Get your camera ready!
Downtown has announced the first edition of the “Heart of Salmon Arm Photo Contest.”
There’s more to downtown than buildings, roads, and the brick and concrete that surround us, says organizer Roger Parenteau.
“It is the people that give our community its charm and character. They create the social, economic, cultural and environmental well-being of our community and are the keepers of the legacy that we leave our children and future generations.”
Downtown Salmon Arm is calling on all photographers and community members to help celebrate the beautiful downtown, the story it tells about our community, our history, and the people around us.
“The purpose of the contest is to celebrate the cultural core of our community and the importance of the people in it and in our lives,” Parenteau says.
Share your stories along with the photos, describing who is in the picture, where it was taken, what was happening and why it is significant to you and/or to the community through a maximum 250-word description.
A panel of judges will choose 12 finalists. Grand, second and third-place winners will be chosen by community voting and will win prizes of $500, $350 and $250 respectively.
In addition to prizes for the top three photos, honorariums for select submissions will be offered over the course of the contest, which began July 14 and closes July 17, 2015.
For more information about the contest, contact Downtown Salmon Arm at 250-832-5440.
Details, registration and release forms are also available at salmonarmdowntown.com under the Community link.
