ENTRY DEADLINE EXTENDED TO APRIL 10 AT 9 P.M.
Calling SoBo shutterbugs of all ages! This year’s “I Love SoBo Day” community celebration on April 27 features our 2nd show of photographs by residents of the South Baltimore peninsula.
This year’s theme is “City People” – portraits or street photography with a focus on people in a Baltimore setting. Entries can be submitted starting March 15.
Photos will be on display during SoBo Day on Saturday, April 27, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the Baltimore Museum of Industry outdoor pavilion (1415 Key Highway). Awards will be announced at 12:15 p.m. in the pavilion.
Prizes will be awarded to three photos selected by our celebrity judge and one People’s Choice winner selected by SoBo Day visitors. Honorable mentions will also be awarded by our judge. The top prize is a $75 gift card to a SoBo eatery of your choice.
Questions? Email hello@sobopost.org.
Contest Rules
Who Can Enter – All residents of the South Baltimore peninsula are eligible to enter, regardless of age. SoBo neighborhoods include Sharp-Leadenhall, Otterbein, Federal Hill, South Baltimore, Riverside, Key Highway, Locust Point, and Baltimore Peninsula/Port Covington.
Image Guidelines – Photographs submitted must include a dominant focus on people in a Baltimore setting. Photos can have been taken at any time. Entrants can submit 1 or 2 photographs. Photos must be free of watermarks or signatures.
Submission Requirements – Entries can be submitted from March 15 through April 7. Images must be high-resolution JPEG files (1MB to 5MB preferred). Participants will receive an acknowledgement when their photos are received.
Judging and Awards – Our celebrity judge, Baltimore photographer Janet Jeffers Little, will review all photos before SoBo Day and select First, Second, and Third Place award winners. Anyone attending SoBo Day can vote for the winner of a People’s Choice Award. All the winners will be announced at the SoBo Day award ceremony at 12:15 p.m.
How to Enter
Entries can be submitted online starting on March 15 at 9 a.m. Entries can be submitted until April 10 at 9 p.m. (extended deadline).
The following information is required with each entry:
- Photographer’s name
- Age
- Home address
- Email address
- Phone number
- Image title
Upload photos as JPEG files and give each photo a filename that starts with your last name (for example, “SMITH SoBo 2024.jpg”). Your images will not be displayed in any way prior to the show.
Photo Prints for Display – SoBo Day staff will print each image on good-quality paper (8½ x11 or 8×10 inches) for display at the Photo Show.
Before submitting your entry, please review these Terms of Use:
- By submitting an image to the contest, you are attesting that the photo was created solely by you and that you permit the image to be displayed with attribution to you as the creator. You retain all rights, title, and any interest you may have in the image. You are the owner of the image. It is your responsibility to monitor and protect any intellectual property rights you may have in your image. You must obtain model releases as necessary.
- Do not submit an image that (a) violates or infringes upon the rights of others; (b) encourages conduct that would constitute a criminal offense or give rise to a civil liability or violate any law; or (c) includes personally identifying information such as messages, phone numbers, or social security numbers.
- South Baltimore United, Inc. (SBU), the nonprofit sponsor of “I Love SoBo Day” and the SoBo Photo Show, will work with you to protect your rights as the creator and owner of your images. You grant SBU the right to use the image as appropriate in future promotional materials for the organization and to identify you as the creator of the image. If at any time you want SBU to stop using your image and your name, you must contact SBU directly.
- If you are under 18, by entering this contest, you confirm that your parent or legal guardian has agreed to represent your interests in this contest and agreed to all the applicable conditions related to the contest as appropriate.
- Photographers will not receive any compensation from SBU for the use of their images in the show or for the use of your image in any future SBU promotional materials.
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