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Photos wanted for Herald’s contest
(scroll to bottom for rules and entry forms)
By Lynn Hotaling
Yellow daffodils, delicate apple blossoms, budding trees, children and pets in the yard for the first time in months ... The Sylva Herald wants to see your vision of spring.
Readers are invited to submit photos in the paper’s ninth annual “Mountain Spring” photography contest. The best photos – including those chosen first-, second- and third-place winners – will be displayed during May and June. Winners will be announced during Sylva’s “Greening Up the Mountains” festival Saturday, April 29, and will be published in the newspaper. Prizes this year include a one-year subscription to the newspaper for first place and six-month subscriptions to the second- and third-place finishers.
The Sylva Herald invites area photographers to submit images that capture their vision of spring to the newspaper’s ninth annual “Mountain Spring” photo contest. Entries are due by 5 p.m. Thursday, April 13, and will be displayed at The Herald office during May and June. Winners will be announced during the Saturday, April 29, downtown Sylva Greening Up the Mountains festival. – Herald photo by Nick Breedlove
Photographs submitted should be in color and must be taken by the entrant. Photos may have been taken at any time, not necessarily this spring. Participants may enter up to two photos for consideration.
Photos should be at least 5 by 7 inches and should be unmounted and unframed. They may not be computer enhanced. An entry blank must be taped to the back of each picture.
The photos should reflect the theme, “Mountain Spring,” and should be outdoor scenes displaying the beauty and renewal of spring. Preference will be given to photos taken in the Appalachian and Western North Carolina regions.
Contest judging will be by Sylva Herald staff members.
“Greening Up the Mountains,” a downtown street festival sponsored by the Downtown Business Association (formerly Sylva Partners in Renewal), is held annually on the last Saturday in April. Festival-goers will have the opportunity to watch traditional craft demonstrations, enter the heritage food competition and hear a variety of music. Food and craft vendors will also be on hand.
Those who would like more information about booth space during the festival should call the association’s office at 586-1577.
The deadline for entering The Sylva Herald’s “Mountain Spring” photo contest is Thursday, April 13, at 5 p.m.
For a complete list of contest rules and an application form, stop by the newspaper’s Main Street office or visit The Herald’s Web site at www.thesylvaherald.com.
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