Photography

Online submission by: Monday, Sept. 5, 11:59pm

Winners Announced: Sunday, Sept. 11, 12:00pm

Winners will be announced on the Fair Main Stage and on the DC State Fair website.

After registering, entries may be submitted here.

 

Awards Given

Blue, red, and white ribbons will be awarded in the following categories:

  • Best in show

  • Best DC-themed photograph

  • Best photo of people/portraits

  • Best photo of a kid dressed as an animal

  • Best photo of a pet/animal

  • Best photo of a pet in costume

  • Best photo of a landscape

  • Best black and white photo

  • Best general photo

*A best in show will be selected from the 1st place (Blue ribbon) winners from each category.

Judging Criteria

  1. Overall impression 40%

  2. Technique 30%

  3. Subject matter 30%

 

Contest Rules

  • Each entrant may enter one photographs per category. 

  • Photographs must be submitted digitally. No prints will be accepted.

  • Professional photographers are not eligible to enter this contest.

  • Submit entries as an attachment. Acceptable file types include .pdf, .jpeg, .jpg, or .png. If unable to open your submission, it will be disqualified.

  • No corrections or alterations can be made after entries have been received.

  • Entries will be judged anonymously. Do not put your name, address, email, telephone number, or any other personal information on any page of your submission.

  • All entries may be published on the DC State Fair website and social media. Winners will be given priority placement. 

  • Previously published photos - print, broadcast, or online (including those that have appeared on websites, blogs, and personal home pages) - are not eligible. Photos that have previously won awards or prizes are not eligible.

  • Entries must be the original work of the author. The DCSF Board of Directors will remove from consideration any entries that are not original works. 

  • Plagiarism, which includes the use of third-party poetry or prose, song lyrics, characters, or another person's ideas without written permission or proper acknowledgment will result in disqualification.

  • The photos may contain public figures as characters, but the DCSF Board of Directors reserves the right to disqualify entries that are offensive or defamatory.

  • Simultaneous submissions are fine, but we ask that you notify the DCSF Board of Directors immediately if your work is accepted elsewhere.

  • Authors retain full worldwide copyright throughout. Entries will be acknowledged.

  • Entries that fail to comply with rules, terms and conditions, privacy policies, and requirements will be disqualified. Entries deemed indecent, offensive, or promoting hate or criminal behavior will be disqualified.