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Eddie Canon
Director
ECanon@cobbcounty.org

1792 County Services Pkwy
Marietta, GA 30008
Phone: (770) 528-8800
Fax: (770) 528-8813


Eddie Canon
Parks Services

Division Director
ECanon@cobbcounty.org

Terrence Ramsey
Recreation Services

Division Director
Terrence.Ramsey@cobbcounty.org

Elizabeth Weaver
Arts/Cultural Affairs

Division Director
EWeaver@cobbcounty.org


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Cobb County Parks, Recreation, Cultural Affairs Department

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'Fun in the Park' Photo Contest

As you and your family enjoy Cobb's parks for your leisure activities, bring along your camera and take pictures. Submit your best recreation and cultural affairs photos for the 2010 'FUN IN THE PARKS' Photo Contest. Enter for fun and awards!!!! We are looking for photos that capture your enjoyment of Cobb's parks. Your pictures can capture youth at play, sports and action, nature and wildlife, or just a picnic under the shade tree. Take your best shots and enter them for fun and prizes.

 

View 2009 winning photos here!!!

View all photos here:

General Category

Nature and Wildlife Category

Sports and Action Category

Rules & Entry Information

Categories:

•  Sports and Action
•  Nature and Wildlife
•  General (anything else)

Formats:

•  Color Print
•  Digital

Divisions (Age of Photographer):

•  Adult
•  Youth (18 and under)

Rules:

  • All photos must have been taken at a Cobb County Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affair’s park, facility, activity or event. Please note that this excludes Kennesaw Mountain National Park and city parks (Marietta Parks, Smyrna Parks, Kennesaw Parks, etc...) in Cobb County. See the Cobb website for a complete listing of parks. Pictures taken during programs and events sponsored by Cobb Parks but occur off park property are eligible for entry.
  • Photographers agree by entering contest to give permission to Cobb County to use their images in brochures and on Cobb’s website to promote programs in Cobb County. Pictures may be displayed in exhibits, exhibited online and in department brochures. Photos will not be returned.
  • Limit 10 entries per person per format (10 color prints and 10 digital photos).
  • There will be awards for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and Honorable Mention for each category. Judges will be provided by the Cobb Photographic Society and CCPRCA. Winners will be notified by email (or mail).
  • Color prints must be no smaller than 5”x7” and no larger than 11”x14”. Prints may be (but not required) permanently mounted on photographic-type mount board, flush or with a border, or a single mat overlay may be used. Mount board shall not exceed 16”x20”. The entry form must be attached to the back of the mount board or print for each print entered. Digital photos that have been printed may be entered in the color print division. A separate 4”x6” print must accompany each print entry. This print will be scanned for digital use.
  • Digital photos may be submitted by email or copied to a CD clearly marked with entrant’s name and number of photos. Photos should be in jpeg or tiff format with a maximum resolution of 1024x768 or 2000 pixels on the long side of the photo . Name the files with your name, division, category and photo # - (example: John Doe_A_NW_01). This would represent your file as John Doe > adult > Nature and Wildlife > photo #1. Digital photos must be accompanied by a print out of the images (may be on one sheet of paper) with entry form attached. Entries that are submitted by email may attach a Word document with the images and entry info or may fax the printout to (770) 528-8814 (Mark Chandler).
  • Entry Deadline: November 3, 2010
  • Submit entries to:

Mark Chandler

Cobb County Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs Department

1792 County Services Parkway, Marietta, GA 30008

or you may drop them off at the following arts facilities: The Art Place Mountain View, The Art Station Big Shanty and the Mable House Arts Center. Digital photos may be emailed to: mark.chandler@cobbcounty.org . Questions? Call (770) 528-8831.

 

Entry Deadline: November 3, 2010


Submit entries to:

Mark Chandler
Cobb County Parks , Recreation and Cultural Affairs

1792 County Services Parkway
Marietta, GA   30008

Digital photos may be emailed to:

Mark Chandler

Questions? Call (770) 528-8831


 

View 2009 winning photos here!!!

View all photos here:

General Category

Nature and Wildlife Category

Sports and Action Category

 

View 2008 winning photos here!!!

View all photos here:

General Category

Nature and Wildlife Category

Sports and Action Category

 

View all the 2007 entries here: 

2007 'Fun in the Park' Photo Contest

 

 

View all the 2006 entries here: 

2006 'Fun in the Park' Photo Contest

 

 

View the 2005 entries here: 

2005 'Fun in the Park' Photo Contest