request.

Digital images may be sent on a CD as a TIFF or JPEG with at least 400 dpi or higher and include a printout summary no larger than 8x10 inches (can be “thumbnails”). Digital images can also be uploaded via our submission link (below). We no longer can accept prints or color transparencies (35mm slide or larger). Photos may be adjusted for color correcting or removal of dust spots, but should not be manipulated in other ways unless being entered in the Artsy/Altered category. Altered images in other categories will be disqualified or moved to Artsy/Altered.

Note: Those entering artsy/altered should include a description of how and why each image was altered. (We may use this in the magazine.)

PREPARING MATERIALS

Include the entry form that can be downloaded from online or can be mailed to those who send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to Lake Superior Magazine. Include entrant’s NAME, ADDRESS, PHONE and E-MAIL ADDRESS.

Photo IDs: Each photo entry must be identified with NAME, ADDRESS, TITLE, PLACE WHERE PHOTO WAS TAKEN and CATEGORY, although digital submissions on a CD only need name and address marked on the CD.

PERMISSIONS

By entering the contest, you are automatically conveying to Lake Superior Magazine, its affiliate publications and websites unlimited, nonexclusive publishing rights to each image submitted.

DEADLINES & SUBMISSIONS

All mailed submissions must be sent to

Photo Contest

Lake Superior Magazine

P.O. Box 16417

Duluth, MN 55816-0417

and must be postmarked no later than October 16, 2013. Although there is no cost to enter, mailed entries will not be returned unless a self-addressed, stamped envelope is provided.

Submissions may also be made via email using the link below or by sending individual entries to lsmphotosubmission@lakesuperior.com (only one attachment per email, please).

Make your Photo Submission HERE by attaching to an Email

Please submit one image per email (maximum of 10), including complete contact information (Name, Address, Daytime Phone, Preferred email) and entry information (Category, Title, Location). Judges reserve the right to change images to appropriate categories.

Winners will be announced in the February/March 2014 issue of Lake Superior Magazine. Submissions with return packaging and postage will be sent after February 1, 2014.

PERMISSIONS

By entering the contest, you are automatically conveying to Lake Superior Magazine, its affiliate publications and websites unlimited, nonexclusive publishing rights to each image submitted.

LIABILITY

Lake Superior Magazine is not responsible for any lost or damaged entries, either in the mail, by electronic transfer or on premises, and the editors reserve the right to disqualify any photographs deemed unsuitable. Do not send any materials that you would be disappointed to have lost or damaged in transit.

JUDGING

Judging will based on overall clarity and technical quality with attention to composition, exposure, focus, color, creativity and subject matter.

PRIZES and AWARDS

The Grand Prize is $200, a one-year subscription to Lake Superior Magazine and a Lake Superior Wall Calendar. First-place prizes are a one-year subscription and a Lake Superior Wall Calendar. Second-place prizes are a subscription and a Lake Superior mini calendar. All prize winners, including honorable mentions and finalists, receive a Certificate.